Social Entrepreneur Corps

MicroConsignment
“The MicroConsignment Model is an amazingly simple and effective idea. It is demonstrating how to provide economic opportunities, and health benefits, to people in extremely isolated and impoverished communities without forcing them and their families to assume undue risk -- people who are currently beyond the reach of conventional micro-finance. It is an idea with enormous potential for impact because it can be readily adopted by anti-poverty organizations around the world.“ - David Bornstein, Author of "How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas", Founder of dowser.org

The MicroConsignment Model (MCM) is an award-winning Community Enterprise Solutions (our sister organization) social innovation. The mission of the MCM is to create first-time access to life-changing technologies, products and services for isolated villagers through locally-owned, managed and sustainable (profitable) entrepreneurial solutions.

Recent participant contributions:

Designed a gardening manual to be sold with seeds during community access campaigns.

Researched and wrote a detailed repair manual for solar lamps sold in the Dominican Republic.

Designed and built a water filter that costs half as much as the current model and filters twice as much water.

Conducted a feasibility study for Andean improved wood burning stove, creating also a construction guide and actually building the first two models in two regions. 

Supported the first water and solar focused village access campaigns in Guatemala to increase visibility of water purification and solar energy solutions.

Presented the 'Family Nutrition Kit' at village access campaigns to create access to the small-scale irrigaction system for families and farmers in isolated communities.

Created a Nicaragua-specific seed guide to be offered with the sale of vegetable seeds in order to increase the impact and effectiveness of vegetable seed sales.

Conducted needs analyses to determine local access to and need for energy, gardening, cooking and water solutions.

Supported the first village impact campaigns held by MCM entrepreneurs in the Dominican Republic, creating access to 119 pairs of reading glasses, solar  lamps, water purification buckets and more through the MCM for the first time in the country.

Worked with 12 Community Advisors in 17 village access marketing visits AND village access campaigns in rural Nicaraguan communities.

Identified four new Community Partners to support the MicroConsignment model in three regions of Nicaragua.

Trained six first-time entrepreneurs Community Advisors in three regions of Nicaragua.

Created access to essential products, services and technologies to 368 beneficiaries in 17 communities.

Supported in delivering eye exams and sold 93 near vision reading glasses  through Community Advisors

Generated $314.82 in income with Community Advisors in Nicaragua.

Engaged 134 community members in conducting needs analysis surveys on improved wood cook stoves and water purification systems.

Conducted community needs analysis on water purification buckets and improved wood cook stoves.

Developed marketing plan and tested marketing strategies to launch and promote Solcom stores.

Launched Solcom store with key community partner in Diramaba, Carazo.

Improved SolCom leadership and support strategies with the CAs.

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