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The power of a promise

"Our generation can be the first in history to end extreme poverty. That's our good fortune, our challenge, and our responsibility."

- Jeffrey D. Sachs, "The End of Poverty," Co-founder, Millennium Promise

Millennium Promise is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to redefining the approach to ending extreme poverty by building sustainable communities. Its flagship initiative, The Millennium Villages project, offers a bold, innovative and holistic model for helping some of the poorest rural African communities move from hunger to self-sufficiency by the year 2015. Delivering practical – and affordable – solutions that simultaneously address interconnected challenges such as health and nutrition, education, agriculture and environment, infrastructure, gender equality and business development, the Millennium Villages Project is empowering communities to build a sustainable future and foster hope within our younger generations.

Over the first three years, Millennium Promise villages have experienced successes such as: a 50% reduction in malaria prevalence, a tripling of the share of people with access to improved water, more than 80% of children benefiting from school meals, and more than a 40% increase in child births delivered by skilled attendants.*

As a deeply committed, long-time sponsor of Millennium Promise, Sapient is proud to be among the top five corporate partners helping Millennium Promise achieve its goals and eradicate extreme poverty one village at a time. This 2011 holiday season we have extended our corporate promise to our friends, clients and partners by making contributions in their names toward this noble endeavor.

If you would like to join us and make our promise yours, please visit millenniumpromise.org for more information and to make a promise of your own.

*Source: Millennium Promise, "Harvests of Development," 2010.