In August, NESsT welcomed Cooperativa Agroecológica de Café de Origen Selva Central (CAECOS) into its portfolio. The NESsT Fund is providing a working capital line to CAECOS, a cooperative of over 350 smallholder farmers from Junín, Peru that exports organic, free-trade coffee to Europe.
Fisherman, Conservationist, Businessman and Community Leader
Combatting the Informal Economy in Peru through Social Entrepreneurship
Join Housekipp in Formalizing the Domestic Services Sector in Peru
With your support, women in Peru will have the opportunity to improve their income, receive professional training, and access micro-loans for their children and families to thrive. By lending $25 or more, you can help Housekipp reach 100% so that it can train and employ 240 women by 2021.
Kiva Lenders Raise $30,000 for Project Pietà
In less than a week, over 900 people trusted in Pietà by becoming their lenders and partners through the campaign organized by NESsT and Kiva!
Kiva Lenders Raise $25,000 for Cafe Compadre in 72 hours
Cafe Compadre's $25,000 loan was funded in under 72 hours! Thanks to the 766 Kiva lenders for becoming part of Compadre's mission to improve incomes for coffee farmers through solar tech!
Sustainable Fishery Trade: Building Partnerships in the Bay Area
Simone Pisu from Sustainable Fishery Trade (SFT), an enterprise that connects small-scale fishing families directly to the market, spent two weeks meeting with important sector leaders in San Francisco.
Your Impact with Inka Moss: A Year After the Kiva loan
Traits of a Successful Social Entrepreneur
The start of a New Year always feels like an opportunity for fresh beginnings. If you’re at the start or in the process of your own #socialentrepreneurship journey, we want to motivate you. Here are three traits of successful social entrepreneurs to get you started.