The only fair trade factory in Africa is saving lives while bringing business to Africa, the new continent for outsourced savings. Chid Liberty, the co-founder with Adam Butlein, of the first fair trade factory in Africa, shares the success of…
Sustainable Preschool Education in India Combats Extreme Poverty.
At the end of British rule, India’s literacy rate was less than 12%. It has grown to 74% but is still below the world average of 84%. It is difficult work to grow education in India due to the level…
Education, Jobs in Afghanistan Fight Terrorism.
Push Play to hear how one woman, Hassina Sherjan, is helping prevent terrorism in Afghanistan through education and creating jobs. Both men and women, girls and boys are being educated in Afghanistan by Hassina Sherjan and the 19 schools she…
A New Maasai Rite of Passage Stops Female Circumcision.
Teri Gabrielsen of (ASK) reports the changes in the Maasai community as 52 girls enjoy an alternative rite of passage rather than the pain of female genital mutilation (FGM). This ancient tradition of female genital cutting is slowly changing although…
Social Entrepreneurship Brings Sanitation to Urban Slums in Extreme Poverty
David Auerbach from Sanergy, a social enterprise in Kenya that has been identified and supported by Eleos Foundation, has grown into an opportunity for impact investors. Saner.gy builds sustainable sanitation in the urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. So you…
Global Women for Peace Empower a Better World by Connecting on the Phone.
Linda Higdon of the Global Room for Women shares the incredible women’s movement that connects and empowers women globally. Cultural differences that may involve female genital mutilation (female circumcision), the severe discipline of children, pre-teen motherhood and domestic violence find…
Liberian Women for Peace and Social Entrepreneurs Build West African Economy
Chid Liberty, co-founder of the first Fair Trade factory in Africa, shares the impact social entrepreneurship has made on Western Africa’s economy. Liberia has been a country torn by civil war until a group of women for peace ended it…
Solution for Afghanistan War and Terrorism: Education and Jobs.
Hassina Sherjan speaks about education and creating jobs in Afghanistan to resolve war and its scars. A native Afghan, Hassina Sherjan educates not only women in Afghanistan but also boys in order to help end terrorism, rebuild the economy and…
ASK Provides Education for the Maasai.
Teri Gabrielsen, the founder of is interviewed on Socially Conscious Investing online radio. This is a particularly inspiring episode that addresses the Maasai children’s academic education as well as on healthy living, environmental sustainability, animal & wildlife conservation, and cultural…
Up From the Dust
An international speaker and crisis communications professional, Mary Schnack, is interviewed on Socially Conscious Investing about Up From The Dust, a socially responsible business that supports women entrepreneurs internationally. “Up From the Dust is my passion business,” explains Mary, “because…
Fabric Of Life Saves Girls and Women from Lives of Despair in Poverty.
Socially Conscious Investing online radio interviews Carol Schillios, the founder of Fabric of Life, this week. The organization’s work facilitates microlending, education and health care in the developing world. Fabric Of Life was born from the Schillios Development Foundation, formed…
