Association for Self-Financed Communities is creating self-sustaining, immigrant-led financial groups, addressing the basic financial and networking needs of Spain’s immigrant population ensuring their full citizenship and participation in the economy. ACAF has been involved in the expansion of this model in Spain and to Senegal, Portugal, Italy, Holland, Hungary and Belgium. Short description social enterprise ACAF develop a simple methodology…
The Goat Trust – India
Short description social enterprise The Goat Trust promotes small livestock (Goat/sheep/ Backyard birds rearing) based livelihood through support with production technology, building institutions and promoting standard of marketing and linkage across the globe. With their unique business model for each goat-based product the community-based change agent (i.e. social entrepreneurs) associated with us generate revenue. The Goat trust has built their…
Drishtee – India, US & Japan
Short description social enterprise Drishtee is a social organization working in villages towards sustainability and shared prosperity for over 25 years. It works with farming families and local entrepreneurs to ensure the availability of services and the development of livelihood within the village. Drishtee helps develop rural and urban linkage through a value chain approach in the field of microenterprises…
Kula Loans International – India, Colombia, Gambia, Nepal
Kula means “community of the heart” in Sanskrit. It is a foundation, based in The Netherlands, envisioning a change in the formal financial system, to include groups and communities empowering them to grow their own wellbeing. Currently, there are over 50 groups in Colombia, India and The Gambia. The model is soon to be replicated to Nepal and Bangladesh. Short…
Fundefir – Latin Americas
Foundation for Rural Financing (Fundefir) is a civil nonprofit association aimed at promoting economic and social development of communities and their residents. Fundefir created a financial management model called “Bankomunals” with K, based on the exclusive use of funds from members of community groups as a source of funding. Currently, there are about 150 groups or Bankomunales, in 9 states…
Akili – Kenya
Akili creates and adds value for wealth creation in over 300 rural communities in Kenya. Short description social enterprise Akili is a carbon-credit pioneer, in the developmen of inclusive value chain projects for community development. The Akili group is a last-mile implementer of value chains for sustainable thriving eco-systems. They works to improve the quality of life in farming communities…