India is a country with a rich cultural heritage and a fast-growing population and economy. However, it still faces a enormous challenge of poverty. According to the World Bank, in 2018, about 44.8% of India’s population lived below the international poverty line of $1.90 per day. Those are the most up-to-fate figures since India
It’s time to take action to support women workers in global supply chains
BSR’s HERproject, Gap Inc., P.A.C.E, CARE and Better Work have come together to form a new initiative called RISE: Reimagining Industry to Support Equality in order to scale impact and accelerate equality for women workers in global garment, footwear and home furnishings supply chains.
The
A recent help-wanted ad for a laundry worker in Cleveland contained some unusual language, asking prospective candidates: “Have you ever wanted to work for a company that is 90 percent employee-owned? What about a company that offers a program to help you become a homeowner?” The ad went on to identify Evergreen Cooperative Laundry as
When the earthquake hit Syria on February 6th, the first responders were a group of ordinary women and men: bakers, tailors, pharmacists, salespeople, and engineers, who rushed in to pull people from the rubble. Despite their different trades, they were unified by one distinct feature: they all wore white helmets.
Globally, many communities are being left behind in a world where
The Center on Business and Poverty helped form Cadence Innova, a London-based business management consulting firm. The company was created through the merger of two firms, one had the word Cadence in its title, and the other had used the term Innova — hence, Cadence Innova. The new, combined firm started with six employees and
The Center on Business and Poverty is a co-founder of Oxford Pharmaceuticals, a generics pharmaceuticals manufacturer based in Birmingham, Alabama. Oxford Pharmaceuticals has recently received FDA approval to start manufacturing a number of generic drugs. Three percent of the Oxford Pharmaceutical’s R&D is dedicated to curing orphan diseases. The capabilities of the firm include:
We are a venture capital backed financial tech firm that does things a little differently. We call what we do: “participatory capitalism”. It’s really very simple. We buy small businesses from retiring owners, typically baby boomers who are ready to retire and then fund the selling of the businesses to the
PowerHouse (www.power-house.in) is India’s first solar powered, ready-to-move-in, eco-friendly, smart home. Built to last, it comes pre-fitted with electrical and plumbing systems that can be controlled remotely. It provides clean energy for your home and e-vehicle, free for life and costs only $ 17,000.
Depending on the model chosen, Powerhouse includes but is not limited
Mentor Pool is the mentoring platform of Venture Center, Pune. The platform aims to facilitate productive and seamless mentor-mentee interactions. Please go to their website: http://mentorpool.org/ On this site, you will be able to sign up as a mentor for a company using the join tab at the top of the site. All of the
UW Credit Union has been the long term coordinator of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center located on University Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin. While we started the predecessor sites, UW Credit Union has done an incredible job of building the program and strengthening its: financial literacy component, viability and visibility. The original program we at
Yarl IT Hub is a non-profit organization that has established an annual hackathon and a coding school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Their hackathon was recently held for the eighth time. It has created more than 150 jobs through the 18 start ups run by alumni of Yarl Geek Challenge. And the coding school
Journey House, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is currently seeking volunteer tax preparers to become IRS certified and provide free tax return preparation to eligible taxpayers. The primary tasks include attending IRS tax law training and certification, including the use of electronic filing software; and directly preparing each return based on information provided by the taxpayer.
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Center on Business and Poverty (COBAP) is a non-profit organization that supports writing and community projects related to employers which participate in social enterprise or employee ownership.[1] While it was an initiative of The College of Letters & Science at the University of Wisconsin Madison, it is now a private
The Center on Business and Poverty has run The Personal Finance Employee Education Fund (PFEEF) for several years and is currently in the process of bringing in new leadership both in the US and the UK.
Historically, PFEEF’s mission has been to provide support to organizations and their employees as they take charge of their financial
Elevita believes in the power of partnerships. They cultivate collaborations with artisans from developing countries who create beautiful, unique and high-quality products. Elevita then acts as the retail partner who provides additional markets for the artisans through a website, wholesale opportunities and events. They are committed to quality, superb craftsmanship, and sustainable design of products
