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The Christian Microenterprise Network
links missions, charity agencies, churches and individuals
supporting our vision to help income generation in developing
countries.
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Join the Network!
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 To
see our short introductory video, please click
here. This can also be viewed on YouTube
here
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If you would like to start your own income
generating enterprise or are wanting to try and help others do this,
then we hope we can help wherever you are. We support the principles
of equal opportunities, fair trade, organic food production,
environmental technology, high integrity, health and safety at work
and we recommend quadruple bottom line (Profit, community welfare
environmental protection and spiritual awareness)
As far as possible, all our resources are free, but we would like
you to join us in this network as you will have valuable experience
and insights which could help up develop this global resource.
Please see our
membership
page for details or contact us.
We trust that our website will be of real help and encouragement to
you and wish you well in your future endeavours.
Please note: We regret that all
available funding support for new microenterprise is currently
fully allocated.
Products for Poor Communities
We want to establish whether we should
consider development and
supply of
boxes of low cost essential goods for sale by representatives in
very poor communities.
If you live or work in very poor
communities could you help us by finding out what products are
not available or not affordable, which people want or need to
buy and send a list to:
miketyler@aidfortrade.org.uk
Availability of Essential Goods
Are there products which families in your community
need but are not available for sale at affordable prices?
If so could you please send a list to us
contact us so we
can consider possible development of a supply service.
Successful Small Business ModelsWe are very interested
to purchase detailed information including pictures and video clips
of successful microenterprises which are on our
list of
concepts, to feature on our website to help others.
We are able to offer
$100 for each microenterprise able to provide the 'model'
information we need. If you would like to help in this way,
please
contact us for details.
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Small size biodiesel equipment
If you are needing to purchase very small scale processing
plant or equipment for your business and already have
funding, let us know and we may be able to help by
suggesting suitable suppliers.
Small scale Alembic copper still suitable for production of
high value herb oils
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Ecofaebricks
Made with 75% cow dung, ecofaebricks
are claimed to be 20% lighter and 20% stronger than ordinary
bricks.
Click here
for more information.Improving
hygiene and reducing disease risks
The PeePoo bag is being developed in Sweden for use where
there are no toilets. The bags are biodegradable and
impregnated with chemicals are claimed to compost faeces and
urine safely for fertilizer use in about 6 weeks.
This could be a significant help for very poor communities
and the price may be low enough for sustainable use. More
information here
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http://www.cobwebinfo.com/)
provides on line access access to business planning and
offers for sale at about £6 each, fact sheets on start up of
650 small business opportunities, some of which Aid for
Trade have purchased. A quite useful free weekly newsletter
on small businesses, albeit UK based, is available at:
http://www.enterprisequest.com/news/rss.html
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