Disrupting poverty
through market-driven collective action
Disrupting poverty
through market-driven collective action
PURPOSE
Designed to thrive
We are all designed to thrive. Yet poverty is holding back hundreds of millions across the globe. Poverty is a complex problem that requires collaborative, multidisciplined, and replicable solutions. We work to build those solutions.
Who we are
We are a collective impact platform that mobilizes the best of business, local leadership, non-profit, and government to build effective solutions to poverty. We are part enablers. Part doers. Part laboratory of new ideas.
OUR FORMULA
Promote human flourishing
By first engaging local community members and finding intersecting alignment with the interests of marketplace actors, the unique talents of various non-profits, and then governments (in that order), we create a sustainable success sequence that over time turns into movements that advance flourishing communities across the globe.
1. MARKET DRIVEN
2. LOCALLY LED
3. GLOBALLY RESOURCED
OUR PROGRAMS
Five essentials
We work alongside communities empowering them to build on their strengths and overcome deficiencies in the five most essential areas of a thriving community.
IMPACT
We've started a movement
Join the movement of innovators and philanthropists on mission to build a thriving world.
Read our 2019-2020 impact report
Where we work
We are active in 16 communities in Central America, but are building a transferable model to scale across the globe.
GUATEMALA
COSTA RICA
When her parents moved away in search of work, Soraida stayed behind to run their small family coffee farm. After saving from the profits of this year’s coffee harvest, she purchased a fryer and started selling fried chicken and fries - and can now serve up to 300 plates of chicken per day.
An entrepreneur to her core, Soraida is training a colleague on her frying techniques, with the hope of opening up a second stand. It's women like Soraida who fill us with hope for the change the next generation of entrepreneurs can bring to the region of Huehuetenango.
In Rio Azul, we've had the honor of getting to know Yesenia, Karla, and Sara - three women who serve as anchors of hope to children in an urban community that faces acute economic and social challenges. Each one held a key role in Camp as a Color Group Leader this summer, guiding and embracing each camper through their unique talents.
🔴 Yesenia radiates warmth and intentionality with everyone she meets, whether organizing community members or leading small group conversations with campers.
⚪️ Karla deploys her creativity and artistic talent to capture kids' imagination and share messages of encouragement. This is a passion that she says grew out of a seed planted by a camp she attended as a child herself.
🔵 Sara's boundless energy and magnetic enthusiasm creates an instant sense of belonging for all kids within her reach.
During last year's Campamento En Casa, in which communities organized localized Camps that could be done in small groups and at home, Sara gathered dozens of kids for outdoor games and activities in her neighborhood, while Karla put together puppet shows and filmed them for kids in the community. We're inspired how these women support one another and blend strength, resilience, and creativity to make an impact on the next generation of their community.
Clouds in Rivas, teeming with life, descend on crinkled coffee-lined mountains.
📸: @devinforbus
CONTACT
215 hembree park drive, suite 100
roswell, georgia 30076worx@thriveworx.org
(855) 553-2763
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