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Greenstar
Help rural villagers build their communities
www.greenstar.org
Age group: Grades 5-12
Geographic area: Worldwide
Greenstar works with small villages in developing countries to install solar-powered community centers in remote areas. These centers, which the villagers help to design and build, provide energy, electricity, purified water, clinic and classroom workspaces, computers, digital cameras and Internet hookups. Greenstar sponsors a cultural festival at which traditional arts, language and music are recorded and helps the villagers develop a set of "digital culture" products that are sold worldwide over the Internet. This income allows people to participate in the global economy and support their ongoing, independent development. You can also see samples of Greenstar projects.
Greenstar is constantly looking for new ways to promote the products of the villagers and generate income in rural communities. Once you sign up for this project, Greenstar will contact you with information about a product to research. They may even send you samples to look at, a marketing plan, or other information they want you to analyze. You will then devise a plan to gather information from your friends, parents, and others. Greenstar will keep you updated about the projects they are working on and let you know how your research has made a difference in the lives of the villagers.
For more information, contact Michael North by email.
Connects to issues: Poverty, Environment, Technology, Culture
Facing the Future lesson links:
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