Global Goods Partners
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[edit] Introduction
Global Goods Partners is a social enterprise dedicated to alleviating poverty and promoting social justice by strengthening women-led development initiatives for marginalized communities in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
[edit] History
Global Goods Partners was founded in 2005 by Catherine Lieber Shimony and Joan Shifrin. They founded the Global Goods Partners as a result of their experiences in previous projects both women were involved with while employed by nonprofit organisations like the Global Fund for Children (GFC) and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS).
Collaborating in these projects brought the founders into contact with women in several countries across the globe who were supporting themselves by producing various products in community-based operations and microenterprises.
The Global Goods founders expanded these already thriving concepts and founded the organisation in order to create and sustain markets in the US for the produced goods with a strong emphasis on fair trade and conscious shopping.
[edit] Current activities
As a non-profit organisation, Global Goods Partners pursues its mission by partnering with organizations, associations, and cooperatives worldwide that integrate their commitment to community development. Specifically, improvements in education, health, women’s rights, and employment opportunities with socially responsible income-generating enterprises. Global Goods provides its partners with direct access to new markets in the United States, increasing both their revenue and global awareness of their work. Global Goods uses proceeds from product sales to provide technical assistance and grant support to its partners, assisting them in building stronger, more effective programs.
[edit] External Links
- Global Goods Partners offical website
- Global Goods Partners at policyinnovations.org, a Carnegie council site
