The vast majority are academic schools, while others focus on areas such as literacy, basic health care, immunization, substance abuse, child care, agriculture, the environment, or microenterprise. Some of these projects are administered by nascent development organizations which have the potential to grow in complexity and in their range of influence. They systematically train human resources and manage a number of lines of action to address problems of local communities and regions in a coordinated, interdisciplinary manner. In this category there are currently 31 such organizations, which are located in all continents of the globe. While most projects begin at the local level this does not exclude the possibility of action at higher levels.
Projects are now underway in a number of countries in Africa, Asia, and South America.
The campaigns attempt to draw on certain approaches and methodologies to development that have proven effective in different social contexts and seek to adapt such knowledge to a wider range of communities. In some cases, these initiatives have involved collaboration with national governments and international agencies. The total number of academic schools does not include tutorial schools. Copyright 2000, Bah ' International Community. All rights reserved.