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In Brazil, 'bioeconomy' initiatives offer hope of a less destructive future

Fabio Teixeira, Laurie Goering

April 14, 2023 |

The Japan Times |

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Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Conexsus provides financial, technical, and mentorship support to cooperatives and small producers in the Amazon rainforest with the goal of shifting investment and resources to sustainable “bioeconomies” often managed by Indigenous communities. One such cooperative, Coopatrans, has been able to improve its relationships with farmers thanks to credit from Conexsus assuring payments can be made on time.

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In Malawi, female fish traders mobilise against transactional sex

Rabson Kondowe

April 14, 2023 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: Malawi, Rumphi

A women’s cooperative in Malawi empowers women to diversify their incomes by selling a variety of produce instead of relying only on selling fish. The women in the collective split the proceeds and buy fish in groups to combat increasing sex-for-fish requests from fishermen.

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Trans shelter residents are upcycling discarded flowers to fund their healthcare

Ashish Kumar Kataria

April 04, 2023 |

LGBTQ Nation |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi

Residents of Garima Greh, an organization that provides transgender people with housing and necessities in New Delhi, started a small business making potpourri from the flowers discarded by local temples. They use the funding to pay for necessary medical expenses and gender-affirming care.

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Welcome to Cleveland: a new path for international entrepreneurs to build businesses here

Mandy Kraynak

March 24, 2023 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Global Entrepreneur in Residence programs, like Global Cleveland, partner with H-1B cap-exempt universities to form a pathway for international entrepreneurs looking to start and grow their business ventures in the U.S., helping to eliminate barriers international entrepreneurs face when starting a business in the states.

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How Home-Based Care Could Fix the Rural Childcare Drought

Anne Vilen

March 07, 2023 |

The Daily Yonder |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Leaders in North Carolina’s Transylvania County are investing in home-based childcare by creating a network of caregivers and providing them with financial and technical assistance. The program gives parents affordable options in a rural community where it can be hard to find openings at childcare facilities.

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How San Francisco Is Making Small Businesses More Accessible

Amy Yee

March 06, 2023 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

A new program in San Francisco that launched last year aims to help small business owners comply with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act by granting businesses up to $10,000 to make accessible renovations or hire inspectors to avoid hefty lawsuits.

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Forging Pathways to Land Access for BIPOC Farmers in Georgia

Oisakhose Aghomo

March 02, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Georgia

It can be difficult to find and afford farmland in the United States, so a web tool called Georgia FarmLink connects disadvantaged farmers to landowners and resources for help with legal and business advice.

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How a women and immigrant-led marketplace is surviving Covid

Frances Nguyen

February 07, 2023 |

Prism |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The La Cocina Municipal Marketplace supports immigrant women entrepreneurs who graduated from the La Cocina Business Incubator by providing them with a space to sell their goods and services. Since forming in 2005, the business incubator has helped 140 entrepreneurs open for business. And the Marketplace — which opened in 2021 — allowed these business owners to continue to make profits by selling takeout-only food amid gathering restrictions caused by the pandemic.

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Serving Freshness: How Coldhubs is Tackling Food Waste in Nigeria

Chibuike Alagboso

February 06, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria

To help prevent food waste, Coldhubs provides solar-powered cold stations in local markets where farmers can store produce and perishable goods until they are ready to sell them. The organization has served more than 5,000 small farmers so far.

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Got milk? Indian camel herders cash in with solar-powered coolers

Moushumi Basu

January 31, 2023 |

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Response Location: India, Jaisalmer

In partnership with local communities, a non-government organization’s solar-powered instant milk chillers are refrigerating locals' camel milk to keep it from spoiling in the extreme temperatures of India’s Thar Desert. The refrigeration systems store up to 1,500 liters of milk and are helping to increase household incomes.

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