I had the great fortune and privilege to visit Sauri Kenya last week -- some 40 km sort of northwest of Kisumu. Sauri has been on my list of sites to see before departing Kenya. It is one of the first UN Millennium Village projects. There are some 13 original sites spread throughout Africa and Asia - many more have morphed in the last couple of years - all selected due to extreme poverty, lack of infrastructure and unique environmental, ecological, and health care factors. The idea is these villages can be incubators for unique solutions to unique problems. Sauri was chosen because the lands were depleted of their nutrients and because of one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV/Aids, and Malaria on the continent. I am so grateful to my friend Anne-Marie of C-MEDA
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