Kaah International Microfinance Services (KIMS)

Providing Islamic Sharia-compliant microfinance services in Somalia to low-income women and youth

Active, Goods & Services, SDG 12, SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 4, SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 11Sara FaruqiMarch 14, 2022Arab States, Jordan, LNC, Financial Services, Jordan;

National Microfinance Bank

Promoting financial inclusion through tailored and optimal microfinancing solutions and digital services for low-income individuals, small and micro enterprises, women and youth in Jordan.

Active, Goods & Services, SDG 12, SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 4, SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 11Sara FaruqiMarch 10, 2022Arab States, Jordan, LNC, Financial Services, Jordan;

Frontier Markets

Providing high quality, climate-friendly, and gender-inclusive products and services, including clean energy services, to last-mile villages by investing in rural women entrepreneurs as our connector to rural communities

SDG 1, SDG 5, SDG 7, Goods & Services, ActiveSara FaruqiMarch 3, 2022Information Communication & Technology (ICT), Consumer Goods, Asia & Pacific, India, LNC

Kilubukila

Creating economic opportunities for female artisans and building a sustainable infrastructure for the Congolese design industry.

Active, SDG 1, SDF 8, SDG 5, SDG 4Studio EliasJune 18, 2021Consumer Goods, Agriculture; Food & Beverage, United Kingdom, SME, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

iFarmer

Democratizing agriculture financing and supply chains for smallholder farmers and agriculture MSMEs in Bangladesh.

Active, SDG 1, SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 15, SDG 17Sara FaruqiJune 17, 2021Agriculture; Food & Beverage; Financial Services; Information and Communications Technology, Asia and the Pacific, Bangladesh, SME

AACE Foods

Combating malnutrition and improving livelihoods in Nigeria

Active, Value Chain, SDG 2, SDG 5Studio EliasMay 14, 2021Africa, Agriculture; Food & Beverage, SME, Nigeria

Acceso El Salvador

Linking Smallholder Farmers to High-value Markets in El Salvador

Active, Value Chain, SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 5, SDG 8Studio EliasMay 14, 2021Latin America & Caribbean, Agriculture; Food & Beverage, SME, El Salvador

AFRIpads

Simple Personal Hygiene Solution Changing Women’s Lives

Active, Goods & Services, Value Chain, Both, SDG 3, SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 9Studio EliasMay 14, 2021Africa, Consumer Goods; Manufacturing; Construction & Housing; Water; Sanitation & Waste Management, SME, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda

Anglo American

Supporting Enterprise Development in Mining Communities

Alumni, Value Chain, SDG 1, SDG 5Studio EliasMay 14, 2021Africa; Latin America & Caribbean, Extractives, MNC, United Kingdom, Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Ansaar Management Company

Providing quality, affordable housing for the low-Income sector in Pakistan

Alumni, Goods & Services, SDG 5, SDG 11Studio EliasMay 14, 2021Asia & Pacific, Manufacturing; Construction & Housing, SME, Pakistan

Aravind Eye Care System

Rolling out online learning for eye care professionals

Active, Goods & Services, SDG 3, SDG 5Studio EliasMay 14, 2021Asia & Pacific, Health, LNC, India

aWhere

Weather and agronomic data improves decision-making for millions of smallholder farmers

Active, Goods & Services, SDG 1, SDG 5, SDG 17Studio EliasMay 13, 2021Africa; Asia & Pacific, Information Communication & Technology (ICT), SME, United States, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda

Babajob Services

Empowering informal sector job seekers in India

Alumni, Goods & Services, SDG 1, SDG 5, SDG 8Studio EliasMay 13, 2021Asia & Pacific, Services, SME, India

Bancalimentos

Breaking the cycle of poverty in rural Colombia by exchanging recyclable waste for essential household goods such as food, medicine and agricultural inputs