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enterprises scale new ideas to solve social and environmental challenges

Social Enterprises

Through the support we give to our intermediate initiatives, we encourage social enterprises that are addressing social problems such as the lack of access to education, employment, and health and basic infrastructure for the most marginalized people in Mexico. We want to multiply the number of social enterprises in Mexico that provide innovative solutions to these issues with sustainability models that could allow them to escalate their offerings to more people on a sustained way.

Meet the social enterprises with which our intermediary initiatives work for:

+10,000

farmers

receive weekly weather alerts, market information and agricultural prices on their mobile phones.

MISSION

To connect farmers with their value chains through information and communication technologies

MODEL

Thanks to technological innovation and a team of dedicated agronomists, farmers receive market information, weather alerts and technical assistance on the best agricultural practices for their farming activity.

IMPACT

Since 2015, Esoko Mexico has impacted more than 20 thousand people in the Mexican country side, connected to the value chains of maize and barley.

“Connovo’s replication methodology allowed us to build a solid social business adapted to the Mexican context with the confidence of an internationally proved social and business model. This confidence was essential for our development”.
Thanks to the support of:
WEBSITE: www.esoko.mx | CONTACT: diana@esoko.mx

2,400

hectares

reforested with pine trees.

MISSION

They grant microcredit to communities for the establishment and management of resin-producing forest plantations, which are paid gradually with part of their own production.

MODEL

Ejido Verde creates new sustainable jobs for the marginalized communities of Mexico and promotes one of the country's most vulnerable industries, the resin industry. The project brings together the private sector, general public and different indigenous communities in Mexico. It´s innovative model combines social entrepreneurship, environmental reforestation and conservation of the national heritage. Ejido Verde empower communities to increase their incomes reducing migration problems and promoting the restoration and conservation of forests, as well as cultural identity.

IMPACT

Ejido Verde will generate 600 million dollars of incomes for the local population in the next 30 years, which will also reduce 1 million tons of greenhouse gases.

"Kaya has provided us phenomenal support, securing a multimillion-dollar investment, as well as helping us to setup our complex financial model that reflects and supports the scalability of our social enterprise. We are pleased to have Kaya as a strategic partner."
Thanks to the support of:
WEBSITE: www.ejidoverde.org | CONTACT: shaun@ejidoverde.com

3,100

biodigesters

installed

MISSION

To create value from waste.

MODEL

Sistema Biobolsa is aimed to empower small and medium farmers, who are responsible for the 80% of the food production worldwide. They operate in 3 levels: technology, education and financing. Sistema Biobolsa manufactures, distributes and installs high quality biodigesters which convert waste into clean-renewable energy and biofertilizer. They complement their technology with a training and financing program as well as a long-term service.

IMPACT

Sistema Biobolsa has managed +4.5 millions of dollars of tons of waste, mitigated more than 62 thousand tons of greenhouse gases and has benefited directly more de 20 thousand people.

"Kaya provided us with innovative and intelligent consultancy, which allowed us to raise capital successfully with three impact investors in just 12 months... their availability, dedication and proactivity were constant; from the elaboration of the financial model to the final negotiations”.  
Thanks to the support of:
WEBSITE: www.sistemabiobolsa.com | CONTACT: ventas@sistemabiobolsa.com

150

active users

of which 90% are saving their extra incomes.

MISSION

Improve the quality of life of people by generating new income and contributing to the environment

MODEL

PROTRASH is a social company dedicated to optimize the recycling industry in Mexico and at the same time help people from low income communities to acquire a monetary value for their recyclable waste.

IMPACT

PROTRASH accesses to the communities by providing environmental training, generating awareness of the problem, as well as waste separation habits at home. In addition, through generating new revenues, Protrash creates an economic accelerator in the communities that generates new habits such as saving incomes. The 6 communities in which they currently work are cleaner.

“HULT Prize changed our lives. They change our way of thinking. You can not see the world the same. Now we seek to generate the greatest impact in each of our actions, we see problems as opportunities, and our minds have started to create solutions that may seem impossible, but which Hult Prize has driven us to realize them".
Thanks to the support of:
WEBSITE: www.protrashco.com | CONTACT: info@protrashco.com