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MBAs Without Borders was formed as an international not-for-profit organization bringing innovative solutions to developing countries by matching experienced business volunteers with local businesses and NGOs to unleash a big secret…Business Can do Amazing Things!. MBAs Without Borders partners with international and local businesses and not-for-profi ts working toward the better good of developing countries and we recruit MBAs who best support such organizations. http://www.mbaswithoutborders.org
Investors Without Borders (IWB) will link the global investor community with opportunities to lend directly to Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. Through its proprietary web-based peer-to-peer lending and credit assessment platform, IWB will help investors generate a financial return while engaging in social and economic development initiatives. Investors can finance loan requests for as little as $100 while connecting with SMEs anywhere in the world. SMEs gain access to affordable loans and expand their exposure and networks abroad. IWB fills the void between microfinance and institutional finance.Our investments target growth-oriented SMEs with the least access to capital, yet the greatest potential to innovate, create jobs, and generate solid returns. IWB will launch in 2008 in Ghana, West Africa, with additional investment regions to follow. IWB is a self-funded start-up company, consisting of the Founder/managing director, advisory board, and a strong network of ancillary advisors, pro bono consultants, and volunteers. Additional networks, research, and strategic direction is provided through The George Washington University: www.investorswithoutborders.net
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Aid Through Trade
Aj Quen
Antakarana
Beacon of Hope
De la Selva
Development Wheel
Footloose Tanzania
General Welfare Pratisthan
KNN
La Chamba
Lao Women's Union
Nan Women's Sewing Cooperative
Noah's Ark
Preda Fair Trade
Safrudi
Taxco Women's Jewelry Cooperative
Tesoros Trading Company
Africa Smiles
Alize Sarl Landy (Alasora, Madagascar)
Bombolulu Workshop (Kenya)
ED Imports (Kenya)
Egypt Crafts (Egypt)
Gone Rural (Swaziland)
John Nyakusengwa (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Kisii artisans (Kisii, Kenya)
Mbare Ltd. (Zimbabwe, Kenya)
Muungano Artists Self Help Group (Kenya)
Nagada Silk Weaving Project (Egypt)
NAWOU (Uganda)
Rabane Emoi (Madagascar)
Rootz Creationz (Durban, South Africa)
Streetwires (Cape Town, South Africa)
Swahili Imports (Kenya, South Africa, Ghana)
Trinity Jewelry (Kenya)
Uganda Crafts (Uganda)
Undugu (Kenya)
Serrv International
Circle of the Sun, Bolivia
Aj Quen Weavers (Guatemala)
ArtCamp (Mexico)
Arte en Mate (Peru)
Artesanos de Pomaire (Chile)
Circle of the Sun (Alto Plano and Central Highlands, Bolivia)
Comparte (Chile)
Cooperative of Cinco Pinos (Nicaragua)
CreArte (Guatemala)
De Colores (Guatemala)
Florentino Quispe (Peru)
Intiwarmi (Bolivia)
Jaime Rosselot (Chile)
Jessica Palacios (Chile)
Jolom Mayaetik (Chiapas, Mexico)
Joyeria Semilla (Colombia)
Madero de Jesus (Chalatenango, El Salvador)
Manos Amigas (Peru)
Mariposa Indigenous Arts (Costa Rica)
Maritza Quintero (Chile)
Maya Traditions (Guatemala)
Mercado Global (Guatemala)
Miguel Salinas (Chile)
No Artisan Group
Other Artisans - Americas
Patricia Gonzalez (Chile)
Piel Acida (Colombia)
Recycled Planet (Brazil)
Reed Basket Weavers (Huanchaco, Peru)
Rene Cerda (Chile)
Rene Oses (Chile)
S.H.A.P.E (Haiti)
Salvarte (Colombia)
San Antonio Palopo Weavers (Guatemala)
Taxco Women's Jewelry Cooperative (Mexico)
Taxco Women's Jewelry Cooperative (Mexico)
Tiendas Campesinas Camari (Ecuador)
UKUSH (Guatemala)
Serrv International
Baskets of Cambodia, Cambodia
Aid Thru Trade (Nepal)
Asha Handicrafts (India)
Au Lac Designs (Vietnam)
Ban Nong Kong (Thailand)
Baskets of Cambodia (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Chainat Basket (Thailand)
Cheppu Himal (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Conserve (New Delhi, India)
Craftlink (Vietnam)
Deepak Joshi (Nepal)
Dwaraka (India)
Ecofriendly Paper (Sanganer, Rajasthan, India)
Freeset bags (Calcutta, India)
Fuen Fu (Thailand)
Godavari Delta Lacemakers (India)
Handloom Ikat weavers (Indonesia)
HEED Handicrafts (Bangladesh)
Himalayan Healthcare (Nepal)
Independant Artisans (Kathmandu, Nepal)
India Marketplace (India)
Issan Weavers
Kaithun Weavers (Rajasthan, India)
Kala Aparajita (Gujarat and Orissa, India)
Kandahar Trading Company (India)
Kandari (Bali, Indonesia)
Khom Loy Project (Thailand)
KMVS (Kutch, India)
Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya (Sri Lanka)
Lao Women's Union (Laos)
Lao Women’s Union (Vientiane, Laos)
Marusthali Bunker Vikas Samiti (Meghwal, Rajasthan, India)
Maya Organic (Karnataka, India)
Mayadevi Imports (India)
MitraBali (Bali, Indonesia)
MKS (India)
Namm Intertrade (India)
Nan Women's Sewing Cooperative (Thailand)
Nan Women's Sewing Cooperative (Thailand)
Narathiwat Basket (Thailand)
Nazir Creations (Nepal)
NCDP (Cambodia)
Other Artisans - Asia
Padang Coconut (Thailand)
PRADAN (India)
PREDA (Philippines)
Ramona Enterprises (India)
RCC (Cambodia)
Rupalee Exclusifs (India)
Sarwan (Nepal)
Sasha (India)
Sentosa (Cambodia)
Shiva Shakthi (India)
Spiral Foundation (Vietnam and Nepal)
Tara Projects (Gujarat, India)
Teddy Exports (Tamil Nadu, India)
Thai Payap (Thailand)
Thai Tribal Craft (Thailand)
ThaiCraft (Thailand)
Tibet Collection (Nepal & India)
Toucan Krafte (India)
Tribal Fiber (Thailand)
Van Klee (Indonesia)
Vieng Sai Weavers (Laos)
Village Weavers (Thailand)
Volga River Trading Company (Russia)
Wild Boar Creek (Cambodia)
Yak and Yeti (Nepal)
Serrv International
Ten Thousand Villages
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