Fellows
The question of whether we will be able to create a sustainable society is not a question of if we have enough energy or money or technology – we have all of those. The question is, will there be enough leaders in time? - Karl-Henrik Robert, The Natural Step
This question is at the core of the Village Corps approach, and the Fellowship program is central to answering it.
The Village Corps Fellowship Program is an online leadership course that trains volunteers to help coordinate resources for the communities they serve. Fellows work as “Coordinators” and communicate directly via cell phone voice, text message or email with Resource Partners and Village “Representatives” in the village.
Fellows help coordinate resources, raise money and ensure sustainable development goals are met on a village-by-village basis while providing leadership training and capacity building to stakeholders.
In the role of Coordinator, a Fellow lies at the center of the Village Corps program for each Village.
By partnering with villagers to create the conditions needed for a prosperous, self-sustaining local economy to flourish, villagers are given a sense of ownership in the process. Ensuring that local populations lead the decision and implementation process is both a more effective and more efficient approach. Village Corps Fellowship Program provides the framework, co-learning, and partnership methods necessary to help one village, but also to hopefully substantially scale village engagement around the world.