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The UNC-Duke-Bennett Millennium Village Project (MVP) provides the opportunity for students and professors to engage in an academic dialogue to critically assess the Millennium Villages™ development model and its' progress in achieving sustainable and scalable poverty relief. Through communication with our Kenyan partners in Maurenyo, we can connect classroom theory with on-the-ground change. The UNC-Duke-Bennett MVP provides for UNC, Duke and Bennett to unite their campuses behind a single cause. There are several student groups at each school working toward various components of the UNC Millennium Development Goals, including healthcare, women's rights, hunger relief, and environmental issues. The sponsorship of a Millennium Village™ allows these groups to band their passions behind this single unique opportunity to forward their causes on-the-ground. The goal of $1.5 million to sponsor a village cannot be achieved by one student group. This goal has motivated students to work together within and across universities and colleges, to connect with the community, and to reach out to alumni and parents who want to contribute to the MVP.

http://www.ncmvp.org