Basic Organization Information
Working Villages International
- Also Known As:
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WVI
- Physical Address:
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Topsham, ME
04086
- EIN:
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56-2515377
- Web URL:
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www.workingvillages.org
- NTEE Category:
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q30 International Development, Relief Services
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q31 International Agricultural Development
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q40 International Peace and Security
- Year Founded:
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2005
- Ruling Year:
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2006
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Mission Statement
Working Villages International addresses the problems of a poverty-stricken region with techniques founded on Gandhian principles of village development. Much of the poverty of the developing world is due to misuse of resources and misappropriation of goods. Working Villages helps rebuild the community and provides the training and start-up capital for employment, creating an environment that promotes economic self-sufficiency and independence from foreign aid. Local production and self-sufficiency is the key to peace in developing regions. Eventually, it is WVI's goal to build a number of sustainable villages throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions, significantly elevating the quality of life for the people of the region without engendering dependence on future foreign assistance.
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Leadership
Alexander Petroff
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Alexander Petroff founded Working Villages International after a lifetime spent studying economic development. His mission was to implement the principles of Gandhian teachings in a viable economic framework, creating a model for village life that could be replicated internationally, no matter how devastated the region. He has trained with and taught at Tillers International in Michigan, and Namalu Ox Hire and Ox Training Center in Uganda. He has a B.A. from Hampshire College in Economic Development in Africa.
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