Method

Our Methodology and approach is a reflection of our aspiration to design programs that uplift community spirit while providing a way to practically integrate various approaches in a comprehensive approach to sustainable development, involving partners from various fields in what is called a Multi-sectorial or Multi-sector approach.

Putting it All Together - This extended program builds on our existing programs and accomplishments in relation to ICT training and education, as well as health awareness and sustainable agriculture. Complementing the eLearning and collaboration portal, we plan to develop Multi-purpose Community and Unity Centers as demo sites to highlight the benefits of this comprehensive approach to development.

	An Integrated Approach - oneVillage Foundation (OVF) through its research has identified the critical leverage points to address world urgent issues. The oneVillage Initiative is a comprehensive, community-based approach still in the development stages which aspires to promote the rapid replication of ecologically and socially sustainable systems around the world.
	Encouraging Community Participation - oneVillage Initiative is an Assets Based Community Development Process (ABCD) built upon the six pillars of the Integrated Knowledge Wheel. The Pillars are the foundation of the oneVillage Initiative Ecosystem and include: education, governance, economy, ecology, wellness & healthcare, and culture & tradition. The pillars, and the concentric rings around them, describe the ecology of community revitalization.
	Connecting People Together to Promote Best Practices - On a practical level our projects connect people together to encourage a more concerted global effort to resolve urgent world issues that is grassroots oriented. Building on the Catch IT Young youth Information and Communications Technology (ICT) clubs program that we have prototyped in Ghana, we plan to develop an eLearning and collaboration system that will enable various networks around the world to effectively work together online.
	Improving Collective IQ - By addressing the barriers to effective communication through the effective utilization of ICT in concert with the oneVillage Initiative approach to human development, we will begin to increase collective IQ in a way similar to Networked Improvement Communities concept put forward by Dr. Doug Engelbart of the Bootstrap Institute.
	Promoting a Global Human Culture and Economy Based on Mutuality and Trust - Information and Communications Technologies through the development of a online eLearning and collaboration portal will be used to develop an "end-to-end human services" infrastructure enabling knowledge and resource sharing between communities of people located in different countries and regions.