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world; and it allows people to interact and generate the knowledge that creates long-term growth. Rural roads, for example, can help prevent maternal deaths through timely access to childbirth-related care, boost girls' enrollment in school, and increase and diversify farmers' income by connecting them to markets.
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Bridges to
Prosperity uses a community-driven approach and intelligent technology to deliver a multi-dimensional impact to thousands of communities worldwide. The trailbridges are built to unlock opportunity, expand the reach of other development interventions, and ultimately eliminate poverty caused
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Prosperity's current efforts are centered in East Africa due to a compelling mix of need (with millions living in rural isolation due to impassable rivers), existing interest from national governments to invest, the region's track record of safety and stability of leadership, and Bridges
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Bridges to Prosperity trailbridges leverage locally sourced and repurposed materials. Materials are not donated where that would cause unintended harm to existing businesses. In 2005, Bridges to Prosperity received a long term donation of free 7/8 inch to 1.25 inch wire rope from the ports of
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Transport is a crucial driver of development, bringing socio-economic opportunities within the reach of the poor and enabling economies to be more competitive. Transport infrastructure connects people to jobs, education, and health services; it enables the supply of goods and services around the
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building. Finally, in 2021, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley
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Building on the affinity with construction firms, especially those that design and build highway bridges, a corporate sponsor program was started to allow employees to form teams to design and build trailbridges. Today, Bridges to
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Safe access is transformative for households, communities, and countries. Bridges to
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and wire rope clamps/clips for post-training/demonstration programs. Bridges to Prosperity has focused on education and training, the propagation of technical manuals, and trail bridge building textbooks as components of trail bridge building best practices.
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The World Bank estimates that over 1 billion people do not have access to transportation networks. Bridges to Prosperity determined that positive results could be attained by spreading the technology by building approximately 10–20
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elevate rural transport on the development agenda; and 3) support governments with technical assistance best practices and the capacity to make smart infrastructure investments.
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concluded that bridge connectivity increases farm profits by 75%, labor market income by 36%, and overall household income 30%.
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1051:"Bridges to Prosperity at Arizona State"
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