[DDN] Social business & Capitalism

[Deborah Phelan]

I am researching for an article I am writing for Global Progress and seeking
some suggesstions on social business enterprises which are relying on a
capitalist model to alleviate poverty. So far, I have info for   Grameen,
GAIN, OneWorld, Barefoot College,Equity for Africa, Unilever...  I've found
some  research on the underlying philosophy behind the idea -- looking at
Global Issues, WiserEarth, REDF...

Wading through the sheer quantity of development projects with an eye
towards assessing if they actually are utilizing this model as opposed to
knowing the lingo to present themselves in a favorable light is quite
difficult.

I've found some  dissection to Hudson Institute's Recent report on the
expanding role of the private sector in foreign aid and am also interested
in some informed comment on this report.

I would appreciate information on any projects, organizations I might not
yet be aware of as well as feedback on those I have mentioned above.

Thanks for any assistance.

Deborah


On 5/27/07, jc at coyotecommunications.com <jc at coyotecommunications.com >
wrote:
>
> Women Empowerment via ICTs
>
> 'You teach us and we can do it' - This was the overwhelming response
> of the 20 odd women from the rural areas of Gujarat, who attended the
> workshop organised by Self Employed Women Association (SEWA)
> (http://www.sewa.org/) along with UNDP, held in Delhi, India on 30-31
> March 2007. Over two days, the workshop delved on the critical aspects
> of how ICTs can empower women to address issues of poverty and
> livelihood challenges. We heard evocative stories of how women from
> the most backward areas of the country had broken the boundaries of
> illiteracy, caste and social backwardness to independently raise their
> social and economic status.
>
> http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=1161&typ=Rendezvous
>
>
> (I have *nothing* to do with this initiative)
>
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> Jayne Cravens, MSc
> jc "at" coyotecommunications "dot" com
>
> Nonprofits/Civil Society -- Resources & Services
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