Members of VillageDirect.Org are united voluntarily to meet common economic, social and cultural objectives involving the Millennium Development Goals and the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action.

Their values include honesty, openness, social and ecological responsibility, and caring for others. This is a result oriented, self-sustaining, and viable strategy for accomplishing poverty reduction, creating jobs and new business opportunities for all globally.

History reveals economic development is dependent on quality education, good governance, a diversified financial sector, information and communications technologies, investment in infrastructure, effective trade policies, and cross-cultural exchanges.

Economic empowerment involves helping people to help themselves. VillageDirect.Org philosophy and use of market based tools helps people to help themselves. Partnerships will be formed with private sector businesses, civil society organizations, professionals, and skilled laborers to accomplish it's mission and objectives.