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Africa Rising Development Model
There are several models for international development that are preferred by economists and development organizations. Two prominent economists that have offered development models are Jeffrey Sachs, a professor of economics at Columbia University, and William Easterly, a professor of economics at New York University.

Sachs, in his book The End of Poverty, advocates funneling development money primarily through large development organizations such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank. These organizations in turn provide loans and funding to countries via governments, often with the objective of achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the receiving country. This model is also strongly associated in pop culture with Bono and The ONE Campaign.

Easterly, in his book White Man's Burden, promotes a development model that funds grassroots development efforts that are started by indigenous peoples in the target countries. He makes a distinction between large development agencies (he calls these planners) and those that ascribe to his model of targeting funding at grassroots efforts (called searchers). “Planners,” he says, “apply global blueprints; Searchers adapt to local problems. Planners at the top lack knowledge of the bottom; Searchers find out what the reality is at the bottom. Planners never hear whether the planned got what it needed; Searchers find out if the customer is satisfied.”

Beacon of Hope
Beacon of Hope is the first organization that Africa Rising partnered with. Beacon of Hope serves individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS by providing vocational training in making products, primarily rugs. Beacon of Hope then markets the products through various channels, including partnerships brokered by Africa Rising.

Beacon of Hope also runs a general medicine clinic and a clinic that provides HIV/AIDS testing and treatment services for a small fee. Beacon of Hope also operates a primary school to provide feeding and education to children of program participants. This program is funded in large part by sponsorship commitments.

Nairobi Chapel Internally Displaced People
Nairobi Chapel is a large evangelical church in central Nairobi. Nairobi Chapel's service to Internally Displaced People began after the violence following the 2007 Kenyan presidential elections. The service provides counseling services, housing assistance, employment assistance, and relocation assistance for persons affected by the violence.

TULIP
Tulip (or Tumaini Ladies International Program) is an organization in the Korogocho slum of Nairobi "caring for girls from under-privileged and destitute situations by inspiring hope through character development, educational opportunities, family reconciliation, and life skill training." They offer residence onsite at the TULIP headquarters and provide education opportunities for the resident girls.

Amani Children's Home
Amani Children's Home is an organization based in Moshi, Tanzania. Amani Children's Home is an organization that provides a holistic collection of services to homeless street children, including shelter, food, education, and healthcare. The long-term goal is to reunite children with parents or other relatives and provide tools to families to remain intact and self-sustaining.

Pamoja Trust
Pamoja Trust operates in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. It works to facilitate cooperation between civil society, local government, and the private sector to mediate conflict, improve education and the distribution of local resources, and to promote the ongoing economic and infrastructure development of the region.

Child Reach Africa
Child Reach Africa is based in Busia in eastern Uganda and Gulu in northern Uganda. It was founded in 2004. It is a Christian organization that provides assistance to care-givers of orphaned and destitute children in Uganda. Their primary methods of service include:
 * Providing for "girl-child education and HIV/AIDS orphans."
 * Care and counseling for children and parents affected by HIV/AIDS.
 * Micro-finance projects to create sustainable income for families they serve.

Concerned Parents Association
Concerned Parents Assocation, based in Lira, Uganda, exists "to promote peace and protect the rights of war-affected families in Uganda through advocacy, psychosocial support and community empowerment." They provide health care and education assistance, advocate on behalf of kidnapped children, and offer job skills training to increase economic opportunity for their trainees.

Millennium School
Millenium School was founded in Mityama, Uganda in 2001. It is a primary education school that provides inexpensive or free education to children based on the income of the family. It also provides food and shelter for many children without financial support.

NACWOLA
NACWOLA (or National Community of Women Living with AIDS), founded in 1992, is a national organization in Uganda that represents 31 districts around the country. They advocate for greater accessibility to HIV/AIDS-related health care such as testing and anti-retroviral therapy. They also provide job skills training and crucial equipment for the sustainability of subsistence farming such as ox ploughs and improved seeds.