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Guatemalan Leaders Attend Agora, Communities of the Earth Fundraiser

The Ambassador and the First Lady Guatemalan Ambassador to the U.S. Francisco Villagran de Leon and the Guatemalan First Lady Rosa María Leal, were in attendance Wednesday night for “Building Sustainable Communities: An Event Honoring the Power and Potential of … Continue reading →

Agora Entrepreneur Retreat: Granada 2012

16 Entrepreneurs, One Retreat            For three days in March, the picturesque colonial town of Granada, Nicaragua, a centuries-old city on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, was home to 16 early-stage entrepreneurs who are working to create … Continue reading →

Impact Road Trip: How Market Forces are Changing the Lives of Women in Rural Guatemala

Over the course of the next two weeks, I will be traveling throughout Nicaragua and Guatemala visiting “impact entrepreneurs,” a relatively new term that describes men and women who are using the power of private enterprise to solve social, environmental, … Continue reading →

How Tegu is using Social Media to Fight Poverty in Honduras

MARKETING, MEDIA, & DEVELOPMENT Facebook, Twitter, YouTube – social media terms now dominate the language of mainstream marketing. Companies around the world have adopted a barrage of digital tools to debut new products, gain feedback from consumers, and, more generally, communicate … Continue reading →

CO2 Bambu: How Bamboo is Impacting Education in Rural Nicaragua

Rural Education Rural education in Nicaragua is struggling. Official UNICEF figures narrate the story in grim statistical detail. With a net attendance rate among rural primary school students of 70.5%, only 19.1% among rural secondary school students, and a startling … Continue reading →

Former Agora Fellow Starts Impact Business: Pitaya Plus

We are very proud of former Agora fellow Chuck Casano who has gone on to found his own Nicaragua-based impact business, Pitaya Plus. Pitaya Plus is described as “the one and only Pitaya juice, smoothie, and dry fruit company in … Continue reading →

An End of Year Message to our Supporters: Thank You

2011 has been a very important year for impact investing, impact entrepreneurship, and Agora Partnerships. There is a new movement afoot. It addressed critical global issues like poverty, inequality, and climate security through the power of entrepreneurship. This movement says: … Continue reading →

Agora’s 2011 Accelerator Class – A Summary

  In January, Agora Partnerships selected its first Accelerator Class consisting of nine entrepreneurs committed to creating social value through business. Through the successful expansion of their businesses, Agora entrepreneurs are creating jobs for low-income workers, selling products and services … Continue reading →