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CREATING SHARED VALUE THROUGH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
June 2011 - Trestle Group Foundation (TGF), through our Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Partnership Program, is working to deliver shared value by supporting social enterprises in Egypt and India.
Working in partnership with a-connect, and with human capital executive support provided by UBS AG and Steinmann International, TGF is supporting Cairo-based Charisma Arts and its signature initiative Crafts for Mission. Created by Vivian Labib Noeur, an award-winning social entrepreneur and designer, Charisma Arts supports marginalized women, individuals and families achieve sustainable incomes by manufacturing unique designs of genuine Egyptian handicrafts, gifts, furniture and accessories. Through both her small gallery in Cairo, and e-commerce, Vivian works tirelessly to open new local and international markets for these unique handmade gifts.
Working in collaboration with Symphasis Foundation, and with human capital executive support provided by Credit Suisse, TGF has recently initiated a new partnership with Mumbai-based Under The Mango Tree (UTMT). Created by Vijaya Pastala, UTMT is an ethical, organic certified company that provides long-term market linkages between rural producers and urban consumers searching for pure, fair-traded, organic certified, agriculture and forest produce. Built on the foundation that human and economic security is achieved, UTMT partners and supports rural farmers, producer networks and communities across India.
Both Charisma Arts and Under The Mango Tree are – on the front-end – for profit, market-focused, social businesses. Both companies – on the back-end – provide capacity building and development support that strives to improve the quality of life for their primary producers.
Through the Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Partnership Program, TGF is providing vital human capital support to help these enterprises overcome key business challenges, and achieve long-term sustainability. By engaging the executives from leading organizations, TGF provides unique platform to give back, share knowledge, make a difference where it is needed, all while supporting established executive talent/leadership development initiatives – creating shared value for all involved.
To view genuine Egyptian handicrafts from Charisma Arts, please visit: http://www.crafts4mission.com
To learn more about Under The Mango Tree, please visit: http://www.utmt.in
To learn more about Trestle Group Foundation and the Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Partnership Program, please visit:http://www.trestlegroupfoundation.org
Dana Brice Smith, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Trestle Group Foundation
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Women comprise half of the world's population, yet significant gaps remain in both economic opportunity and participation for women in developing countries. Advancing efforts that empower women entrepreneurs in developing countries and communities helps to bridge this gap, create sustainable opportunities and foster equality.
The pioneering Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Partnership Program identifies qualified women entrepreneurs in developing countries and directly connects them with business professionals in developed countries who can help them build the network, business strategies and practices that will help them create new opportunities, fulfill their potential and achieve long-term success.
A one-on-one relationship-based approach is at the core of the Partnership Program’s philosophy — connecting women with women, providing coaching, mentorship, support, and role models for the entrepreneurs. Learn how the Trestle Group Foundation creates jobs, benefits sponsors, and how you can financially beneft by joining the foundations effort to create economic stability around the world. MORE
GENDER MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN WATER MANAGEMENt - Sponsor IUCN
Women have considerable knowledge about water resources, including water quality and reliability, and are key to the success of water resources development and protection. Yet women’s knowledge and role in water resource management is still largely unrecognized, and social and economic norms often reinforce unequal participation and decision‐making in community organizations such as water users’ associations.
In the past decades IUCN has acknowledge that it will only be through a gender approach that a clearer and more integral vision will be obtained about the relations human beings have built with the ecosystems. This means analyzing and understanding the various roles and responsibilities, the levels and quality of participation in decision‐making, the needs and visions of women and men alike. Learn More
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