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Wrong aid destroys jobs - February, 2003
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We’re supposed to help, not hurt those we serve. But inappropriate humanitarian product can see factories closed and unemployment increased.
A Fresh Start: Asian villages carve out a new life
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In 2004, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which credits itself with having saved the American bison a century ago, set up the Tmatboey Ibis Ecotourism Project to lure bird-watchers. During the most recent peak season, November 2008 to May 2009, services provided to bird-watching visitors brought...
Through an initiative of ASGN, micro-credit and tourism save giraffes in Niger
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ASGN (the Association to Safeguard the Giraffes of Niger) used grants from the Wildlife Protection Foundation in the UK and from the Zoo de Doue in France to set up a successful micro-credit scheme.
VisionSpring creates a new method of distributing reading glasses in India and other developing countries
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This video introduces VisionSpring, a project jointly implemented by the SCOJO Foundation, Goldman Sachs, and various other groups in the private sector.
Piloting innovative social assessment in a Colombian oil field
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In 2005, Occidental Andina, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) collaborated with Ecopetrol S.A., a Colombian state oil company, and International Alert, a London-based conflict resolution and peace building NGO, to develop a socially responsible enhanced oil recovery...
TEDCOR fosters urban renewal in the local community
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Tedcor is an innovative and enterprising waste management company based in South Africa that offers integrated solutions for the collection, recovery and disposal of waste. Tedcor has been in the market for 12 years, working in close partnership with local communities to promote a clean healthy...
NIKE Village Development Project
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Nike in partnership with the Population & Community Development Association (PDA) and local villages, established the ‘NIKE Village Development Project’ in Thailand.
Marks & Spencer gives disadvantaged people an opportunity for employment training
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Marks & Start is Marks & Spencer's work experience programme for those who are homeless, disabled, single parents and young unemployed.
Sainsbury's assisted a charity gardening enterprise
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Sainsbury’s was one of the few companies which supported Mow & Grow when it was a tiny voluntary group. Its funding in the early days ensured its survival of this social enterprise offering a gardening and horticultural service to those in need.
Haygrove establishes Gambia is Good to market fresh produce
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Gambia is Good is a fresh produce marketing company which was conceived as a partnership between Haygrove Limited and Concern Universal, a leading development charity, with the purpose of linking small scale rural producers with the high value tourist market.
Freshfields law firm provides pro bono services and personnel to social service NGOs in London
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The Freshfields access to justice programme is most active in London, where they support legal advice centres, including the drop-in centre at Tower Hamlets; many of their partners have volunteered there. These volunteers have also represented clients from the Free Representation Unit appearing...
Unilever, with support from NGOs, helps rural India through Project Shakti
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Project Shakti is unleashing the potential of rural India and thus changing lives. It is ushering in prosperity and, more importantly, self-respect.
Cisco partners with Grameen Solutions in Bangladesh
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Cisco partners with Grameen Solutions to establish business centers in rural Bangladesh that serve as distribution points for a variety of services, such as birth and death certificates, healthcare, distance learning, and retail sales of such necessities as hybrid seeds.
ConocoPhillips worked with NGO to support financial services in Venezuela
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In 2006, ConocoPhillips worked with Fundefir, an organization with wide experience in developing bankomunales- small neighborhood banks in low-income areas where there are no formal financial services.
HSBC Turkey partnered with three Turkish NGOs to disburse microcredit loans
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HSBC Turkey, the Turkish arm of the global bank HSBC, allocated USD 5 million to micro-credit loans between 2008 and 2010 in Turkey.
Deutsche Bank signed loan agreement with the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development in the Philippines
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Deutsche Bank had signed a loan agreement with The Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD).
In partnership with Hope worldwide, Walmart brings opportunity to local communities in India and Kenya
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Factory workers and their families in Kenya and India are getting help improving their lives through Walmart’s partnership with global non-profit Hope Worldwide.
Merrill Lynch and Greenlining Institute announced a $159 million economic partnership for Southern California
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In 2000, Merrill Lynch and The Greenlining Institute announced a $159 million three-year initiative to encourage new investments, economic opportunities and home ownership in Asian Pacific, Latino and African-American communities in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay area.
Merrill Lynch and the Greenlining Institute announce a $500 million initiative for under-served California communities
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In 2003, Merrill Lynch and the Greenlining Institute announced a $500 million initiative to expand small business lending and promote economic opportunities in Asian Pacific, Latino and African-American communities throughout California.
Grameen Danone creates a social dairy business enterprise in Bangladesh
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Grameen Danone Foods, popularly known as "Grameen Danone" is a social business enterprise which, launched in 2006, has been designed to provide children with many of the key nutrients that are typically missing from their diet in rural Bangladesh.