Our Impact
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Theory of Change
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Effectively fostering social businesses in the developing world is a widespread social issue. At rise, we believe that networking local entrepreneurs to a worldwide professional community and providing essential training and development can have a catalytic effect on business development and reduce a community’s dependency on aid.
We are committed to making an impact in the communities we serve by helping to develop 100% self-sustaining independent social businesses.
By bringing together local entrepreneurs and experienced architecture, design and construction professionals, rise aims to:
Build professional knowledge and technical skills needed to run social enterprises successfully.
Establish working groups between business development professionals and those working in the technical and trade industries for collaboration and networking
Empower job seekers with the tools and skills needed to find employment or become job creators in their communities.
Expand social business development from urban areas into outlying communities and rural areas to address the need for quality housing and infrastructure.
Transform the architecture, design, and construction methods used in sub-Saharan African communities to maximize available sustainable resources while minimizing costs.
Provide practical construction projects to recent graduates in architecture, engineering and the construction trades to increase their technical skills and participatory design abilities so they can pass these onto the local community.
