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Welcome to the 96 social enterprises, cooperatives, responsible businesses, civic organizations, and networks that became Good Market approved in September 2022! This month’s roundup includes new community members from New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria, Turkey, Hungary, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, United Kingdom, Brazil, United States, and Canada. More than 2,478 enterprises across 88 countries are now part of the Good Market commons. 
İstanbul, Turkey
Toyi teaches upcycling through play. Their creative play kits enable children to re-imagine the world around them and transform everyday objects into unique toys, inventions, and creatures. Toyi was designed to help children develop critical thinking, problem solving, communication, adaptation, and cooperation skills for an unpredictable and rapidly changing world. The kits are made from recycled plastic and packed in recycled paper. Toyi is committed to participatory business practices. They work with their community to develop content, run compaigns, and advocate for child-led play and equal play opportunities for children worldwide. Toyi uses a portion of sales to support these initiatives and donate kits to children in crisis areas.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
RaY Works helps youth overcome barriers to employment and provides quality commercial moving services and commercial and residential junk removal services in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their parent organization, Resource Assistance for Youth (RaY), offers street outreach, a drop-in space, basic needs, housing, primary health, mental health and addiction, training, and employment support for homeless and marginalized youth. RaY Works partners with the RaY Level Up! program to provide supportive work placements for youth coming out of classroom training. Participants continue to receive wraparound support services while learning important on-the-job skills. RaY Works offers free moving support to RaY’s Housing program and nonprofit discounts to other community organizations. For junk removal, they recycle or re-donate whenever possible and ensure that all materials are disposed of responsibly. RaY Works is under a not-for-profit registration and reinvests all surplus towards the Resource Assistance for Youth mission. They are part of Buy Social Canada, Canadian Community Economic Development Network, We Want to Work, and a local Social Economy Meet Up.
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Wandusoa Organic was started to empower marginalized young people in Cameroon with regenerative agriculture skills and support them to become socially and ecologically responsible rural entrepreneurs. The school has on-campus agriculture enterprises that sell products and services to the local market to cover costs and ensure long-term financial sustainability. The enterprises also provide experiential learning opportunities for young people between the ages of 16 and 25. Students learn traditional subjects like mathematics and English as well as business skills and practical regenerative agriculture topics like agroforestry, permaculture, aquaculture, beekeeping, and livestock rearing. Wandusoa is committed to preserving and restoring living topsoil and teaching others to do the same.
Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
The Freedom Hub exists to end human trafficking and modern slavery in Australia and help people who have experienced this crime recover and partner in the fight to end it. Their Survivor School provides long-term wraparound support that includes one-to-one mentoring, supported learning, wellness workshops, peer support groups, outings to rebuild confidence, and work experience programs and employment pathways with screened partner companies. All programs are trauma-informed and sensitive to participants’ unique needs. The Freedom Hub also operates an ethical cafe, catering service, and event venue in Sydney, organizes Freedom Fair events, and maintains an online retail shop. These social enterprises raise community awareness, increase engagement, and mobilize resources for survivors. All profits are used to support the Freedom Hub Survivor School. The Freedom Hub is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise and a member of Commonwealth 8.7 Network, Third Sector, and Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA).
Karachi, Pakistan
ConnectHear bridges the communication gap between the deaf community and the rest of society and gives deaf individuals the tools they need for accessible communication and independent living. They train and certify Pakistani Sign Language interpreters and provide professional onsite and video call interpretation services. These services are free for deaf individuals and paid for by event organizers, workplaces, emergency hotlines, banks, hospitals, shops, and other institutional partners. ConnectHear also offers audio to sign language software, sign language video production, workshops on deaf accessibility, sign language training programs for hearing people, and ConnectTV, an infotainment channel with sign language interpreted content. They use their platform to create awareness about the deaf community, teach common sign language phrases, aand create opportunities for deaf people to share their stories and perspectives. ConnectHear is part of the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters and Pakistan Association of the Deaf.
Braybrook, Victoria, Australia
Green Collect is working towards a world without waste by providing circular economy solutions for office and home goods and creating job opportunities and community for people who have faced barriers to employment. They collect discarded office and home items that are at risk of being sent to landfill, sort them for repair, reuse, upcycling, and recycling, and sell secondhand office goods, IT equipment, furniture, housewares, clothing, and upcycled products through their Circular Stores at affordable prices. Green Collect provides a diverse and inclusive workplace and long-term, stable work for people who have experienced homelessness, cultural exclusion, refugee status, disabilities, or other barriers to employment. They partner with local councils and businesses to set up and maintain onsite Recycling Stations for hard-to-recycle items. Green Collect is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise and part of Social Enterprise Network of Victoria (SENVIC).
København, Denmark
Finklusiv increases financial inclusion in Denmark by helping unbanked entrepreneurs access business bank accounts, training, and professional services so they can build a successful business and become financially independent. Many of their clients are refugees who started a service sector business to support themselves and others in their community. Banks are often reluctant to provide business banking services to these entrepreneurs due to strict legal requirements, anti-money laundering policies, administrative constraints, and concerns about low margins and limited growth potential. With support from Finklusiv, entrepreneurs are able to increase their financial literacy, understand bank requirements, develop request files, prepare for bank interviews, and access legal services and website development services at preferential rates. Finklusiv increases the visibility of their client businesses and raises awareness about the importance of financial inclusion. They are a member of Sociale Entreprenører i Danmark.
Nanpara, Uttar Pradesh, India
Oorja provides solar-powered irrigation, milling, and cooling services to smallholder farmers on a pay-per-use basis. An estimated 85 percent of farmers cannot afford to invest in solar technology and instead rely on polluting and expensive diesel generators. Oorja finances, installs, operates, and maintains decentralized solar energy systems for community use with no upfront technology acquisition cost to end users. Rather than selling the solar systems and equipment, they sell reliable and affordable farming services powered by solar energy. Farmers pay based on the amount of irrigation water pumped, harvest milled, or produce stored. This model creates rural employment opportunities, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and helps farmers diversify production, reduce waste, and increase yields and income. Oorja provides free technical advisory services and training to reduce dependence on synthetic inputs and support the transition to agroecological practices. They work with SELCO Foundation and Villgro and are part of the Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN).
Amsterdam, Netherlands
BYCS nurtures, strengthens, and scales community-led cycling initiatives globally. Their work is rooted in the belief that bicycles provide more efficient and sustainable transportation and are a powerful tool for societal transformation: decreasing urban inequality, improving community health, fostering neighborhood economies, and ensuring urban resilience. BYCS helps develop bicycle cultures in cities around the world through youth engagement, behavioral change initiatives, urban activations, awareness and advocacy campaigns, network coordination, and research. Their global network of Bicycle Mayors and Youth Bicycle Mayors increase visibility of the movement, serve as local catalysts, and rapidly share ideas, challenges, and solutions. BYCS is a not-for-profit social enterprise and reinvests all surplus towards their mission. They are part of the European Cycling Federation, Dutch Cycling Embassy, and Social Enterprise NL.
Albertslund, Denmark
VOKS helps plants and people grow and thrive. They specialize in decorative plant subscriptions that provide an environmentally responsible alternative to cut flowers and a way of supporting vulnerable citizens. VOKS is located in a social housing area and offers job training, internships, and flexible work to people with physical, psychological, social, or linguistic barriers to employment. Their program combines individual mentoring, teaching, and hands-on experience in a safe and inclusive work community. They offer modified work stations, ergonomic assistive devices, and options to work alone or with others. VOKS is committed to sustainable sourcing and a circular economy. Their plants are organic, MPS certified, or donated and potted in locally sourced recycled or natural materials. For the subscription service, they deliver replacement arrangements every 14 days so subscribers do not need to worry about plant care. The plants and potting materials are returned to the workshop where they are incorporated into new designs. VOKS is a registered social enterprise (RSV) and a part of Kooperationen and Sociale Entreprenører i Danmark.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
B Lab Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand is part of a network that is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. They support companies to measure and improve their impact, share stories to inspire purpose-driven businesses, and offer B Corp certification to companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. The B Lab team mobilizes the B Corp community towards collective action and creates standards, policies, tools, and programs to shift the behavior, culture, and structural underpinnings of capitalism. Free tools include the B Impact Assessment and the SDG Action Manager. B Lab Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand is part of the B Global Network, a group of global, regional, and national organizations spanning six continents. They are registered as a not-for-profit organization.
Auckland, New Zealand
Youth Arts New Zealand curates safe and accessible spaces for young people in Aotearoa New Zealand to connect with, showcase, and develop their creativity. They build community, support professional development, and provide paid work opportunities for young creatives with a focus on supporting youth mental health and wellbeing, creating equitable opportunities for marginalized youth, and strengthening New Zealand’s creative industries. Youth Arts New Zealand works with partners to organize arts events, book talent, provide strategic insights, and collaborate on creative projects. They participate in advocacy networks to share learnings, discuss best practices, and collaborate on shared visions for youth development and the creative sector. Youth Arts New Zealand is a not-for-profit social enterprise registered as a charitable trust. All surplus is reinvested towards their mission.
Chiplun, Maharashtra, India
Aparant creates handmade bags and accessories from upcycled plastic waste. The plastic is collected by Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra from houses, schools and shops in Chiplun, segregated into different types, and recycled if possible. Aparant takes the multilayer plastic that is difficult to recycle, thoroughly cleans, sanitizes, and dries it, and cuts it into strips. The plastic strips are woven on a handloom into a cloth that can be cut and sewn into bags and other durable daily-use items. Purchasing a bag removes plastic waste from the environment and creates rural employment opportunities. Aparant donates at least 10 percent of profits to local social and environmental causes.
Galle, Sri Lanka
EeEssSee, the Ecosystems Sound Collective, creates music with and for nature. Their music and soundscape compositions integrate sounds from nature and traditional and electronic instruments. They also offer sound massage, healing journeys, and events and nature connection experiences including forest bathing, nature-infused yoga, and nature-based games and creative activities. EeEssSee practices seva by offering free events and donation events for a cause and contributing a percent of profits to reforestation, nature conservation, and local communities in need. They look to cocreate and collaborate with other artists to support reconnection and healing with nature.
Gurugram, Haryana, India
ComMutiny – The Youth Collective builds empowering spaces and ecosystems to nurture the leadership potential of young people to become “Jagriks” and transform self and society. Jagrik combines “jagruk,” meaning awakened and aware, and “nagrik,” meaning citizen, and is used to refer to awakened, active citizens. The initiative was started by more than 200 youth-centric organizations and practitioners across India. Together, they cocreate innovative open source training materials, games, and toolkits to build the capacity of youth workers and organize youth leadership journeys, campaigns, and large scale public initiatives across India. ComMutiny actively participates in other forums and alliances including Catalyst 2030, Youth for Sustainability Alliance, Learning Planet, and Commonwealth Alliance of Youth Workers Association (CAYWA). All profits are reinvested towards their mission of “every youth a Jagrik, every space nurturing Jagriks.”
İstanbul, Turkey
Maide Mutfak is a Turkish food incubation center that works with entrepreneurs to create a better food system. Through their professionally equipped and licensed kitchen in Mecidiyeköy, they share knowledge, expertise, production and packaging infrastructure, small-scale warehousing facilities, and supply chain networks for materials and distribution. They also assist with recipe development, quality control, legal consultation, and business services like accounting, graphic design, marketing and advertising. Maide Mutfak focuses on healthy food, environmental consciousness, and creating opportunities for women facing barriers to employment and entrepreneurship. Their facility is located in a low income area, and they donate surplus materials to the surrounding community.
Kerikeri, New Zealand
Goodbye has been developing and producing high performance natural outdoor skincare in New Zealand since 1999 to help people connect with nature and live a better life outdoors. They started with Goodbye Sandfly, a natural repellent for sandflies, mosquitoes, and other insects, and expanded to Goodbye Ouch, which includes Manuka balm for scratches, bites, stings, chapped lips, and dry skin and SPF50 natural sun protection. Goodbye was the first natural repellent, first balm, and first sunscreen to break into mainstream supermarkets in New Zealand. Products are made from organic and natural pressed oils, organic cocoa butter and beeswax, essential oils, and plant-based emulsifiers, and are NATRUE certified by BioGro. Products without beeswax are NZVS Vegan Certified. Goodbye is part of Coralus and 1% for the Planet and supports OceansWatch and Protect our Winters NZ.
Toronto, Canada
Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario (CCO) was started in 1964 by Francophone community leaders, cooperatives, and credit unions in Ontario to strengthen the social and cooperative economy in the province. For decades, Ontario’s Francophone communities have draw on cooperative models and social entrepreneurship for self-reliance, wealth, mutual support, and healthy sustainable development. CCO supports the creation and development of cooperatives and social enterprises through business startup and business growth and management services. They also provide employment services, community development services, and research services focused on the social and cooperative economy. CCO partners with the provincial and federal government and participates in many networks including Cooperative and Mutuals Canada (CMC) and Cooperative Development Fund (CDF) of Canada. They are registered as a not-for-profit social enterprise and reinvest all profits in order to provide free and discounted support services to low income groups.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Greenwear was established to provide consistent income for rural women producing cotton and silk yarn using solar charkha spinning wheels. Women using a solar charkha produce four times more yarn with significantly less drudgery than a manual charkha. Greenwear purchases this solar yarn, works with textile clusters to weave it into fabrics using solar looms and handlooms, and uses their own tailoring unit in Uttar Pradesh to produce school uniforms and designer clothing. They are currently researching plant based dyes and other opportunities for value addition. Greenwear provides living wage employment and flexible working hours. By developing a local and decentralized value chain based on renewable energy, they reduce the pollution and carbon footprint associated with the textile industry. Greenwear works with Upaya Social Ventures and partners with Zyenika to produce adaptive clothing for people with disabilities.
Netley, South Australia, Australia
I Can Jump Puddles provides support coordination services to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants in South Australia to help them work towards their goals, jump puddles, and enjoy life in truly accessible and inclusive communities. They offer early childhood intervention support up to age eight. Beyond that, they offer a range of therapeutic support services including physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, developmental education, social work, hydrotherapy, and sports, fitness, outdoor education, cooking, and yoga therapy groups. All services are accessible to low income and vulnerable communities. I Can Jump Puddles supports clients to access funding for equipment and other services and is expanding into assistive technology production. They participate in multiple disability service networks and actively work with other organizations to better meet the needs of diverse communities. Profits are reinvested to develop and expand their services.
Karachi, Pakistan
Boltay Huroof is developing software that converts regional languages to braille and makes braille books and documents that are readable by both the sighted and the visually impaired. The initial focus was on creating inclusive educational materials for visually impaired children, but many other applications have emerged. For example, a leading bank is using the technology to support financial inclusion for visually impaired customers. Boltay Huroof donates at least 10 percent of profits to organizations of people with disabilities.
New Delhi, India
MuddleArt provides textile manufacturers and apparel brands in India with an ethical, transparent, and traceable solution to pre-consumer textile waste disposal and management. They purchase mixed textile waste at a fixed rate and bring it to their facilities where it is sorted into recyclable and upcyclable materials. The sorted waste is sold to recyclers, upcyclers, rural artisans, and small enterprises at varying rates depending upon the material. This process facilitates the transition to an eco-circular economy, prevents textile waste from entering landfills, and reduces the need for virgin materials, which lowers greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and pollution. MuddleArt employs people from underprivileged and marginalized groups, provides fair living wages and a safe and dignified work environment, and creates economic opportunities for a network of small-scale upcyclers and recyclers. They actively connect communities, share knowledge and resources, and support collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas.
Bellmere, Queensland, Australia
TechForGood Australia aims to bridge the digital divide and ensure all Australians have access to equitable, affordable and relevant technology products and services. Their online store includes more than 12,000 affordable technology products and donates 50 percent of profits to charities that address digital inequality. They also provice human-centered technology services to nonprofits and social enterprises and work with them to to develop IT strategies, address risk and security issues, support projects, and identify tech savings or funding opportunities. TechForGood has developed a Giving Hub which connects charity organizations and social enterprises with corporate donations and a Giving Fund that mobilizes resources beyond their 50 percent contribution model. They are a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise, a registered charity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), and part of Queensland Social Enterprise Council (QSEC) and Coralus.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hydrogreens specializes in solar hydroponic units that enable small-scale dairy farmers to produce fresh, high protein fodder for their animals even in extreme conditions. The fodder is natural, palatable, and easily digestible and helps increase production, fat content, and farmer incomes. Their micro-climate controlled systems require less water, space, labor, and energy costs than conventional fodder production. Most hydroponic companies profit from selling grow houses and hardware. Hydrogreens offers a service model to make the system more accessible and reduce the financial risk to farmers. They also provide solar cocoponic units and solar mushroom growing units to support self help groups.
Islamabad, Pakistan
Mohafiz specializes in emergency support, safety, security, crisis management, and risk mitigation services. They aggregate emergency services, maintain the largest database of verified responders and blood donors across Pakistan, and offer a 24-hour helpline and mobile app. The app enables people to register their own family members, neighbors, and friends as emergency contacts and send alerts through SMS and social media. Mohafiz has been used to respond to harassment, assault, house fires, road accidents, life threatening injuries, armed robberies, kidnappings, missing person reports, and other crisis situations. They also offer Mohafiz Secure, a risk mitigation and crisis management service for businesses, and Khadim By Mohafiz, which helps overseas Pakistanis take care of their loved ones back home. Mohafiz uses profits from paying clients to provide services to low income groups, contribute to Saylani Welfare Trust, and assist families in need with clean water access and natural disaster recovery.
Bedford, England, United Kingdom
Canvin and Catchpole is a family farm in Bedfordshire that delivers directly to consumers and is committed to biodiversity and responsible practices. They have planted more than 4,000 trees since 2020, and their animals roam freely on 100 acres of native woodland. The family opened a butcher shop a few miles from the farm in 1835 and draws on four generations of traditional practices. They produce limited quantities of grass-fed beef, pork and venison sausages, and honey. Products are minimally processed with no bulking agents, artificial preservatives, or other additives. Hampers are shipped with natural Woolcool insulation and a carbon neutral shipping service. Canvin and Catchpole donates to charities that tackle food poverty in the United Kingdom. Christmas period sales support Meals from Marlow.
Eskişehir, Turkey
Herkes İçin Psikolojik Destek improves mental health services in Turkey by providing affordable, accessible counseling services to individuals in need and career development opportunities for young mental health professionals. Their members provide online therapy and psychological support services adapted to people’s budgets. They also provide career counseling to newly graduated psychologists, counselors, and mental health professionals and opportunities to complete internships, mentoring training, and supervision training. This approach benefits individuals, the field of psychology, and society as a whole. Herkes İçin Psikolojik Destek raises awareness about mental health through workshops, webinars, and online content.
Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
Thinking of You Gift is a gift shop based out of Queensland Children’s Hospital that delivers responsibly sourced gifts to young patients and demonstrates that marginalized people can gain meaningful work and live a fulfilling life. It was started as a partnership between a young person with disabilities and her caregiver mother and has expanded to offer a wide range of unique gifts from partner social enterprises. They are particularly known for their customizable bunting, which is handmade from upcycled fabrics, their paper balloons, which meet hospital no-latex policies, and their line of Can Can Cards, which are made by artists with disabilities. Thinking of You Gift prioritizes environmentally responsible packaging including compostable cellophane and tissue paper, recycled newsprint gift bags, and recycled bows from the One Billion Stars project. At least 51 percent of profits are used to provide services to marginalized people. Thinking of You Gift is part of Queensland Social Enterprise Council (QSEC).
Nilüfer, Turkey
Simbiyoz Aktivite is a coworking space and incubation center in Nilüfer, Bursa where social entrepreneurs can grow together. They offer desk and office space, meeting rooms, a library, a cafe, training programs, workshops, and consulting services. Simbiyoz Aktivite works with social entrepreneurs to help them expand their impact. They also organize free training, activities, and social events for young people with disabilities or financial difficulties. They are part of Yekpare Social Enterprise Turkey, Euclid Network, and Healtech.
Karachi, Pakistan
For the Menstruator – Pakistan is a youth-led initiative that fights period poverty and stigma through educational workshops, reusable cloth pads, and entrepreneurial opportunities in underprivileged areas. They start by organizing workshops for girls between 10 and 16 years old to assess awareness, build rapport, and create space for open communication. After these programs, they distribute reusable cloth sanitary pads to menstruators that need them. To ensure the initiative is sustainable, they support women in these areas to stitch and sell pads for additional income. For the Menstruator also conducts digital campaigns to spread period positivity, address myths, and remove the stigma associated with menstruation. They collaborate with other organizations and networks in the global menstrual movement.
Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia
İstanbul, Turkey
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Curate Space offers an accessible event venue, meeting rooms, workshop space, serviced coworking office, networking lounge, accommodation, and hospitality kitchen in central Melbourne. They also provide event management, catering, video production, and live streaming services. Their series of Curate Events focus on learning, engagement, social innovation, and collaboration. They have hosted seminars, training programs, workshops, performances, forums, book launches, product launches, yoga, theater, networking functions, and celebrations. Curate Space provides pro bono and low bono venue space and event services to nonprofit community organizations and social enterprises. They are part of Catalyst 2030, XFactor Collective, Social Enterprise Academy Australia, Business Victoria Toolkits Program, and the RMIT Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation.
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems (PRESPL) specializes in biomass supply chain management and bio energy solutions that increase farmers’ incomes, create rural livelihood opportunities, and contribute to the renewable energy transition in India. Burning paddy stubble and other agricultural residue in fields can lead to serious health and environmental issues. PRESPL works with village level entrepreneurs to purchase agricultural waste from farmers and transform it into biomass pellets and briquettes. Biomass provides a local alternative to fossil fuels and causes less pollution than open burning. In addition to supplying biomass fuels, PRESPL offers operation and maintenance contracts and build, own, operate, transfer (BOOT) contracts for boilers and cogeneration plants. They are a member of Confederation of Biomass Energy Industry in India (CBEII) and CLEAN Network.
Karachi, Pakistan
Irverde is working to transition Karachi to a zero waste circular economy through awareness campaigns, environmental education, waste reduction, and recycling. They pay traditional waste collectors for recyclable materials, which are aggregated and sold to processors and manufacturers that use the waste as a raw materials. This approach supports people from low income communities and provides a monetary incentive to reduce the amount of waste in the environment. Irverde partners with schools, companies, hospitals and other institutions to accelerate change. They also work with disability organizations to ensure their educational materials and services are accessible to all. Irverde organizes public climate action events, recycling drives, cleanup campaigns, tree planting, and community conservation initiatives.
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Watipa focuses on consultancy, research, facilitation, education opportunities, and scholarships to enable equal societies, just development, and better health for all. Their network of professionals offers multi-disciplinary expertise in human rights, public health, gender, political economy, governance and democracy, environmental sustainability, health systems, community development, youth services and sexual and reproductive health to non-governmental organizations, donors, UN agencies, and the private sector. They specialize in technical advice, participatory research, participatory needs assessments and program monitoring, facilitation and training, and creative communication solutions. Watipa has at-cost overhead rates and invests 10 percent of all profits into a scholarship, exchange, and internship fund for marginalized young leaders in low and middle income countries. They are registered as a charity and as a community interest company (CIC).
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
PROSOC Innovators designs and develops innovative products and services that benefit society and enable people at the bottom of the pyramid to live better lives. Their flagship product is Deskit, a school bag that converts into a study table for children who lack basic infrastructure at school or at home. The adjustable table enables children to make any space a study space. It improves posture, concentration, and learning outcomes. PROSOC Innovators works with a network of impact partners to distribute Deskit to children in need.
Kampala, Uganda
Copious Harvest provides quality affordable food with a focus on promoting sustainable agriculture, creating livelihood opportunities, and maintaining Uganda’s rural heritage. They source local coffee and pure bee honey from smallholder farmers and work with rural women and youth to process, pack, and market it under their Ample brand name. Coffee waste is used for compost, and beeswax is sold to candle makers. Copious Harvest is part of Social Entrepreneurship Forum Uganda. They reinvest five percent of profits back into the community.
Samagol, Odisha, India
ThinkRaw India focuses on solar solutions that empower women, create rural employment opportunities, reduce drudgery, and accelerate the renewable energy transition. They design, customize, and install off-grid and on-grid solar systems, solar water pumps, and solar street lights. They also invest in research and product development to address challenges in agriculture, fisheries, and food production. ThinkRaw has collaborated with the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture to develop a solar powered IoT product for fish and prawn farming called Dhivara Mitra. The mobile floating device has sensors to monitor and track water conditions and trigger aeration as needed. They have also developed a solar powered, sensor based system to disperse fish feed. These innovations improve water quality, reduce fossil fuel consumption and labor costs, and increase incomes.
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hamara Grid works with rural communities to establish solar mini-grids that provide renewable energy and trigger local socioeconomic development. They offer an integrated range of services including mini-grid design, technical optimization, engineering, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance, training to increase productive use, and financial, technical, and market access support for new energy-enabled micro enterprises. Hamara Grid sets energy tariffs in consultation with the community and powers public infrastructure like schools, health clinics, and streetlights. The team provides advisory services and implementation support to other renewable energy service companies (RESCOs) in India and Myanmar to help them improve their mini grid systems.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Devidayal Solar supports the renewable energy transition and increases sustainable livelihood opportunities for rural women by offering decentralized solar powered refrigeration solutions, solar fans, and charge controllers. Their rugged, easy to install solar refrigerators are designed for local kirana shops, veterinary vaccines, and producers with perishable fruit, dairy, fish, or meat products. They reduce food waste and enable micro entrepreneurs to diversify and improve their standard of living. Devidayal Solar provides warranties and after sales service for all appliances. They work with SELCO Foundation, Powering Livelihoods, and GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry.
Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Bruhat Energy contributes to the renewable energy transition by locally manufacturing affordable solar products in India. They specialize in solar charge controllers, solar prioritizers, and LED luminaries that are critical components in solar home lighting, off-grid solar power, and solar street light systems. These systems are primarily used to provide lighting to low income households and communities. Bruhat Energy provides products and installation services for solar power, solar lighting, and solar pumping across India with a focus on underserved communities in Karnataka, Odisha, and the North Eastern Region. They offer a two-year warranty and long-term repair services. Bruhat Energy works closely with SELCO Foundation and is an active member of CLEAN Network.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Kumudini Energy works with a network of women energy entrepreneurs to provide renewable energy devices and services to tribal and rural communities in Odisha. They specialize in improved cook stoves, solar water pumps, livelihood equipment, home lighting, photovoltaic microgrids, and solar street lights. Their clean cook stoves include sensor-enabled climate financing to reward households for reducing carbon emissions. Kumudini Energy focuses on making renewable energy more accessible by integrating financial services and providing customized solutions. They work with SELCO Foundation and are part of CLEAN Network.
Kamrup, Assam, India
Diya Dre offers solar panels, batteries, inverters, appliances, installation, and maintenance services in Assam. They specialize in rural livelihood solutions like solar powered sewing machines, egg incubators, and irrigation pumps. Diya Dre helps customers connect with government programs and financial services to make solar affordable and accessible.
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Pushan Renewable Energy works to make it easier for every household, regardless of economic status, to produce part of their own energy requirement from renewable resources. They provide integrated solutions with a range of solar energy products, on-site installation, solar financing through local banks, and convenient after-sales services. Products include solar home lighting and electricity systems, solar water pumps, solar water heaters, solar cookers, and solar-powered livelihood equipment like sewing machines, poultry incubators, and mobile charging kiosks. Pushan serves remote areas of Madhya Pradesh by training local entrepreneurs in solar marketing, installation, and after-sales support.
Yairipok, Manipur, India
Malem – A Sustainable Enterprise provide renewable energy services in Manipur to eradicate poverty, improve healthcare, fight the climate crisis, and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)s. They specialize in solar lighting and solar powered livelihood solutions. Malem helps customers connect with funding and financing opportunities to make renewable energy more affordable and accessible. They are a member of CLEAN Network.
Palsipada, Odisha, India
GreenGold Bamboo works to improve the livelihoods of bamboo artisans, farmers, self-help groups, and enterprises in the Kalahandi region of Odisha. They assist with material supply, design, technology transfers, skill training, and marketing support to bring local bamboo products to national and global markets. GreenGold has experience with bamboo nurseries, plantations, furniture, housewares, building materials, construction, and biofuels. They organize campaigns to plant bamboo and throw bamboo seed balls on barren land. GreenGold distributes tool kits and supplies to tribal forest communities and other people in need.
Madampe, Sri Lanka
Eco Pal creates livelihood opportunities for women in remote areas and produces affordable, environmentally responsible clothing, accessories, and baby products using natural plant based dyes. The women earn living wages and are able to work from home. Eco Pal has published a book on eco dyeing that includes details on the health and environmental benefits, locally available materials, and key techniques.
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