Colombia
Close to 7 million people in the Colombia still live in extreme poverty.
NESsT invests in and accelerates social enterprises in Colombia that generate quality job opportunities for marginalized individuals, including women, Indigenous peoples, smallholder farmers and producers, and youth.
Through hands-on business assistance, we support these enterprises to bring their innovative business solutions to communities the market has traditionally overlooked, while developing their social and environmental practices.
We’ve invested in 5 social enterprises across Colombia.
368
creación de empleo digno y oportunidades de generación de ingresos
+US $1.6M
invertido
95,973
vidas mejoradas
As of February 1, 2024
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NESsT’s recent study and extensive research identifies that the term ‘bioeconomy’ is often broadly interpreted by bioeconomy funders and global policymakers, sometimes straying far from a vision of environmental stewardship. We interviewed Indigenous leaders and entrepreneurs as part of ongoing efforts to deepen our understanding of their perspectives, vision and expectations of the bioeconomy as not just as an economic model, but as a way of life rooted deeply in ancestral tradition.
This blog delves into the methodology behind NESsT’s publication to improve the targeting, accessibility, efficacy, and efficiency of investments in the Amazon bioeconomy; it homes in on NESsT’s firm intention to bring local voices to global discussions around Amazon bioeconomy funding and explores how NESsT anchored the publication in authentic narratives and diverse Amazonian contexts while tailoring the message for the international financing community.
NESsTrevela información esencial para orientar mejor las inversiones hacia los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales.
Las nueve empresas que se unirán al Programa de Aceleración de América del Sur, creado conjuntamente por NESsT y IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, están preparadas para impulsar el desarrollo sostenible y el crecimiento inclusivo en toda la región.
La floricultora que gestiona Cattleya da empleo a 350 personas, principalmente de las localidades rurales cercanas de Suesca y Sesquilé, proporcionándoles una fuente estable de ingresos, salarios justos, servicios de bienestar y oportunidades de desarrollo profesional. Más del 50% de la mano de obra de Cattleya son mujeres que son el principal sostén de sus familias.
En 2022, el Fondo Lirio realizó su primera inversión en Colombia, dando la bienvenida a Pomario, una empresa social que vende productos orgánicos y proporciona empleo a las comunidades rurales.