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Venture capital for low-income markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Investing in housing, healthcare, education, basic utilities and nutrition can not only fulfill a social mission, but it can also be a profitable business venture.
Construmex: Facilitating Remote Housing Investments for US-based Mexican Migrants
Construmex, an initiative of Mexican construction and building giant CEMEX, was launched after the company’s success with Patrimonio Hoy, a socially minded business initiative targeted at low-income consumers. Since its inception in 2001, Construmex has helped more than 14,000 Mexican migrants in...
SIDUR and water.org help local family to access clean water and make a profit
A family in Arjun Najar struggled to make ends meet as their family business selling chuduva at home was hampered by a lack of clean water nearby. After talking with Water.org and its local partner SIDUR they now have a water tap at home. This means can sell more chuduva, make a profit and send...
Private Sector Supply-Chains Incorporating Social Enterprises
Big business is supplied by big business, and breaking into the plc supply chain is beyond most small companies. Or so goes the received wisdom. But recently, a number of heavyweight corporate names, including 02 and accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), have expressed an interest in using...
DFID plans to support development in fragile states
The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has announced plans to support development in a number of fragile and unstable states, including Afghanistan, Somalia and the Congo. These plans support the Millennium Development Goals.
HSBC and Bandhan help family to purchase rickshaws
Shukla's husband was a rickshaw puller. He rented a rickshaw for 25 to 30 rupees per day and earned around 2,200 rupees per month. After learning about microfinance loans provided by Bandhan, a microfinance institution, Shukla approached them for a loan of 5,000 rupees which she received. Through...
Women artisans given business opportunities in Rwanda
Indego Africa is an NGO and a fair-trade online retailer. The organisation partners with small Rwandan "cooperatives", women artisan owned and operated producers of traditional baskets, bags, and other local products, and connects them to the growing global market for African inspired...
Pot-in-pot Enterprise: Fridge for the Poor
“It was saddening to see the fear and hopelessness on the faces of women who have to throw away decayed food products. They know soon, when they have nothing to serve their families, they will remember what they threw away. It was also bad watching small girls hawk around villages instead of going...
Vaatsalya Hospitals: Affordable Healthcare in Proximity
Vaatsalya hospitals are run as commercial entities that receive no charitable grants or subsidies. For their pioneering work in the area of inclusive healthcare, Vaatsalya and its founders have been receiving several national and international awards. “We realized that there was not only an...
Text 100 Expands its CSR Partnership with TechnoServe
Text 100, a global public relations agency, is engaged in a pilot employee volunteer programme with TechnoServe, a global NGO, which benefits thousands of entrepreneurial men and women in developing countries each year.