The following is a book review of the remarkable story of Stacey Edgar and how she used a small investment to bring forth incredible change. At thirty-two years old Stacey Edgar was a restless social worker, a wife, a mother of three small children, had no passport, and no business plan. What she did have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
Global Girlfriends: How One Mom Made It Her Business to Help Women in Poverty Worldwide
Posted by Casey on October 3rd, 2011
Posted in Poverty 
Tags: business, Economy, Empowering Women, Fair Trade, Human Trafficking, investment, Poverty Alleviation, Womens Rights 
No Comments »Students in Free Enterprise: Making a Difference World-Wide
Posted by Casey on August 10th, 2011
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), is a student led non-profit organization that is rapidly gaining attention with their world-wide program, impacting nearly 1,300 different universities. SIFE makes it possible for university students to make a difference in their communities while developing their business skills. One particular university, the Shri Ram College of Commerce, has excelled [...]
Consumers against slavery
Posted by Alicia on April 4th, 2011
In the last 20-30 years, our world has experienced an explosion in economic globalization. Unfortunately, as our contact with people and goods of other countries has increased, so too have our ties to slavery strengthened. In fact, slavery contributes roughly 13 billion dollars to the world’s economy directly. “In slavery today we can see that [...]
Posted in Human Trafficking Tags: Buying power, Causes, Consumers, David Batstone, Economy, Fair Trade, Human Trafficking, Not4Sale, Slavery No Comments »
