Summary of Impact

With an approach that engages community and government partnerships, Future Generations raises the capacity of people to create locally-appropriate solutions that last.

Afghanistan Enabled village councils to establish 900 literacy and health classes for 21,000 women and girls in homes and mosques

Piloted a new approach to training Afghan women as volunteer community-health workers, which has reduced child mortality by 46 percent.

China Mobilized the Green Long March, a Chinese youth movement for the environment involving students from 50 universities.

Tibet, China  Supported a people-based approach to conservation in Tibet, China within the Qomolangma (Everest) National Nature Preserve and the Four Great Rivers region of Southeast Tibet.

Arunachal Pradesh, India Partnered with 800 volunteers, 150 women’s groups and farmer’s clubs to realize Gandhi's dream of governance at the village level.

Established two new biosphere reserves and a community forest reserve in one of the world's largest remaining intact subtropical forests.

Peru  Advised the Peruvian Ministry of Health in the design and implementation of a national system of community co-managed health care that reaches one-third of the population.

Strengthened 55 primary care clinics to improve health in the poorest, remotest homes, reducing chronic child maln­­utrition from 46% to 18% in pilot sites.

Graduate School Graduated three classes of student practitioners from 12 countries.

Conducted applied research on the role of communities in: building and sustaining peace and improving child health.