enable community

file under:
Communications Access and Infrastructure, donated, donation, Economic Development, Environment and Ecology, International Cooperation, micro-enterprise, micro-finance, Microcredit, refurbished, Social Enterprise and Economic Development

operates in:
Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Philippines

contact:
www.enablecommunity.org.nz

We work to have a positive effect on the following

1. For the micro-entrepreneur's

Boosts business ventures resulting in extra income: Helps business owners expand their business, provide employment, increase their revenue so that they can afford to send their children to school, afford better healthcare, help support extended family members.
Promotes fairer trade: For example, farmers and fishermen no longer have to rely on the word of a middleman to find out where they can get the best price for crops or catch. Instead, they can call the markets direct and find out for themselves and get a better price for their goods.
Saves time: For example, a text message might be used to make an order for goods for a store rather than closing it and walking hours to the supplier.
Provides safety: Increases safety through making weekly micro-finance loan repayments or other payments via the mobile phone and therefore reducing the risk of theft.
Creates new business opportunities: Through the use of mobile-commerce and reselling mobile air time
Creates jobs: Employment is required in the developing nation to refurbish and repackage donated used mobile
Facilitates communication: Helps the micro finance officers better communicate with their clients to offer advice, coaching and receive feedback

2. The revenue opportunities for micro-finance organisations through participation in the program to help them better deliver positive social change,

3. Creates jobs: Employment is required in the developing nation to refurbish and repackage donated used mobiles

4. Operational Benefits to the MFI - Helps the micro finance officers better communicate with their clients to offer advice, coaching and receive feedback as well as the operational efficiencies of m-commerce - eg SMART Money

5. Reputation/Brand benefits to Telcos by giving people the opportunity to participate in the fight against poverty by donating their old mobile phone, enhancing awareness and creating a link between the peoples of developed and developing countries.

References / Past Projects

enable community was born out of a desire to alleviate poverty and empower the working poor by providing affordable communication, delivering an invaluable business tool helping micro-entrepreneurs in their fight against poverty.