community
Imagine living in a house with five of your friends for six months, without getting to leave at all. This is what the astronauts onboard the Space Station prepare to face during their missions. Astronauts must create a sense of community amongst each other in order to work and live together for such long periods of time. Do you know someone who just doesn’t seem to fit in? Can you think of ways to include them and bring them into your circle of friends - maybe share a meal, have a conversation, or take a bit of time to show that you care about the same things they care about? That’s how we create communities, no matter where we are - all across the planet or in space. All it takes is you…
GrowthAfrica - Kenya
GrowthAfrica Capital assists small business owners and entrepreneurs grow their businesses into strong and profitable companies through mentorship, training, and patient capital. GrowthAfrica has helped over 1,500 clients, and ... Read More
LIST - Living in shanty towns
The LIST (Living In Shanty Towns) Initiative aims to unify Kenya's young people who are living in informal settlements and prepare them for a productive and dignified adulthood and ... Read More
No Borders
We are collecting your stories about how space inspired YOU to do good works here on Earth. Let us know how YOU are making our fragile oasis a better place. Read More
TechnoServe Consolidating the Gains - Small Scale Farmers
TechnoServe is helping develop Uganda's matooke banana industry, benefiting thousands of small-scale farmers. The "Consolidating The Gains" project aims to increase the incomes of smallholder farmers in southwestern Uganda ... Read More
Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa (COFTA)
COFTA uses Fair Trade principles to promote the sustainable development of African producers into successful businesses. COFTA has registered 172 Fair Trade produces in 24 countries across Africa, and hopes ... Read More
Farming is My Business - KICKSTART INTERNATIONAL
Kickstart International aims to transform Africa from subsistence to commercial agriculture through low-cost capital equipment. The Farming is My Business campaign seeks to lift up the image of the farmer ... Read More
Friends of Blackheath Pool & Memorial Park
Blackheath Pool & Memorial Park is our 'fragile oasis' at the top of the mountains. Three years of concerted community action successfully snatched Blackheath Pool from the brink of demolition. The ... Read More
Green Business Initiative
Green Business Initiative is a project of the Syracuse University Students in Free Enterprise (SU SIFE) team in partnership with the Green Core Company, working directly with local businesses in ... Read More
Milango Microfinance
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Juhudi Kilimo
Juhudi Kilimo is a social enterprise that provides financial services to Kenya's rural smallholder farmers by micro-leasing wealth generating assets, like a dairy cow. Juhudi Kilimo currently has 7 ... Read More
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