Dr. Allen focuses on the letter of the Universal House of Justice of 20 October 1983 whose title is: “Social and Economic Development—New Field of Bahá’í Service”. She links this letter to Shoghi Effendi’s comments in Bahá’í Administration, specifically, his letter of 25 October 1929, where he says, “Nothing short of direct and constant interaction between the spiritual forces emanating from this House of Worship centering in the heart of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár, and the energies consciously displayed by those who administer its affairs in their service to humanity can possibly provide the necessary agency capable of removing the ills that have so long and so grievously afflicted humanity.” She also reviews some of the Bahá’í projects going on in Africa and speaks to the need for increased role of women in social and economic development.