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Over three years (2010-2013), the Business Innovation Facility and Innovations against Poverty aim to support well over 100 inclusive business projects, mainly in Africa and Asia. These ventures span a range of sectors including agriculture & food; energy & infrastructure; water, sanitation & waste management; health; retail, manufacturing & consumer goods; and finance. Companies vary from start-ups to multinationals.
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| Malawi Mangoes |
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| Agriculture & food, Malawi |
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| Implementing the first large scale fruit processing plant in Malawi to convert magoes and bananas into fruit pulp for export. |
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| AACE Foods |
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| Agriculture & food, Nigeria |
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| Processing locally sourced food products such as jams, spreads and spices for commercial and retail customers in Nigeria. |
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| Oando Plc. |
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| Energy & infrastructure, Nigeria |
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| Providing low income households with affordable and clean cooking fuels through light-weight (LPG) cylinders. |
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| Sunny People |
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| Energy & infrastructure, Kenya |
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| Sales of solar-powered mobile chargers to rural populations in Kenya. |
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| Waste Ventures |
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| Water, sanitation & waste management, India |
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| A large company incubating community-owned waste management companies. |
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| Sanergy |
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| Water, sanitation & waste management, Kenya |
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| A large company incubating community-owned waste management companies. |
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| mKrishi |
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| ICT, India |
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A large company providing information services to farmers through mobile phones.
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| Jita |
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| Retail, manufacturing & consumer goods, Bangladesh |
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A social enterprise generating income opportunities for rural women who distribute household products.
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| Links to other inclusive business models |
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USEFUL DOWNLOADS |
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| Growing Inclusive Markets case study library |
A growing database of more than 200 IB case studies, searchable through a variety of filters including country, sector, and theme. |
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| Business Call to Action case studies |
| Profiles initiatives that aim to provide access to banking services for more than 40 million people, promote improved nutrition for 8 million children, and enhance access to energy for 7.1 million low income households. |
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Business Fights Poverty Case Study Map: |
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A clickable map that includes summaries and case studies of inclusive business ventures across Africa. |
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Promise and Progress: |
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A comprehensive analysis of more than 400 inclusive business enterprises that address challenges of poverty in Africa. (Monitor, 2011) |
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| Inclusive Business Models |
| Guide to the inclusive business models in IFC's Portfolio, includes a set of 31 case studies on IFC's portfolio companies with inclusive business models. (IFC, 2011) |
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| Emerging Markets, Emerging Models |
| Analyzes the behaviors, economics, and business models of successful market-based solutions that address challenges of global poverty, and identifies identifies seven business models that have the best chances of success. (Monitor, 2009) |
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| Return to starter Pack |
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