NESsT announces today exciting leadership developments in two of its South American markets, due to ever-growing opportunities to channel financial resources and business acumen to social enterprises based through the Andes and Amazon.
NESsT Extends its Acceleration Work for Indigenous-Led Enterprises in the Amazon Basin, Supported by The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Photo Essay: Liudmyla and Anatolii's Story
Indigenous and Local Voices Lead NESsT’s Call to Strengthen Global Funding to the Amazon Bioeconomy
NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Welcome New Enterprises to Catalyze Positive Change in South America
The war in Ukraine enters its third year
This past February marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
As of February 2024, an estimated 3.7 million people are still displaced within Ukraine’s borders, and 6.5 million refugees are in countries such as Poland and Romania. The reality is, although it has been two years since the crisis began, millions of refugees in the region still need support to find dignified work that allows them to feed their families.
NESsT Selected to ImpactAssets 50 as an Emerging Impact Manager for Third Consecutive Year
How NESsT is refining its impact measurement and management to capture gender and regenerative impact beyond numbers in the Amazon
NESsT has a portfolio of 50 enterprises based in the Amazon. Over the past five years, NESsT portfolio managers have worked closely with these enterprises to monitor, measure, and grow their impact. Recently, NESsT sought to develop more detailed methods to understand the culture and context of the data it collects, specifically for enterprises in the Amazon.
Supporting the empowerment of Xikrin do Bacajá women: Amplifying their voices through a new line of artisan products
Associação Bebô Xirin do Bacajá (ABEX) is an Indigenous-led association that participated in the Amazon Indigenous Rights and Resources (AIRR) project launched in 2021 to support Indigenous populations to become more visible and active actors in the Amazon economy, in ways that conserve rainforest biodiversity and build environmental resiliency.
O Fundo Lirio NESsT concede à Kulkao um segundo empréstimo para aumentar a renda dos produtores de cacau na bacia amazônica
Located in the jungle areas of central and eastern Peru, Kulkao sources cocoa from over 400 smallholder farmers living in the remote regions of the Amazon basin. Its products include cocoa butter, cocoa powder, and cocoa nibs that are sold to local and international markets such as Europe and North America. Due to its success, in 2023, NESsT approved a second revolving loan to Kulkao, supporting the social enterprise to continue to purchase cacao beans from local farmers committed to organic, sustainable practices.