Aid agency challenges entrepreneurs in Channel 4 series

Howard Lake | 11 September 2007 | News

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World Vision has challenged eight wealthy British business leaders to help improve the living standards of an African village.

The challenge is the subject of a four-part Channel 4 series and sees the group using their business skills – which range from construction to marketing and travel to computing – to made a difference to a rural community in Uganda which has no running water or electricity.

The programmes – Millionaires’ Mission – will look at problems affecting the communtiy from access to drinking water and markets for local produce, to innovative ways of increasing income.

The series starts on 19 September at 9pm.

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