On 12 December last year, one of the projects for which the Business Innovation Facility had provided support reached an exciting milestone. Jita, a rural sales venture that generates income for thousands of rural women called ‘Aparajitas’, was legally registered as a Bangladeshi company. Jita is a ‘multinational social enterprise,’ set up with investment from France and the US, with clear objectives for both profit and social impact.  

The journey to this point had been a…

Published yesterday in the Guardian as part of the 2011 International Development Journalism Competition, 'The "Avon" ladies of Bangladesh" looks at the Rural Sales…