Description/achievement of initiative
Global Development Partners, Inc. is committed to providing equal economic growth opportunities to all, especially those who are living in the developing countries and have been excluded from the local financial and economic growth programs and opportunities. Several of our organizational goals and operating philosophies are closely aligned with the UN Sustainable Development goals. We are a Profit with Purpose organization. Our purpose includes economic development in developing countries, gender equality, access to education and availability of capital to small entrepreneurs and gender equality.
Implementation methodologies
Our executives and team members visit developing countries and sit down with the community leaders, small business owners and budding entrepreneurs to understand their challenges and goals. We also host educational and training seminars to help small and medium size businesses set the right foundation for growth. In the absence of local financial support systems, we provide foreign investments and growth capital, along with ongoing coaching to make sure that these small businesses are successful and they add economic value to their communities and countries. Due to the wide variety of industries we are involved in, our work impacts agriculture, climate change, job creation, financial systems, education and technology. We actively seek to support gender equality and female entrepreneurship by giving women and girls the opportunities they currently do not have in the developing countries.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Providing coaching and consulting services for capacity building, giving access to computers and software programs to small business owners, providing training on the use of technology and creating shared resources model between several businesses to lower the cost of capacity building, especially in the area of transportation and logistics.
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Members of our team regularly visit developing countries and look for the areas where Global Development Partners, Inc. can play a role in making a difference. We primarily focus on entrepreneurship but the impact of our work expands into industrial development, agriculture growth, sustainability, climate change and gender equality as well as leveling the playing field for small business owners in developing countries who are at a clear disadvantage, due to the lack of education, business knowledge, access to growth capital and other support systems necessary for them to be successful and add value to their communities and countries by creating new jobs and shifting the import/export balance. We have funded and supported small businesses ranging from female owned chemical manufacturing businesses to small farmers focusing on organic produce and livestock in the Caribbean region. Our plans are to expand to other regions of the world where our work can support the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
Partner(s)
Global Development Partners, Inc.