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Social Sector Network promotes scalable solutions, values, and thought leadership. Our featured impact partners are representative of our organizational network for creating sustainable development partnerships. Here are Social Sector Network’s current featured impact partners:


International Youth for a Better World

Value Proposition: International Youth for a Better World trains and supports local civic leaders so that local communities can build the capacity to address their own challenges. IYfaBW is initially focused on assisting communities in Cambodia.

SDG Targets: No Poverty (1), Quality Education (4), Gender Equality (5), Decent Work and Economic Growth (8), Reduced Inequalities (10)


Dreamer & Co

Value Proposition: Dreamer & Co partners with a group of women artisans in the Horn of Africa who have been trained to create handmade paper bead jewelry.  By providing market access, Dreamer & Co expands economic opportunities for these women.

SDG Targets: No Poverty (1); Gender Equality (5); Decent Work and Economic Growth (8); Reduced Inequalities (10)


Shakti International
Value Proposition: Shakti International connects female-operated stitching centers in rural India to buyers in the United States, providing opportunities for women to earn. They maintain complete transparency in the production and distribution process, empowering their customers to empower others.
 
SDG Targets: No Poverty (1), Gender Equality (5), Decent Work and Economic Growth (8), Reduced Inequalities (10)

Center for Canine Behavioral Studies
Value Proposition: The Center for Canine Behavioral Studies works to maintain the behavioral wellness of dogs and strengthens the human-companion animal bond to ensure that dogs remain in their owners’ home as trusted and valued companions for life.
 
SDG Targets: Good Health and Well-Being (3), Life on Land (15)

Key-Log Economics

Value Proposition: Key-Log Economics helps non-governmental organizations, local, state and national government agencies, and private businesses achieve their goals by developing and communicating solid information about the critical economic connections between human and natural communities, and by putting that understanding to work in projects, programs, and organizational strategy.

SDG Targets: Clean Water and Sanitation (6); Affordable and Clean Energy (7); Decent Work and Economic Growth (8); Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (9); Sustainable Communities and Cities (11); Responsible Consumption and Production (12); Climate Action (13); Life Below Water (14); Life On Land (15)


Be As You Wear

Value Proposition: Be As You Wear sells clothing to fund investments in youth who are at risk for dropping out of life or failing out of school. They provide 40 hours of referral, transportation, and intervention service/month to families who struggle to access therapeutic services required for their wellness.

SDG Targets: Good Health and Well-Being (3); Quality Education (4); Reduced Inequalities (10); Responsible Consumption and Production (12);


Bard Center for Environmental Policy

Bard MBA in Sustainability

Value Proposition: Bard’s graduate programs combine an intensive course of study with practical training in preparation for environmental careers in nonprofit organizations, government, and the private sector. The programs emphasize methods of critical inquiry and provide the practical knowledge necessary to understand the legal, political, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethical forces that influence the decision-making process.

SDG Targets: No Poverty (1); Zero Hunger (2); Good Health and Well-Being (3); Gender Equality (5); Clean Water and Sanitation (6); Affordable and Clean Energy (7); Decent Work and Economic Growth (8); Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (9); Reduced Inequalities (10); Sustainable Communities and Cities (11); Responsible Consumption and Production (12); Climate Action (13); Life Below Water (14); Life On Land (15); Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions (16); Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (17)


BizGees

Value Proposition: BizGees supports refugee entrepreneurs. They do this by facilitating crowdfunding campaigns and providing interest-free micro-loan for refugee entrepreneurs. BizGees is committed to financial inclusion for refugees through alternative finance methods.

SDG Targets: No Poverty (1); Zero Hunger (2); Good Health and Well-Being (3); Gender Equality (5); Affordable and Clean Energy (7); Decent Work and Economic Growth (8); Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (9); Reduced Inequalities (10); Sustainable Communities and Cities (11); Responsible Consumption and Production (12); Climate Action (13)


Yielding Accomplished African Women

Value Proposition: Yielding Accomplished African Women is running Ghana’s first finance and technology talent accelerator in partnership with the University of Ghana. The program provides students with a gender-specific toolkit that ensures their professional and personal success in an ever-changing world.

SDG Targets: Gender Equality (5); Decent Work and Economic Growth (9); Reduced Inequalities (10)


Southern Africa Startup Awards

Value Proposition: Southern Africa Startup Awards brings together talented entrepreneurs, investors, and other thought leaders in the world of technology. The event takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa and is designed to spotlight the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) regional entrepreneurship ecosystem.

SDG Targets: Decent Work and Economic Growth (8); Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (9)


Entreprenavel

Value Proposition: Entreprenavel provides online courses, resources, and advising for early-stage entrepreneurs to create a more inclusive global entrepreneurship ecosystem by lowering geographic barriers to entry.

SDG Targets: Quality Education (4); Decent Work and Economic Growth (8)


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