Economic, social and environmental consequences should all be considered in making investment decisions and selecting projects, and a single “triple ROI’’ criterion should be used for this purpose. The 100-vil-lage programme will create more than 2,500 direct, year-round jobs, in addition to several indirect jobs, through increased farm production, new trading and commercial activities and energy services. It will also reduce pollution, improve women’s health and reduce rural migration to city slums. Overall, the growth of the gross national product (GNP) as well the Human Development Index of the village can be quantified and demonstrated for large-scale replication of the Empower Partnership model.