Tag: Empowerment48
Impact Companies Tag: Empowerment 40
Sort by:
- < Back to All Tags
Company
Asociacion Abj'atz Enlace Quiche
Guatemala
To raise human capacity of indigenous peoples through innovative applications of information and communication technology.
| Information, communication & technology |
Company
Better Than We Found It
United States of America
Better Than They Found It PBC is the creator of the consumer empowerment app PowerfulME that enables everyone to make their own decisions with their dollars without having to be an expert. PowerfulME also significantly lowers the customer acquisition costs for good companies enabling them to reach like minded consumers right as purchases are being made
| Real estate, design & building |
Company
BushProof
Madagascar
BushProof is an award winning humanitarian enterprise started by emergency aid and development professionals in 2004. The company specializes in cost effective drilling locally manufactured handpumps and custom water supply technologies for remote areas. Based and registered in Madagascar they have a long history of working with local and international NGOs and the private sector. They have also completed international contracts in Africa and Asia. The business is presently managed by an expert team of Malagasy and international staff.
| Water & Sewerage |
Company
Byoearth
Guatemala
ByoEarth was founded in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and native Guatemalan Maria Rodriguez. Byoearth mission is to improve life quality of the Guatemalan population. To accomplish this goal we integrate women to production chains produce and commercialize organic products and promote processes of waste transformation.
| Waste Management & Recycling |
Company
Centre for Women's Development and Research
IN
The Centre for Women's Development Studies(CWDS) sees itself primarily as a catalyst in assisting women to realize their full potential and exercise their active influence on society and its transformation. The national policy of equal participation of women in all spheres of national development is possible if the ideas and institutions that marginalize women's role and contribution in society are weakened or eliminated.
| Education |
Company
CivNet
United States of America
CivNet is a new online network that helps people make an impact on social and political issues. It helps people understand what’s going on in their community, connect with others who care about similar issues, find opportunities to get involved, and organize to take action. At the same time, CivNet helps organizations better engage the public. CivNet provides unique data on which issues people care about, how people within those issue networks are connected, and what types of civic and political actions people are taking. What makes CivNet unique is its action-orientation. Other social networks are good for sharing photos of cats and complaining about politics, but CivNet helps people and organizations actually get things done. CivNet launched its beta platform in December of 2015 for a local pilot in Albuquerque, NM. Already, CivNet has 822 beta users who login for an average of 250 sessions per week and average 8 minutes per session. Those beta users have created 75 of their own community action plans, posted 133 opportunities to get involved and taken 258 actions to make a difference in their community. In addition, the May open rate for CivNet email notifications was 48.3%, almost double the standard rate for social good organizations. CivNet has multiple contract leads including the Global Ties Albuquerque and the Kettering Foundation. Beyond CivNet’s initial success, research shows great potential for CivNet. The aggregate market of people engaging online in civic and political activities is 50.6 million. Yet, an analysis of the competition shows that no civic platforms have been able to take a significant chunk of this market. The biggest player, NextDoor, has less than 10% of the market. This leads us to believe that platforms like Facebook and Twitter dominate most of the market. Yet, none of these platforms are ¬action-oriented and therefore fail to meet the primary need of this market: to make social change. If CivNet is successful in meeting this need, annual revenue is projected to exceed $153 million between data analysis, premium account services, fees for user transactions, and sponsorship. Customers for these services would include foundations, non-profits, governmental bodies, and political campaigns. CivNet has raised $55,000 in seed investment and is looking for $300,000 in additional seed investment to help CivNet continue its progress and expand over the next year.
| Other |
Company
Comite para Democratizacao da Informatica de Brasilia (CDI-DF)
BR
CDI DF provides free computers software community based training and technical maintenance through Information Technology Citizenship Schools.
| Information, communication & technology |
Company
Digital Divide Data
United States of America
DDD delivers high quality competitively priced business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions to clients worldwide. At the same time DDD s innovative social model enables talent from underserved populations to access professional opportunities and earn lasting higher income including youth from low income families in developing countries as well as military spouses and veterans in the USA. This model established by DDD in 2001 is now called Impact Sourcing. DDD is recognized among leading commercial service providers in the Global Outsourcing 100 and also consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 NGOs in the world.
| Education |
Company
Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness
Nepal
Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA) has been a leading organization in the sector of social mobilization and community development. It implements various programmes so as to raise the quality of life through wise use of available local resources and application of alternate and renewable technologies.
| Real estate, design & building |
Company
Equal Access
United States of America
Equal Access International (EA) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to creating positive social change for millions of underserved people across the developing world by providing critically needed information and education. With award winning expertise in communications for social change Equal Access combines innovative media programming with direct community engagement activities to inform educate and inspire individuals and communities providing them with the skills and tools they need to improve their lives.
| Information, communication & technology |
Company
FieldView Solutions
US
FieldView Solutions helps data center managers IT and Facilities Management professionals make better use of their physical floor space rack space power and cooling by showing them real time representations of all the critical systems in their data center. Their core platform FieldView a web based enterprise solution has been leveraged by many of the largest data centers in the US Europe and Asia since 2006.
| Information, communication & technology |
Company
Gram Vikas
India
Gram Vikas which literally means 'Village Development' is an organization that has been working since 1979 to bring about sustainable improvement in the quality of life of poor and marginalised rural communities mostly in Orissa. The core group of Gram Vikas had come to Orissa as student volunteers of Young Students' Movement for Development(YSMD) Chennai to serve victims of a devastating cyclone in early 1970s.
| Real estate, design & building |
Company
Grass Roots Action for Social Participation
India
Grass Roots Action for Social Participation (GRASP) Aurangabad (Maharashtra State India) is a voluntary organisation working for sustainable development of the rural poor through community empowerment and natural resources management with a scientific outlook. GRASP is registered under the Societies' Registration Act 1860 and Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. The vision and mission of GRASP has evolved from long experience of working with poor communities struggling for survival and livelihood in stress prone ecologies.
| Human health & social work |
Company
Helpi
We are Helpi a one time volunteer platform where everyone can search for and find a volunteer activity that suits their needs and interests and helps every person in need
| Other |
Company
Helps International (HINT)
United States of America
HELPS International was founded in 1984 as a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation in the tradition of service to others. HELPS programs extend a helping hand to people who then learn to become self sufficient giving them hope for a better life for them and a future for their children.HELPS International's mission is to provide enduring programs of practical social and spiritual value to the people in the developing world through a system of partnership and mutual responsibility.
| Human health & social work |
Company
Ideas at Work (IAW)
KH
IAW manufactures sells and leases a manual water lifting device what is designed with low income Cambodian villagers in mind who are looking to improve their quality of their life and lighten the burden of mainly women and girls as household water collection is their task.
| Water & Sewerage |
Company
Korbáta
Guatemala
Korata mission is to improve the environment promoting community development throughthe creation of sustainable sources of income empowerment and recognition to the various expressions of the Mayan and Guatemalan culture and supporting the global industry of high quality ethical fashion products.
| Retail |
Company
Kumbaya, Inc.
United States of America
Kumbaya (CONNECTIVITY POWER AND KNOWLEDGE) sees Access to knowledge a basic human right. Kumbaya connect the unconnected to empower the conversion from Illiterate to knowledgeable. Kumbaya is redefining how solar power is harnessed and used to enable the Internet of Things in places previously unconnected from the rest of the world. There is no high income economy with low levels of education. The backbone of sustained and inclusive development in Africa is education reform. The Kumba Hub brings connectivity solar power TV radio Knowledge (Farming Health Education) and CO/CO2 climate and weather sensors. Our goal to connect every household.
| Information, communication & technology |
Company
Kuvusa Mills
Kuvusa Mills is committed to profitably reviving the rural South African basic food production sector. By establishing hi-tech, localised mills within outlying areas they can empower and enrich local communities at grass roots level while ensuring that quality products are delivered at great value to the people who need them most.
| Real estate, design & building |
Company
MayaMiko
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Vogue USA named us as one of the three designers that 'prove ethical fashion doesn't need to be drab' for Earth Day 2017. https//www.vogue.com/article/sustainable fashion forward designers to know earth day Refinery29 included us among the 15 brands featured in thier Ethical Gift Guide 2017. http//www.refinery29.uk/ethical gift guide Established by Paola Masperi Mayamiko The Label is an ethical and sustainable womenswear and life style brand producing clothes accessories and homeware lovingly made in Malawi by our team of tailors pattern cutters and seamstresses. Our collections are cross seasonal and are inspired by African artisanal traditions and prints with ethical trading and sustainability at our core. Our collections are designed for the global modern woman while giving ode to their birthplace through the use of traditional African techniques and local printed fabrics locally referred to as Chitenje. As we continue to grow our vision is to bring you a lovingly designed selection of unique products made by handpicked artisans all over the globe. At the moment you can choose from embroidery from Sri Lanka handloom from Myanmar reclaimed jewellery from Laos and upcycled silk from Italy. Visit our Products page for more information. We strongly believe that ethical and sustainable production is the only acceptable way of producing and feel that shopping ethically should not compromise the quality or design of the product but rather enhance and add value to it. We are advocate of the use of technology to support sustainable development and are working on a number of initiatives in this space. Mayamiko works in partnership with Mayamiko Trust a charity that aims to help the most disadvantaged people in Malawi by nurturing their creative talents and turning them in to sustainable activities that could be transferable to trade practices. Lifting people out of poverty and towards a better future.
| Other |
Company
Meds & Food for Kids
United States of America
Meds & Food for Kids is dedicated to saving the lives of Haiti s malnourished children and other nutritionally vulnerable people.We accomplish our mission by developing producing and distributing highly nutritious foods including the gold standard Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). We make our food products in Haiti using Haitian workers and whenever possible Haitian raw materials. Haitians call our RUTF Medika Mamba or Peanut Butter Medicine in Creole.
| Other |
Company
Mobility Aid and Appliances Research and Development Centre (MAARDEC)
NG
Mobility Aid and Appliances Research and Development Centre (MAARDEC)was established as a charity arm of Cosokoli Ventures Nigeria Limited for research and development for mobility aids and appliances for persons with disabilities with subsidized rates and outright donations in some cases.
| Real estate, design & building |
Company
Ndima Yam
South Africa
Ndima Yama is a Non Profit Company registered with the sole purpose of providing budget coaching and financial educational training to people to enable them to experience a greater degree of financial freedom. The core focus is to assist individuals (young and old) families and small business entrepreneurs to improve their ability to budget and make well informed financial decisions. The role players bring with them a unique combination of skills which combines education and coaching to bring about a fundamental mind set and behaviour change.
| Education |
Company
New Women New Yorkers
United States of America
New Women New Yorkers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization empowering young women immigrants from underserved communities in New York City. Through their programs they provide young women immigrants from underserved communities in New York City with the knowledge skills and support they need to recognize and develop their potential pursue better educational and professional opportunities and become role models and agents of change in and for their communities.
| Other |
Company
Next Gen Men
Canada
Next Gen Men is the product of Jason s advocacy Jake s vision and Journal's mission (if you work with us your name must begin with a J for example David is acceptable). We are a motley crew connected by the small world we live in but what we have in common is a simple belief that men can be better. NextGen Men is a non profit organization focused on building better men through youth and peer engagement education and empowerment.NextGen Men holds space to engage men and boys in conversations around gender. Through our gender transformative programs we aim to improve men's health and wellbeing reduce all forms of violence and promote gender equity.
| Other |
Company
Oliberte Limited
Canada
Oliberte is a sustainable brand supporting workers rights in sub Saharan Africa. They believe in empowerment transparency and doing right by all. This means making premium quality products with a lifetime warranty and it means treating every employee everywhere in the world with respect. In 2009 they started off as a small footwear company partnering with factories and suppliers in Africa. Since then they gained enough momentum to launch our very own factory in 2012. They make every single pair of Oliberte shoes at this factory in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. In September 2013 they also became the world s first Fair Trade Certified footwear manufacturing factory.
| Other |
Company
Phulki
BD
Provides low cost day care facilities in Bangladesh to enable women to achieve economic emancipation without sacrificing the well being of their children.
| Other |
Company
Qlovi
United States of America
Qlovi software fosters literacy achievement for African American Latino and diverse kids in school or home. Qlovi uses high interest and rich interactive e books to strengthen literacy instruction and personalize student instruction. Qlovi cultivates a love of reading through discovery and recommendations that suit our new generation.
| Other |
Company
Radio Nisaa
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Radio Nisaa FM was launched in 2009 by Maysoun Odeh and the Womanity Foundation as the first women s Arabic language commercial radio station and multimedia website in the Middle East . Nisaa FM creates quality programming that caters to women and men across generations social statuses and geographic distances by offering a platform of cultural and social information discussion and entertainment and by voicing women s aspirations and opinions. Our radio waves overcome separation walls and cultural segregation and connect women to a supportive community that showcases inspirational role models and promotes their empowerment. The station also transforms the perception of women s role in society by highlighting their social engagement successes and creativity. In addition Nisaa FM seeks to train and employ women to facilitate their engagement in the mostly male dominated media industry.
| Information, communication & technology |
Company
Riverbank Filtration - TERI
India
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a leading think tank dedicated to conducting research for sustainable development of India and the Global South.TERI was established in 1974 as an information centre on energy issues. However over the following decades it made a mark as a research institute whose policy and technology solutions transformed people's lives and the environment.TERI's key focus lies in promotingClean energyWater managementPollution managementSustainable agricultureClimate resilience
| Other |
Company
SABEResPODER
United States of America
SABEResPODER (SEP) is a venture backed early stage Spanish language multimedia company running an independent network of educational touch points across the United States. SABEResPODER is best known for its presence in trusted community locations such as Latin American Consulates and Community Clinics where an engaged audience spends multiple hours interacting with its Latino Empowerment Network.
| Education |
Company
SAMRUDHI Micro Finance Society
For the millions of poor households in India who suffer from high rates of hunger and malnutrition and who lack access to credit from formal financial institutions the SAMRUDHI Micro Finance Society provides cost effective livelihood based collateral free financial services (such as microcredit) to rural and urban poor households. SAMRUDHI reverses the age old vicious cycle of low income low savings low investment and an expanding system of low income people through the injection of credit for livelihood investment more income more investment and more income.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
Company
Samunnati
India
Samunnati provides a range of innovative financial products & services to value chain actors and rural enterprises taking into consideration their unique financial and other service requirements.As a financial intermediary Samuunati will work with financial service providers like banks insurance companies payment service providers etc. to create a complete enabling ecosystem of financial services delivery at the front end.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
Company
SMV Wheels
India
We are a deferred payment cycle rickshaw social venture company that opened in April 2010. We offer a unique solution to cycle rickshaw drivers to become owners of their own vehicle by making just over a year of on time weekly repayments. SMV also provides vocational support to drivers such as license and number plate provision which legitimizes their professional standing. Drivers also get insurance which they typically do not have otherwise and the company solicits advertisers to use rickshaws and uses some of that capital to offset the cost of repayment for drivers whose vehicles are used.
| Other |
Company
Solar Ear
Brazil
Solar Ear manufactures low cost solar powered hearing aids with a workforce that is deaf. With a purchase price of only $100 (vs. equivalent products priced at $750) Solar Ear makes hearing aids available for low income people who could not otherwise afford one. In addition Solar Ear partners provides training education and employment opportunities for deaf people in the local communities they serve.
| Energy |
Company
Synergo
US
Synergo is an organization that empowers youth and adults to empower themselves. They discovered long ago that people learn best through their experiences so they created a company that utilizes individual and group experiences to assist our participants in the understanding of themselves and their relationships to others. They design and facilitate youth and adults through personal empowerment relationship/team building and organizational development programs which can be held on the challenge course at on site locations or in classroom/conference settings. In addition to their programs Synergo offers facilitator trainings designs installs and inspects challenge courses throughout the West and is a Professional Vendor Member (PVM) of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT).
| Real estate, design & building |
Company
The Hood Incubator
The Hood Incubator was formed in Oakland in response to the wave of cannabis legalization happening in California and across the country. The Hood Incubator seeks to mobilize communities of color around the disproportionate impact of the war on drugs. The Hood Incubator advocates for policy reform on the local state and federal level from a perspective that centers low income communities and communities of color and they provide direct support to individuals and communities most impacted by the war on drugs to ensure they receive the maximum positive economic and political benefits from drug policy reform and cannabis legalization.
| Human health & social work |
Company
Tomato Jos
Nigeria
Tomato Jos is an African agricultural production company that believes in the power of farming and processing local food products for local consumption. Tomato Jos not only produces the best quality tomato products but we also leave a foot print in the lives of those we encounter every day.At Tomato Jos we understand the importance of the combination of both quality agricultural inputs and an expert team to educate the farmers on the application of these inputs.
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing |
Company
Whirlwind Wheelchair International
United States of America
Whirlwind Wheelchair International is a non profit social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities in the developing world while promoting sustainable local economic development in the process. We work to make it possible for every person in the world who needs a high quality wheelchair to obtain one leading to maximum personal independence and integration into society. By giving wheelchair riders a central role in all aspects of our designs and projects Whirlwind ensures that our chairs are individually appropriate for each user and his or her respective environment. For thirty years in over 60 countries we have focused on producing durable low cost and highly functional wheelchairs. These chairs give riders the reliable and functional mobility they need to reach their full potential. Our active adult wheelchair design the RoughRider is used by 60000 riders traveling over every terrain that only the best of wheelchairs can cross from muddy village paths to rough pot holed urban streets.
| Human health & social work |
Company
WoWoman
Azerbaijan
WoWoman is a women empowerment platform, which creates the space and tools for woman to be able to follow the coolest, craziest and the most “impossible” dreams they have, live up to their full potential and Enjoy the process itself, by having special events / programs / projects / online platform to Dream, Dare, Inspire, Grow, Connect.
| Other |