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AVPN April Webinar: Role of Partnerships in Building Sustainable and Scalable Inclusive Businesses

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Across Asia, people who belong to the low-income segment or live in poverty make up 60 percent of the population. Many of these people spend less than $3 a day on purchases. While governments have a vital role to play in creating pathways to fair, lasting and shared prosperity, it is increasingly the private sector that is stepping up to tackle the challenges of income inequality and poverty. By leveraging their core assets and abilities to innovate and scale, private sector players are helping to expand access to critical networks and services that can improve people’s quality of life. These interventions are bolstered by partnerships across sectors.

In this webinar, heard from AVPN members whose companies are forces for good. Alison Eskesen from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth shared information about her efforts to connect people and businesses to digital networks that can dramatically increase their productivity and help lift communities – and even whole countries – out of poverty. Stefan Koch explained how Covestro, a leading supplier of high-value material solutions, is developing innovative inclusive businesses and how they set up sustainable value chain collaborations to benefit low-income communities.

The webinar also included a case study on Covestro’s partnership with the Social Enterprise Natural Farm Fresh Myanmar to develop and scale a solar drying business. Natural Farm Fresh Myanmar is listed on AVPN’s Deal Share to seek continued support following their successful link-up with Rockstart’s accelerator programme.

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A. Environmental Stewardship
To protect the environment, we organize programmes like mangrove nursery and Reforestation, Coastal and River Clean-Up, Community Based Environmental Solid Waste Management, Environmental IEC Campaign and Eco-Academy

B. Food Security and Sustainable Livelihood
To ensure a sustainable livelihood for the community, eco-tourism include Buhatan River Cruise Visitor Center Buhatan River Mangrove Boardwalk are run by the community. Others include Organic Vegetable and Root crops Farming, Vegetable and Root crops Chips and by-products Processing and establishing a Zero waste store.

C. Empowered Communities
To empower the community, we provide product and Agri-Enterprise Development Training, Immersion and Learnings Exchange Program, Earth Warrior Training and Community Based Social Entrepreneurship Training

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