Central Asia Economic Development and Education is a Key to Peace

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Central Asia Economic Development is based on the concept that if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a meal, but if you teach him to fish, you feed him for life. Economic development that starts at the grassroots and raises up leadership from within the community, is preferable to the top-down type of aid that is given from governmental organizations. It is not that government aid is not appreciated, but in the long run, to be self-sustaining, economic models that function long-term must be created from within the community.

There is no question that poverty is a world-peace liability. Those nations that are poor and unable to provide for themselves become political footballs in the overall geopolitical picture. Helping communities become strong and self-sustaining is the best way to work towards world peace.

Ghandi once famously said, “There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.”

The “bread” which we offer are educational projects. Education provides the means to lift individuals and communities out of poverty. Particularly in today’s world, with the advent of the internet, education offers a door to world-wide opportunities and commerce.

Our goal is to be financially sustainable within five years, and then turn all profits into funds to help start new social enterprise ventures throughout the region.

Contact us if you want to walk with us in this goal and vision. Alone, each of us may not be able to do much. Together, we can light the candle of education.