Microlender Sparks Hope and Renewal in Rochester, N.Y.
In 2016, the city of Rochester, NY partnered with Kiva—a crowd-funded microlender—to serve aspiring or established small-business owners. Their partnership
From Matthias Kopp / Deutsche Welle: Albina Ruiz, founder of the social enterprise Ciudad Saludable, works with people living in areas dominated by the trash dump to create a more formal system of waste removal for their health and the wider city’s cleanliness. Workers who collect and recycle the waste are now employed by the city, own a micro-business, and no longer work under a social stigma. At the same time their efforts to clean up the city are working well, and the model is spreading to other Peruvian cities.
In 2016, the city of Rochester, NY partnered with Kiva—a crowd-funded microlender—to serve aspiring or established small-business owners. Their partnership
In Zimbabwe, a diverse group of leaders (including CAMFED) are tackling the persistent barriers to quality education for girls. By
Mitra BUMMA partners with indigenous tribes in Indonesia, supporting them to preserve forests and the biodiversity within them. Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto
Primary care providers often decline to learn how to treat opioid addiction because it takes too much time and specialization—it’s
Learn how Indigenous social innovators and their communities are advancing climate action.
