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Partnerships allow Maison Energy to provide energy to rural communities in Morocco

About two million people live without access to electricity in Morocco, mostly in remote rural areas where scattered and unevenly distributed homes make their connection to the national power grid difficult. As a solution, the National Office of Electricity (ONE) opted for a decentralized system of...

Small Croatian enterprise becomes organic food production champion

“Eco Farm Mavrović” Ltd. is a small enterprise settled in one of most war affected areas in Croatia that started with a clear vision to change public perception of health through organic food production and consumption. Eco Farm Mavrović is an organic grain and animal farm.

Beijing Shengchang Bioenergy S&T Co.: A Leading Bio-Energy Benefits Both Business Itself and Local Farmers in Beijing

Agricultural waste was previously just waste, burned outside in winter. It needs a lot of labour to handle and also produces severe environmental problems. This successful business converts agricultural waste into a valuable product. Beijing Shengchang Bioenergy S&T Co., Ltd. (SBST) is a...

Begeli and Elkana: BIOtiful Life Through Organic Products and Biodiversity

“Begeli” Ltd is a Georgian commercial company, whose objective is to sell and promote local organic products. Begeli was founded in 2005 by the Georgian Fruit and Vegetable Ltd and Biological Farming Association "Elkana", a Georgian NGO. Elkana currently unites about 344 individual farmers, 12...

PETSTAR: Adding Value to the Chain of Recycling While Improving the Scavengers’ Working Conditions

With about 85,000 tons of waste generated every day, Mexico is the 10th largest garbage producer in the world. At the same time, tens of thousands of scavengers, including children, are making a living by collecting saleable items from open-air dumps in very poor, informal conditions.

Partnerships bring fuel services to northern Mozambique medical clinics

In a country with 500 doctors for almost 20 million people, initiatives that can expand the reach of health services to rural people are in critical demand but in short supply. In northern Mozambique, the big challenge for health clinics is the lack of reliable fuel to light medical operations and...

Sustainable Cashew Production in Guinea

Guinea grows about 5,000 tons of raw cashew nuts a year. Meanwhile, its much smaller neighbour Guinea-Bissau, with similar soil and climate, produces 80,000 tons. Encouraged by the growing consumer demand for cashews, Guinea has begun to focus on expanding cashew production—a good candidate for...

Supply Chain Sustainability - A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement for Small and Medium Enterprises

This two-page guide offers baseline definitions and practical steps that SMEs can take toward effective management of the social, environmental and economic impacts of supply chains. More information can be found on the website of the United Nations Global Impact Office. The organisation offers...

CompuPoint USA llc.

Compupoint USA llc is an e-asset management company that provides a recycling service to prevent outdated computer and electronic equipment from entering landfill sites. The company sells tested and refurbished computers, monitors, printers, and other office equipment at bargain prices to resellers...

Concern for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Association (COVUCA)

Concern for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Association (COVUCA) responds to the needs of orphans, vulnerable children, and their families in the Kabale District of Southwestern Uganda through HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention initiatives, improving livelihoods security through sustainable...

Bungoma Family Helper Project

Bungoma Family Helper Project (Kenya) is a NGO concerned with poverty alleviation. The poverty reduction project is geared especially towards enhancing the availability of nutritious food to orphans by training and providing small loans to women who look after them. Women are trained in micro...

Hungry Minds Educational Society (HUMES)

Hungry Minds Educational Society (HUMES) is a Canadian, Non Government Organization (NGO) working to improve the living standards of rural Ugandan adults living in extreme poverty, through sustainable community-based initiatives.

IBC Group Ltd

IBC Group assists SMEs in West-Kazakhstan by creating favourable start up conditions, including provision of additional work places, creation of new jobs, microcredit loans and various consulting services in finance, marketing, business management. IBC Group also conducts computer training,...

Zero Aeons AB

Services include International Business Development through Personal Development, from an individual perspective, for sustainable and profitable enterprises.

JPA&D

JPAis a small Sydney based architectural firm that specializes in retail, commercial, and hospitality office design. The firm places a strong focus on ensuring that its projects are environmentally sustainable. It takes pride in creative, well thought out design backed up by strong client...

University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen is the third oldest university in Scotland (and the fifth oldest in the UK). A world-class institute with a distinguished research pedigree, teaching centres include geography and the environment, sustainable rural development, aquaculture and coastal sustainability,...

Enchanted Landscapes (Kenya)

Enchanted Landscapes® is a web-based information portal that endeavours to market Kenya as a popular tourist destination by highlighting Kenya's spectacular landscapes and monuments of significance. But alongside that, we also add value to our content with information on Kenya's people and their...

Elim Integrated Community Initiative

Elim Integrated Community Initiative is focused upon sustainable community development.

Global Faith Ministries Inc.

Global Faith Ministries Inc focuses upon women, children, and youth affected with HIV/AIDS, illiteracy, and poverty. The institution was started with a mission to enhance, empower and promote sustainable livelihood and welfare of the under privileged children, youths and women by helping them...

War Child Australia

War Child Australia aims to provide immediate, effective and sustainable aid to children affected by war. Their projects help to rebuild communities and give children a future. War Child works in Iraq, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Balkans and other locations.