Plastic waste collection in communities to access healthcare with insurance

Plastic waste collection in communities to access healthcare with insurance

This article is based upon a learning circle call with a diverse group of partners serving communities to grow their wellbeing, and captures the main insights. Soso Care is on a mission to collect waste and convert it into insurance to treat malaria and common illnesses. This medical insurance is providing access to a doctor and a network of hospitals…

Strategies for self-help groups: finding and entering your market

Strategies for self-help groups: finding and entering your market

This article captures the main insights from a learning circle call with three partner organisations dedicated to serving their communities to grow their wellbeing. Drishtee Drishtee is a social organization working in villages towards sustainability and shared prosperity for over 25 years. The organisation is working in over 6,000 villages in India supporting and promoting rural entrepreneurship through its reach,…

Tech to grow agency in communities

Tech to grow agency in communities

This article is based upon a learning circle call with a diverse group of partners serving communities to grow their wellbeing, and captures the main insights. AtmaConnect is on a mission to create platforms that activate people to connect with each other in their community, and is currently operating in Indonesia, Puerto Rica and Ukraine. It has reached 13 million…

ARK solves – Philippines

Advancement for Rural Kids (ARK) is a school-based, community-managed social entreprise that partners with farmers and fisherfolk to feed children, keep them in school, and empowers rural communities to invest in themselves. Short description social enterprise ARK co-invests alongside farmers and fisherfolk in the Philippines who want to secure their food, health, income, and a sustainable future. Short description solution/tool…

Durian – Nigeria

Short description social enterprise Durian works to equips women in rural communities of Nigeria with the skills and perspectives they need to be self-sufficient. Durian is guided by the philosophy that there is nothing called waste and no one deserves to be treated as waste. Short description solution/tool Community Engagement: Community in Nigeria is headed by a community leader, generally…

Healing Field Foundation – India & Indonesia

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…

Rhizomatica – Mexico

Short description social enterprise Rhizomatica’s mission is to support communities to build and maintain self-governed and owned communication and energy infrastructure. Their approach combines regulatory activism and reform, technology, and direct community participation.  They have creates open-source technology that helps people and communities to build their own communication networks and alternative energy sources.  Short description solution/tool Rhizomatica has developed a…

Health In Harmony – Indonesia, Madagascar and Brazil

Health in Harmony (HIH) is an international nonprofit dedicated to reversing global heating, understanding that rainforests are essential for the survival of humanity. Using the innovative process of Radical Listening, HIH collaborates with rainforest communities – to create a world where local communities, rainforests, and the planet all thrive. They operate in Indonesia, Madagascar & Brazil, across various sociocultural norms…

ATMA Connect – Indonesia, Puerto Rico & Ukraine

Atma Connect is a social enterprise that believes in building on the power of people to create stronger and more resilient communities. Their solution, called AtmaGo, envisions a world where neighbors help neighbors prepare for disasters, improve access to basic needs, and overcome chronic challenges. Reaching over 10 million people in more than 300 locations across the globe. Short description…