Global Village Commons

 Nirvana working in Quibdo, Colombia

Our primary research

Global Village Commons' solutions are deeply rooted in three decades of primary research into the mindset of responsibility and sufficiency--the transcendence of the mindset of poverty.

THE MINDSET OF POVERTY

The mindset of poverty is comprised of two central behaviors:

THE CULTURE OF SILENCE

Free people have realized their right to say what they have to say. Social agreements and long-standing cultural oppression have taught individuals and cultures to say what is politically and/or culturally correct. For results beyond the status quo to be achieved,  authentic communication is required.

We give individuals and communities environments in which they can speak up, stand up, and act together.

the belief in something for nothing

Results are produced when one invests one's time, talents and resources until the desired result is accomplished. Period.

Global Village Commons programs empower communities to rise above limiting beliefs so investments may effectively  produce desired results.

our founder

Global Village Commons' founder, Nirvana Cable, has mastered walking individuals and communities through the minefield of deeply-held, stressful beliefs. Drawing on the tools she
personally used to transform her mindset of poverty, Nirvana creates environments wherein individuals may drop their attachment to stories that prevent them from producing breakthrough results.

From 1977 to 1995, Nirvana (see her blog for the story about her name) invested her time, talents and resources in an NGO dedicated to ending world hunger, The Hunger Project.

When United Nations Member States gave up in 1995 on their promises to the children of the world--made in 1990 at UN World Summit for Children--Nirvana dedicated her life to providing individuals, organizations and nations access to the context of responsibility and sufficiency , the mindset capable of profoundly impacting the big issues of our day.

She can be counted on to dig into the "no-go-zones" of people's lives for true and lasting healing.  Nirvana's approach to empowerment and her radical compassion are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people around the world.