Millennium Villages Field Guide

The Millennium Villages Field Guide

Located in fourteen village clusters across ten sub-Saharan African countries, the Millennium Villages are full of rich information that can inform other site teams as well as global initiatives on frontline issues of sustainability and scalability.

The Millennium Villages Field Guide is an online tool that organizes lessons learned and best practices in the Millennium Villages. It is designed for development practitioners, offering techniques that address the unique challenges of setting up and managing a Millennium Village.

The Field Guide’s purpose is threefold: to aid in planning a new Millennium Village or similar multi-secotoral, community-led development project; to support in a national scale-up strategy, and to assist in implementing subsystems, such as community health worker or school feeding programs.

From quick wins to basic service delivery and systems strengthening, the Field Guide describes and documents the Millennium Villages Project’s multi-sector approach. Detailing the strategies, tools, and interventions employed in Millennium Villages, the Field Guide focuses on common challenges and demonstrated, practical solutions.

CGSD also draws upon this framework for multi-sector operational experience to inform its policy advisory work for both regional and national leadership.

The Field Guide is currently live as a beta site under development, with another round of development to be completed shortly.

Click here to explore the Millennium Villages Field Guide (beta)