Healing Fields Foundation provides training and support for women as health change agents in their communities. Healing Fields works in rural areas of poorer states to impact change in the areas with the greatest need. Short description social enterprise Healing Fields Foundation’s approach is comprehensive — working to prevent health problems through education; facilitate access to health services, entitlements from…
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…