Micro loans enable women-run businesses in Nepal
The loan I received from Didi Co-operative, which was provided by Community Evolution, has been very helpful to expand my hardware business. After the Covid-19 crisis, due to the lack of cash flow in the market, I was in the stage of closing my business. However, once...
Support local, self-regulated and integrated fisheries businesses led by First Nations communities
The River Select Fisheries Cooperative was incorporated in 2014 to provide market access to sustainable Indigenous salmon fisheries. The Cooperative’s members are not just as fishers, but fishing communities. Their fisheries respect measures around selective fishing...
Female farmers association’s work during pandemic featured in new video
Our partner in Bolivia, Aymara Women Vegetable Producers Association of Achocalla (AFLOPHA), has been featured in Spanish-language video produced by local marketing firm Serpentina Digital. The Association made major innovations in early-2020 when the Covid-19...
Community Evolution Partner wins Green Prize from the the Development Bank of Ecuador
The Development Bank of Ecuador, in a special event held in Quito, recognized 12 finalist projects for their efforts to care for the environment and advance social causes. In 2019, 115 applicants from local and provincial governments and companies from across Ecuador...
Study highlights the benefits of association in the panela industry in Sigchos, Ecuador
Research completed by economics student Eduardo Cobos Hernández of Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in Quito highlights a few of the reasons why Community Evolution partner, Flor de Caña, has done well for itself and its community since formally becoming an...
A stronger Salt Spring Island food system for all
Salt Spring Island is a 180 square kilometre (70 square miles) land mass in the Salish Sea, between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia Mainland. The Island is dotted by small farms, 45 percent of which are less than 10 acres. While Salt Spring farmers grow at...
New Partnership with River Select Fisheries Cooperative
Community Evolution is proud to announce a new partnership with River Select Fisheries Cooperative to further our mutual aim of promoting co-operation and community economic development as instruments of social and economic empowerment. River Select is a...
Female farmers and entrepreneurs provide diverse food baskets for delivery around La Paz, Bolivia
During the pandemic, Community Evolution’s partner AFLOPHA in Bolivia is providing food and income for their community. AFLOPHA receives orders and provides delivery of fresh vegetables from their greenhouses directly and safely to customers in La Paz via WhatsApp. The group has also partnered with other producers to sell and deliver diverse and nutritious food baskets.