EWW Philippines: Saving The Forest Through Small Business Development
 While conducting an assessment with EWW Philippines staff of their Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) area in April 2004, members of the Santa Lourdes Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Palawan made a surprising discovery: a local resort operating within their jurisdiction. And worse, the resort was impounding a stream for its water usage, which was restricting the flow of water downstream and adversely affecting the cooperative’s farming activities...
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Casamance Cashews Reach New Markets
 At the end of last year, EWW-assisted cashew processors in the Casamance region of Senegal found themselves in an unexpected situation. While they had worked hard to increase their processing activities, the market demand had been slow to follow and they were eventually left with an increased stock of cashew kernels. Recognizing that the processors had not anticipated this challenge and were uncertain about how to overcome it, EWW jumped in and worked with the processors to create and implement a more robust market development campaign. The campaign has delivered remarkable results in just a matter of months...
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About EnterpriseWorks Worldwide: EnterpriseWorks Worldwide is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable, business-based solutions to poverty in the developing world.
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WhatWorks Survey Snapshot
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 Total Number of Participants from January to March 2004: 951
EWW staff conducted twenty-two separate demonstrations of the "Sembé Awańa" treadle pump during the first quarter of 2004. A total of 951 people attended the demonstrations, which were held in villages throughout the Casamance and Tambacounda regions of Senegal. January had the highest number of demonstrations because EWW wanted to reach potential customers before the start of the gardening season. |
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| In just two years, EWW's assistance in Tanzania helped to generate $4.5 million in total monetary benefits for farmers, manufacturers, retailers and households. |
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