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Spark believes in the collective power of people. Yet all too often, communities facing poverty are sidelined by the very programs meant to uplift them. Spark updates the development model, from prescriptive to community-led, so that every village can define their own future. Spark’s key innovation – the Facilitated Collective Action Process, or FCAP – pairs a village planning process with a seed grant to facilitate cooperative solutions to poverty. Research shows that the FCAP results in families doubling the meals they eat and a sevenfold increase in women engaging in leadership roles. Since 2010, Spark has reached more than 500,000 people in eight countries, including through our flagship program with the Government of Rwanda. Today, Spark trains partner organizations and works with governments to scale the FCAP as the system of choice to advance social and economic development, improve lives, and secure lasting change.