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Finding Hope

Posted by Jenn Fast on Mon, Mar 24, 2014 @ 10:24 AM

Bing was in her forties and was finding it a struggle to provide for her ten children on the unstable incomes earned by herself and her husband. They lived in a run-down home and were one of the poorest families in their community. When Bing started sewing bags for Work of Your Hand, she found that the extra income allowed her to start meeting the basic needs of her family. Today, Bing and her family have moved into a nicer home and she is now president of the local housing committee. She is also actively helping others find their way out of poverty by teaching them how to sew. Bing has found hope.

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The Age of Corporate Social Responsibility by Aries Sutantoputra

Posted by Jenn Fast on Mon, Mar 24, 2014 @ 10:08 AM

In April 2013, the world witnessed the devastations of garment factory workers and their families in Bangladesh as the buildings where these garment factories were located collapsed. The death toll reached more than 1000 people and many more suffered in this preventable tragedy. The buildings that collapsed were constructed using substandard materials and did not comply with the building codes and safety requirements. These factories were contracted by several well-known multinational companies to produce clothing that was to be sold in North America and European countries.

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Educating For Social Entrepreneurship by David Iremadz

Posted by Jenn Fast on Mon, Mar 24, 2014 @ 09:34 AM

In 1985, British athlete and entrepreneur Trevor Baylis, corporate finance expert Christopher Stainer, and South African entrepreneur Rory Stear teamed up to launch BayGen Product PTY – a low-tech, low-cost wind-up radio product created and produced by a company in Cape Town, South Africa. The social goal behind this enterprise was as follows:

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