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Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sanstha

Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) is an Indian NGO based in the Ajmer District of Rajasthan. The organisation pioneered promotion of income generating activities for deprived sections of the community and believes that the rural poor are capable of determining and building their future...

CSR Europe

CSR Europe is a European business network for corporate social responsibility (CSR) with around 70 multinational corporations and 31 national partner organisations as members. CSR Europe has a unique delivery model which aims to support companies in building sustainable competitiveness, foster...

Justmeans

Justmeans is a source of information and connections for the sustainable business industry. Over the past three years, it has become a leading platform and ecosystem for the growing "sustainable business" industry. Justmeans aims to help companies and their stakeholders adapt to shifts in...

One Youth Ministry

One Youth Ministry is is a faith-based organisation in Kenya. The Ministry is involved in reaching out to young people through entrepreneurship, pre-marital counselling, training and other activities.The organisation also prepares young people for the ministry.

arche noVa Indonesia

arche noVa Indonesia is a national NGO established by the German humanitarian organisation, archeNova, following the earthquake in Sumatra in 2009. archeNova Indonesia is affiliated to the German organisation, and works in a similar way, that is, by providing assistance to people in need. ...

Integrated Developmental Education Activate Society [IDEAS]

Integrated Developmental Education Activate Society (IDEAS) is a non-governmental organisation based in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. IDEAS provides emergency relief projects and rehabilitation to tsunami-hit women through income generation activity like fish pickle making programmes.

NAYMET (Naziran Yousaf Memorial Trust)

The Naziran Yousaf Memorial Trust (NAYMET) is an NGO working for the social and economic benefit of deprived, neglected and oppressed communities in the urban and semi-urban areas of Pakistan. The organisation runs micro-credit programmes and women's empowerment programmes, focusing on health,...

Association for Realisation of Basic Needs (ARBAN)

The Association for Realisation of Basic Needs (ARBAN) is a Bangladeshi NGO established to work in a participatory manner with and for disadvantaged and powerless people. The organisation is committed to democratic values, human rights and equality between men and women. Programmes and projects...

Business for Millennium Development

Business for Millennium Development (B4MD) is an alliance of Australian businesses who believe that corporate Australia can and should assist towards the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals. B4MD believes that Australian businesses have the opportunity to do much more to reduce...

Gantsi Craft

Gantsi Craft is committed to improving the lives of SAN-communities by promoting and marketing craft for the benefit of rural producers. Gantsi Craft currently serves 15 remote settlements within the Ghanzi and Kalahari Regions by buying craft directly from the producers. Craft is fairly traded...

Association for Rural Development of Yilong County

Association for Rural Development of Yilong County (ARDY) aims to eliminate poverty through self-development and empowering individuals. ARDY promotes women's participation in bottom-up and participatory development programs with groups from the community working together to address social problems...

Opportunity International (OI)

Opportunity International (OI) is an international non-profit organisation, using micro-enterprise development and providing small business loans. Opportunity is committed to solving the root cause of poverty instead of merely treating its symptoms; through providing micro-credit and basic training...

Kiva

Kiva connects donors to individual entrepreneurs or groups in the developing world, through the provision of micro-loans. Micro-credit empowers clients to lift themselves out of poverty through developing responsible business patterns and training. Kiva partners with existing micro-finance...

Action Medical Pvt. Ltd.

Action Medical are manufacturers of ophthalmic products, including lenses and surgical instruments, which are used to treat eye conditions such as cataracts and prevent further sight deterioration and blindness. They provide products for non-profit organisations at low prices and keep profit...

Inclusive Business Activist

Inclusive Business Activist is a South African platform for like-minded entrepreneurs to network and engage on aspects of common business interest to grow organically and in the process add value and give back to communities and the poor. The organisation aims to contribute to the achievement of...

BOP Source

BOP Source is a consumer research company specializing in the "base of the pyramid," or those who earn less than $2 per day.

Japan Inclusive Business Support Centre

The Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) established the Japan Inclusive Business Support Centre in order to provide comprehensive support for inclusive business. The Centre helps to promote inclusive business among Japanese companies and conducts a wide range of activities for its...

DCED ( Donor Committee for Enterprise Development)

The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) is a forum where donors, foundations and UN agencies share their practical experience of private sector development (PSD), and identify both good practice and promising new innovations.

IFC

IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. IFC creates opportunities for people to escape poverty and improve their lives by providing financing to help businesses...

SNV

SNV is an international development NGO established in the Netherlands. SNV has been working in developing countries for over 40 years, and now operates in 36 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Balkans. SNV’s 900 advisors in the field come from a variety of cultural and technical...