See the highlights from our 2019 East Africa Partner Trip
See the highlights from our 2019 East Africa Partner Tri
Earlier this year we took a group of philanthropists and partners to visit some of the social businesses in our portfolio in Uganda including Godson Commodities, Impact Water&Tugende. We also visited Kenya to see some of our pipeline companies. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet not only with the social entrepreneurs, but with the people whose lives have been changed with the products, services and higher incomes that the social businesses provide.
YSB 10 Years Celebration: Here's What Happened!
Last week, we celebrated our 10 year anniversary! For the first time in two years and two months of restricted travel, YSB Co-Founder & Chairman Prof. Yunus was able to leave his home country of Bangladesh in order to join us in person.
Five social businesses scaling impact through corporate social procurement partnerships
Learn more about five social businesses who are empowering marginalised communities and protecting the planet across Latin America, East Africa and Asia.
Forget the “Consulting” Approach - It’s High Time we Mentor by Listening
The ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes once famously noted that: “we have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less“. The act of listening as a means of truly understanding an entrepreneur is an important skill when it comes to tackling the challenges they face.
