People infected or affected by HIV and AIDS face social, health-related, and economic challenges. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can help address these needs, often in partnership with…
This toolkit was developed by the SEEP Practitioner Learning Program (PLP) in Building Alliances to Strengthen HIV and AIDS-Impacted Communities in sub-Saharan Africa (BASICS). It is mainly in…
This technical note shares experiences and lessons learned from two international NGOs working with local partners to deliver microfinance and microenterprise development services to clients a…
The SEEP Practitioner Learning Program (PLP) in Building Alliances to Serve HIV & AIDS-Impacted Communities in sub-Saharan Africa (BASICS) developed a Partnership Toolkit to help organizat…
AIDS is the leading cause of death worldwide for people aged 15-49. There are more than 33.2 million people living with HIV & AIDS, nearly 22.5 million of which live in sub-Saharan Africa.…
Today, there is an unprecedented global momentum for poverty eradication. Not only the United Nations, but also high profile global leaders—Bill and Melinda Gates, Mohamed Yunus, as well…
Spearheaded by The SEEP Network Povery Outreach Working Group (POWG), members of which moderated the forum, the online discussion sough to identify the financial and enterprise development pro…
The SEEP Network’s Ecotourism PLP1 examined strategies to promote sustainable job creation and increased incomes for small enterprises working both directly and indirectly in the growing…
El PLP de SEEP Network en Ecoturismo1 examinó estrategias para promover la creación sostenible de empleo y el aumento de ingresos para pequeñas empresas trabajando directa…
Save the Children and Fondation Zakoura Microcredit (FZMC) are implementing the “Linking Youth with Knowledge and Opportunities in Microfinance,” or LYKOM (which means “for y…
En la década anterior, el incremento de los viajes internacionales hacia países en desarrollo creció en un 94.4 por ciento comparado con la tasa de crecimiento de só…
Existe un conocimiento profundo de la importancia de relaciones ganar – ganar en cadenas de valor. Esta nota técnica explora las lecciones únicas aprendidas por actores esp…
There is an extensive body of knowledge on the importance of win-win relationships in value chains. This technical note explores the unique lessons learned by key actors along the tourism valu…
During the last decade, the growth of international travel to developing nations grew by 94.4 percent, compared to a growth rate of only 34 percent for developed countries.1 Tourism therefore…
2008 |Michael Lee, Sabina Rogers, Will Morgan, Kim Alter
For this on-line conference and the positioning paper that prefaced the dialogue, Social Enterprise (SE) is defined as:
A nonprofit organization or socially-oriented venture that advances its…
2008 |Elizabeth Diebold, Laura Meissner, Fiona Macaulay
The world youth population is growing rapidly, with many youth facing serious obstacles: according to statistics from the International Labor Organization, only 30 percent are living in countr…
NGOs, non-profits, and other social purpose organizations have traditionally relied on grants, donations, and contracts to fund their work in poverty alleviation, enterprise development, marke…
2008 |Gary Woller, SEEP Network Social Performance Working Group
The SEEP Network Social Performance Working Group’s Social Performance Map is the road map to social transparency and accountability for the microfinance industry. The Mapprovides a summ…
2008 |Jan P. Maes, Laura Foose, Amelia Greenberg, Mary McVay
This paper presents the findings from research conducted by the Poverty Outreach Working Group (POWG) at the SEEP Network on approaches among microenterprise development (MD) organizations aim…
