The Quick Social Business Christmas Gift Guide
The Quick Social Business Christmas Gift Guide
This Christmas, it’s more important than ever to support social businesses. At a time when it may feel easier to shop online at the major online retailer ‘who shall not be named’, why not take a bit of time to find a social business which benefits a local community?
Today, we are highlighting three social businesses we have been working with over the last year who are selling presents online!
🕯️FOR CONSCIOUS HOMEWARE, FASHION AND GIFTS, AKOJO MARKET 🕯️
Akojo Market is the leading UK platform selling handmade accessories, jewellery, homeware and fashion from independent African designers. They carefully select talented designers and brands who promote local culture and artisan craftsmanship, and are committed to a sustainable and transparent way of working. We worked with Akoji Market this year as part of the F-LANE accelerator from Vodafone.
⚽ FOR THE FOOTBALL HEADS, ALIVE & KICKING ⚽
Alive and Kicking are the world’s only not-for-profit ball manufacturer. Their centres across sub-Saharan Africa create hundreds of ethical jobs for adults facing disadvantage. Profits from balls sales and additional fundraising give young people access to sport and health education Alive and Kicking are selling their wide range of balls on their online shop. https://aliveandkicking.org/shop/
🥻FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION LOVERS, RANGSUTRA 🥻
RangSutra are one of our portfolio companies, they act as a bridge between rural artisans and global consumers to create sustainable livelihoods and revive India’s rich craft heritage. They work with artisan cooperatives from rural villages to source textiles that are then turned into finished garments. And they ship internationally!
Celebrating female leadership of social entrepreneurs within YSB's portfolio: Sandra Nalli
Every week, through March, YSB’s new CEO Jana Lessenich will ask one of our female social business entrepreneurs questions about leadership and their lives. Stay tuned to this space to read their inspiring insights!
MAN Impact Accelerator #2... Opening Week Highlights
The first week of this year's MAN Impact Accelerator launched at full throttle and our expectations were met and over-exceeded.
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Surviving And Thriving Through India’s COVID-19 Lockdown
On 24 March this year, day-to-day business for a vast number of Indian organisations stopped abruptly. With a complete nationwide lockdown, any operations requiring physical attendance had to shut down overnight. Here’s how we helped one of the Indian social businesses in our portfolio to overcome the combined economic and health crises of COVID-19.
