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Investing in Local People And Their Communities

Investing in Local People And Their Communities. Opportunity International MISSION. CED STRATEGIES…. Our mission is to empower people to work their way out of poverty, transforming their lives, their children’s futures and their communities. Community Economic Development STRATEGIES.

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Investing in Local People And Their Communities

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  1. Investing in Local People And Their Communities

  2. Opportunity International MISSION CED STRATEGIES… Our mission is to empower people to work their way out of poverty, transforming their lives, their children’s futures and their communities.

  3. Community Economic Development STRATEGIES CED STRATEGIES… • Identify and work with communities that have organized leadership in place, engage leadership aspirationally • Use economic data and asset research to assess potential value added economic opportunities • Lead with economic development w/ focus on sustainable SME development • Leverage local/US business expertise to evaluate, prioritize and implement investment opportunities • Co-invest with the poor & share ownership benefits to incentivize social/community action

  4. Agricultural Investments CED FOCUS FOR NICARAGUA… Goal: Target improved agricultural practices, add value to local crops, access new markets through… • Access to farm Loans • Transfer of Technology • Co-invest in a processing plant • ID new markets for local products • Profit sharing with farmers

  5. Agricultural SME IMPACT

  6. Rural Aqueduct as SME • Poorest 2 communities in Granada • Withoutwaterfor 12 years • Cost of buyingwater: $5.30/cm • Time haulingwater: 2-4 hoursday Co-InvestmentPolicy: • Establish legal entitytooperateaqueduct • Firstinvestors in theproject • Provide Non-technical Labor • Manageaqueduct as a business

  7. La Laguna Water Aqueduct

  8. Financial Impact of Rural Aqueduct as SME

  9. Community Impact of Aqueduct as SME: More than 30 active leaders (70% women) Affordable Potable Water – 3,000 persons Unity among diverse groups Community Development Fund – Home Repair Loans Public/Private Collaboration: Road repair project (over $90k)

  10. COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES CommunityEconomic Development Principles • PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE Our WORK… • Work is community based, with growth and transformation best realized in the context of community. • The primary focus is on assets, both in people and in communities, not on needs or limitations. • Lead with economic development. Make a Change! • Lending to the poor has benefits beyond charity, and investing with the poor has benefits beyond lending. • Invest in the leadership capacity of the community. • Never do for the poor what they can do for themselves. Don’t get ahead of the people.

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