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Making Progress Worldwide Out of Excess

Through the innovative use of surplus, Goods 4 Good promotes the development of orphans and vulnerable children.

As a result of forming key partnerships and collaborations with organizations worldwide, G4G provides school supplies, clothing, health and hygiene products and other necessities to orphans and vulnerable children, while at the same time reducing waste at home.

Learn more about this worthwhile organization here. Recent publicity about the founder, Melissa Kushner, mentioned here. On the subject of “thinking globally,” get charged up and check out The Global Small Business Depot.

Photo credit: Goods 4 Good

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

Women Are the Key to Global Peace and Prosperity

Published April 14, 2010 Economic growth , Education , Social Entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
Tags: Economic growth, global peace and prosperity, investing in a women-owned businesses, Laurel J. Delaney, Prosperity Candle, women thriving worldwide

Prosperity Candle partners with women entrepreneurs because they believe that investing in women as business leaders creates the foundation for a peaceful and prosperous society. This is especially true in places where women are left to single-handedly rebuild their lives and support families in the shadows of conflict and the aftermath of disaster.

Women-owned enterprises have a central role to play in the world as an untapped source of employment, economic growth, and social stability. When a woman thrives, an entire community thrives.

Why candle in the name?

Learn more here: Prosperity Candle

Photo credit: Prosperity Candle’s photostream

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

A Halo For Haiti

Published January 19, 2010 Event , Global news , Social Entrepreneurship 1 Comment
Tags: donations, earthquake, Haiti, halo, Laurel Delaney, WEGG, women entrepreneurs grow global

Let’s circle together like a band of global angels to do what we can individually or collectively to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Contribute here (no donation is too small):

American Red Cross

Doctors Without Borders

Haiti Earthquake Relief (video)

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Additional resources:

Facts on Haiti (including update on the earthquake)
Embassy of Haiti in Washington D.C.
Embassy of the United States Port Au Prince Haiti

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

Hansiba Goes Global

Published January 12, 2010 Business Development , Education , Enlighten Me! , Exporting , Global trade , Inspiration , International business , Social Entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
Tags: goes global, Hansiba, Laurel Delaney, Self Employed Women's Association, SEWA

Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), names its apparel brand Hansiba, after a 92 year old woman, and takes it global.

Hansiba is 92 years old but her capacity for work can put a young athlete to shame. An average day in her life begins at 5 in the morning when she attends to the cattle. She milks the buffaloes, does the house work, cooks for the family, walks 2 km to the farm and back, runs the charkha for 2-3 hours, and does some ‘bharatkaam’ (embroidery) — all this in a day’s work.

Learn more about Hansiba and her story to see how this remarkable woman has emerged as an international fashion icon and is now something of a brand ambassador for Gujarat’s traditional handicrafts industry here.

Photo: SEWA’s Hansiba Store (Secretary Clinton is visiting)

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

Gifts For Globetrotters That Keep On Giving

Published December 6, 2009 Inspiration , Seasonal , Social Entrepreneurship , World Travel Leave a Comment
Tags: gifts that keep on giving, globetrotters, holiday gifts that give back, Laurel Delaney, worldy travelers

If you looking for special gifts this year that “give back,” take a look at some of the suggestions Carol Pucci, Seattle Times Newspaper staff columnist makes in her latest column.

“Giving back: Holiday gift ideas for travelers”

Here’s a sneak preview of a few:

• Help someone interested in world travel connect with a sweet-potato seller in Tanzania or a butcher in Nicaragua through Kiva.org. This is the San Francisco nonprofit that uses the Internet to link small lenders with entrepreneurs in 187 countries, including the United States.

• Gifts made by women in Nepal are for sale at Global Daughter (www.globaldaughter.com), an online fair-trade boutique started by Seattleites Erin Miller and Erika Mosebach.

• Eugene, Ore.-based Friendship with Cambodia plans an 11-day trip in January that will weave sightseeing at the Angkor Wat temples with humanitarian work such as taking children from families with AIDS on a field trip. Details at www.friendshipwithcambodia.org.

And one that I track via a wonderful newsletter is Global Girlfriend. Any other ideas and suggestions?

Pictured: Peruvian Blooming Luggage Tag at Global Girlfriend.

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities

Published September 22, 2009 Environmental , Social Entrepreneurship , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
Tags: Environmental, Gio Recycling, Laurel Delaney, Ofa Tuikolovatu, reduce waste in Tonga, Tonga

Ofa Tu’ikolovatu (pictured) is turning obstacles into opportunities for better business and the development of her country, Tonga.

Gio Recycling, a waste management business, and its Managing Director ‘Ofa Tu’ikolovatu are a visible part of Tonga’s business landscape. Ms Tu’ikolovatu is well known and respected in business and in the community for her efforts to reduce waste in Tonga. She describes herself as a scrap broker – she buys and sells scrap. Her aim is to clean up Tonga; providing employment, she says, is really a bonus.

But trading in Tonga is not always easy.

Learn more about Ofa and her story — how she overcame enormous challenges that led to a substantial contribution to Tonga’s environment — here.

Photo courtesy of Tamara Haig

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

Peace Through Worldwide Business

Published August 17, 2009 Education , International business , Social Entrepreneurship , World entrepreneurship 1 Comment
Tags: Afghanistan, Asma Ataie, business mentoring, business training, June Ressler, Laurel Delaney, peace through business, Rwanda

Times are tough for many American entrepreneurs but not so tough that we can’t take time out to help those who are less fortunate in other parts of the world.

Take June Ressler, CEO of Cenergy, starting this week, Ressler will host a young Afghan businesswoman, Asma Ataie (pictured), as part of a business training program called Peace Through Business, which aims to educate and support female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan and Rwanda.

Ataie, 23, is the youngest of the program’s 30 participants this year, and the owner of a small Afghan business development firm. Ressler spoke about the program, what she hopes to teach Ataie, and what she hopes to gain from mentoring.

Read the excerpts here.

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

Women’s Work Worldwide Is Never Done

Published August 13, 2009 Business Development , Education , Global trade , International business , Social Entrepreneurship , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
Tags: Beth Kapsch, Global Sistergoods, handmade goods, Kristi Jo (KJ) Lewis, Laurel Delaney, marketplace for women artisans from around the world, support entrepreneurship, women artisans, women's economic empowerment, women's work worldwide is never done

Global Sistergoods is a marketplace for women artisans from around the world.

Global Sistergoods was founded in 2006 by two sisters, Beth Kapsch and Kristi Jo (KJ) Lewis (pictured above), who combined their professional backgrounds in living wage issues, international development, public policy and women’s equality and their personal love of beautiful, handmade goods to create this marketplace for women artisans from around the world.

We provide a living wage to economically disadvantaged women in fragile economies by supporting entrepreneurship, self-reliance and microenterprise development through fair trade. We partner with international non-government organizations who provide resources to women, governmental trade associations who support women’s economic empowerment, women’s cooperatives/collectives, and individual women artisans. We sustain traditional craftmaking techniques, provide high-quality products and educate consumers about women’s issues in the countries our partner artisans live in.

Global Sistergoods believes strongly in the value of “women’s work.”

Learn more about Global Sistergoods at its blog and website.

Posted by: Laurel Delaney

New U.S.-Saudi Women’s Forum on Social Entrepreneurship

Published July 7, 2009 Announcement , Education , Social Entrepreneurship , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
Tags: Babson College, Center for Women's Leadership at Babson, Dar Al Hekma College, ICF International, Laurel Delaney, Saudi Arabia, Social Entrepreneurship, The Wellesley Centers for Women, U.S.-Saudi Women's Form on Social Entrepreneurship, United States, Wellesley College, women entrepreneurs

Coming soon … leaders from four institutions will present the second of three modules to 30 undergraduate women from Saudi Arabia.

The Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson and The Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College have partnered with two renowned global organizations — Dar Al Hekma College, Saudi Arabia, and ICF International – to deliver The U.S.-Saudi Women’s Forum on Social Entrepreneurship July 13-24, 2009 at Babson College.

Leaders from all four institutions will present the second of three modules to 30 undergraduate women from Saudi Arabia. Module I launched earlier this year in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Faculty from the partnering institutions will work with students to refine the skills they need to create real plans for entrepreneurial ventures, including how to navigate the challenges of designing and delivering social entrepreneurship programs, enhancing leadership skills, and cultivating the creative processes necessary for success.

In addition, several successful female entrepreneurs with ventures in corporate social responsibility, traditional not-for-profits, and social entrepreneurship, will share their experiences during the program’s speaker series component. Module III will be held at Dar Al Hekma College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in December 2009/January 2010.

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