Sawa Global

Sawa Global works to support and replicate the locally designed and successfully proven projects of unsung leaders (Sawa Heroes) in the world’s poorest countries. Sawa Heroes are individuals who have found innovative solutions to champion their communities out of extreme poverty. To expand the successful projects, Sawa works with local media partners and trains unemployed youth in new media technology. These youth document, via short videos, the practical methods of the heroes, and encourage their replication in surrounding communities. Sawa Global also supports the Heroes by connecting them with a global network of partners for knowledge sharing via our website. Sawa’s goal is to work with the Sawa Heroes in developing sustainable financial models that will provide a permanent and locally generated stream of funds to support the scaling-up of their projects that can reach the 1 billion people that live in extreme poverty. Sawa Heroes have found their own solutions to reduce extreme poverty in their communities in one of the following five Sawa themes:*Access to basic needs *Education of children *Access to health care *Protection of the environment *Equal gender opportunities We currently focus our efforts on six countries: Haiti, Tanzania, Liberia, Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia. We aim to support Sawa Heroes in 50 countries.**Join us on Facebook and YouTube** http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Sawa-Global/127692370576931?v=wall