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Investing in Local People And Their Communities. Opportunity International MISSION. CED STRATEGIES…. Our mission is to empower people to work their way out of poverty, transforming their lives, their children’s futures and their communities. Community Economic Development STRATEGIES. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Investing in Local People And Their Communities
Our mission is to empower people to work their way out of poverty, transforming their lives, their children’s futures and their communities.
CED STRATEGIES…
Opportunity International MISSION
• Identify and work with communities that have organized leadership in place, engage leadership aspirationally
• Use economic data and asset research to assess potential value added economic opportunities
• Lead with economic development w/ focus on sustainable SME development
• Leverage local/US business expertise to evaluate, prioritize and implement investment opportunities
• Co-invest with the poor & share ownership benefits to incentivize social/community action
CED STRATEGIES…
Community Economic Development STRATEGIES
CED FOCUS FOR NICARAGUA…
Agricultural Investments
Goal: Target improved agricultural practices, add value to local crops, access new markets through…
- Access to farm Loans- Transfer of Technology- Co-invest in a processing plant- ID new markets for local
products- Profit sharing with farmers
Agricultural Program Impact-to-date Growth 2014
Farm loans 220 200
Farmers recieving technical assistance
299 450
Increase in crop yields 30% per acre 30% per acre
Increase in net income/mza
50% At least 20%
Extension agents trained 30 50 per year
Products processed 7 maintain products
Production margin 18% maintain margin
Agricultural SME IMPACT
Rural Aqueduct as SME
• Poorest 2 communities in Granada• Without water for 12 years• Cost of buying water: $5.30/cm• Time hauling water: 2-4 hours day
Co-Investment Policy:– Establish legal entity to operate aqueduct– First investors in the project – Provide Non-technical Labor– Manage aqueduct as a business
La Laguna Water Aqueduct
Financial Impact of Rural Aqueduct as SME
Before SME
After SME
Impact
Cost of Water (per cubic meter) $5.30 $ 0.80 $4.50/cm savings
Monthly Cost per family $24.00 $6.00 $18.00/mo savings
Monthly water consumption 4.5 cm 8 cm
Annual Cost for water/family $288. $72.00 $216.00/annual savings
Community Impact of Aqueduct as SME:• More than 30 active leaders (70% women)• Affordable Potable Water – 3,000 persons• Unity among diverse groups• Community Development Fund – Home Repair Loans• Public/Private Collaboration: Road repair project (over $90k)
Community Economic Development Principles
PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE Our WORK…
•Work is community based, with growth and transformation best realized in the context of community.
• The primary focus is on assets, both in people and in communities, not on needs or limitations.
• Lead with economic development. Make a Change!
• Lending to the poor has benefits beyond charity, and investing with the poor has benefits beyond lending.
• Invest in the leadership capacity of the community.
•Never do for the poor what they can do for themselves. Don’t get ahead of the people.
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES