by Ceci Spehar | May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Wezesha Impact Venture: Wezesha Impact is a social venture based in Uganda that equips young people with the skills they need to find and create jobs, start and grow businesses, and become civic participants. Project: Wezesha Impact partnered with Rippleworks to...
by Ceci Spehar | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bidhaa Sasa Venture: Bidhaa Sasa uses direct selling techniques—by women for women—to deliver quality household goods to clients in the rural heartlands on monthly payment plans, making modern products both accessible and affordable. Project: Bidhaa Sasa partnered...
by Ceci Spehar | Aug 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Somo Venture: Somo is a business accelerator that supports social entrepreneurs working to transform low-income communities. They invest in community-led initiatives and provide the resources entrepreneurs need to build sustainable enterprises. Project: Design...
by Ceci Spehar | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
BOMA Project Venture: The BOMA Project is a U.S. nonprofit and Kenyan NGO that implements a two-year poverty graduation program (REAP) in Northern Kenya, building the resiliency of women living in extreme poverty so they can feed their children, pay for school fees...
by Ceci Spehar | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
BRAC Venture: Since 2002, BRAC has lifted seven million people out of extreme poverty with their gold-standard Graduation Approach; their Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) teaches governments to design and implement the model in service of those still out of...
