TO END EXTREME POVERTY IN RURAL AFRICA THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION. (SEE SCHEDULE O)PARTNERING WITH GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS, UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES, VILLAGE ENTERPRISE EQUIPS FIRST-TIME ENTREPRENEURS IN AFRICA WITH RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO START CLIMATE-SMART BUSINESSES AND SAVINGS GROUPS. LOCALLY-LED AND COMMUNITY-BASED, THE ORGANIZATION WORK WITH THE MOST VULNERABLE WOMEN, REFUGEES, AND YOUTH IN RURAL AFRICA AND EQUIP THEM TO ADAPT TO THE SHOCKS OF DROUGHT, DISPLACEMENT, THE PANDEMIC, AND CONFLICT.