About the Villages

We’re working in 14 sites in 10 countries targeting investments in agriculture, health, education, infrastructure and business development. The Millennium Villages are demonstrating that it’s possible to escape the extreme poverty that traps hundreds of millions in sub-Saharan Africa. Learn More >

Featured Video

In just five seasons, the people of Mwandama Millennium Village, Malawi, have experienced remarkable transformation since the establishment of the Millennium Villages Project in 2005. More Videos >

Science Documents

• Use of an Innovative, Affordable, and Open-Source Short Message Service–Based Tool to Monitor Malaria in Remote Areas of Uganda
• Underreported Threat of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in Africa
• Tripling crop yields in tropical Africa

Progress Reports

• The Ruhiira Millennium Village Round Up: Issue 1, January 2011
• The Millennium Villages Project: The Next Five Years 2011-2015
• Sustaining and Scaling the Millennium Villages: Moving from rural investments to national development plans to reach the MDGs