businessmen faithfully pursuing a world without poverty
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BUSINESSPEOPLE FAITHFULLY PURSUING
A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY
Martin Mutuku
East and West Africa Region
AFRICA ON THE MOVE
31 MILLION additional African households moved into the consuming classes in the last decade.
100s OF MILLIONSstill remain trapped in poverty.
AFRICA ON THE MOVE
Creation of 72 MILLION stable wage-paying jobs by
2020 if strategies are
developed to remove
barriers, and add
infrastructure, financing,
business environment and
workforce skills.
HIGHLIGHT
Christian Entrepreneurs Sacco Society (CHESS)• Set up in 1997 by a group of 20 entrepreneurs
• First LCI of Partners Worldwide
• Today serving 1,100 SMEs through training, mentoring,
advocacy, and access to capital
IMPACTS
• 22 LCIs
• 40,372 clients
• 1,730 trained using
PW curriculum
• 366 mentoring
relationships
• $2.1m loaned from
PW Global Fund
• 41,337 jobs created
and sustained
• Profad Windows, Ghana (Dennis Peters)
• Seeking a skilled production manager to run factory
Engagement Opportunities
Engagement Opportunities
Multi-Plan Packaging,
Kenya (Michael Kingara)
sourcing paper and
carton manufacturing
machines
GET INVOLVED
We need partners!
In Africa and other communities of high
unemployment
BUSINESSPEOPLE FAITHFULLY PURSUING A
WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY
Jacqueline Klamer
Southeast Asia and Greater China
MANNA ORGANIC
CULTURE LIFE
ASSOCIATION
• First LCI in the region
• Serves members with
farms and businesses
• Starting business
training in Spring
2015
HIGHLIGHT