Hyper-local Manufacturing on the Final Frontier
As part of our series of “fireside chats”, Amneh Shaikh-Farooqui of Polly & Other Stories and Afshan Abbas of Fuchsia Shoes conversed from opposite sides of the globe about the artisans of Pakistan, the final frontier for impact investors, how their companies managed to gain momentum during COVID, and what they need to reach their goals.
Crossing the Digital Divide: Opportunities to Scale Impact in the Artisan Sector
R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund invited Hedvig Alexander, co-founder of Powered by People, and Priya Krishnamoorthy, founder and CEO of 200 Million Artisans, to share their perspectives and recent research on opportunities in the artisan sector. Their conversation focused on the best ways to use digital technologies to scale the sector and create greater economic opportunities for artisan producers.
Why We Invested: Iluméxico
R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund has joined Beneficial Returns, an impact investment fund manager, in an impact investment to improve the lives of rural Mexicans and protect the environment. R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund is participating in a loan that Beneficial Returns has extended to Iluméxico, a social enterprise delivering solar energy solutions to remote Mexican communities.