Concordia crafts a family space for such youth daily where they receive the support they need and deserve.
NESsT focuses on improving economic autonomy because it improves community autonomy. As much as "Workforce Diversity and Inclusion" is used to solve this problem, it will not. We must pursue Workforce Equity and Justice.
Meet Victor. Victor is a coppersmith in the Romanian village of Brateiu. There used to be 200 Roma coppersmiths in his village. Now there are only six left. He says he’s proud he can continue to practice the craft of his ancestors and make a living doing so.
NESsT's portfolio director for the Andean Region offers three top tips for social entrepreneurs: (1) Look Deep, (2) Seek Feedback and (3) Test, Test, Test.
Gender-lens investing initiatives around the world declare that mainstreaming gender in development finance and impact investing is about both men and women. Yet in most countries there are such egregious, multi-dimensional barriers to women entrepreneurs that these efforts are—and must be—primarily about advancing women’s access to capital.
As spring emerges in the southern hemisphere, the NESsT Fund is actively looking for additional companies that want to raise debt capital in the $50K - $500K range. The Call for Applications, active as of October 2019, aims to select 5-10 investment companies in the next two months to offer debt funds.
Should the impact investing sector pioneer these practices into mainstream investing? Well, gender inclusion means different things to different people. It's important to define what we mean when using the terms "gender lens, gender equity, and gender inclusion" to make sure that everyone is aligned so that we move far in a few areas as opposed to moving slightly across many.
Indigenous communities are the first ones affected by climate change, yet indigenous communities lack access to capital and markets to ensure their input in the current paradigm, which extracts more resources than can replenish the environment. Panelists Nicole Etchart Co-CEO, NESsT Paul Cyr of Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, Teresa Dunbar of the Swift Foundation, Carina Pimenta of Conexsus, and David Rothschild of Nia Tero discuss.
