Reducing Inequality in FEALAC Member Countries: Business Initiatives to Reduce Poverty and Inequality

to essential resources, tailored products The Franklin Baker Company in the Philippines, and services for vulnerable groups and a global supplier of desiccated coconut products entrepreneurs, are key elements of the initiatives and inclusive business, cooperates with the in this report. [...] Ephrathah Farms, an inclusive well-off communities and suppliers, provided agri-tourism and farm resort in the Philippines, financing and technological assistance to partner runs a farm school and trainings to improve organizations and local communities to underpin expertise and introduce new technologies the shift to remote working arrangements and to guarantee the supply of quality produce. [...] It pays for the labour required to in management positions, improved the financial produce the goods and makes direct payments situation of women employees and the morale to labourers, cooperatives and microenterprises. [...] By supporting the increased availability of healthcare and access to qualified health GREAT Women finds the gaps in supply chains professionals, the initiative has improved the and through public private partnerships closes health and wellbeing of the community. [...] In the future, Great Women hope to expand their The first initiative focuses on promoting gender initiative to 60 textile and crafting communities equality and seeks to increase the share of and replicate it Myanmar and Cambodia.