Travel Tours
On The Move Travel Tours in Kisumu, Kenya expanded due to TBN member capital loans enabling business to buy it’s first vehicle.
SME loan fund
Integra’s SME fund in South Sudan provides risk capital and technical assistance for start up SMEs.
Eco-Tourism Game Reserve
Kuzuko Game Reserve is an innovative eco-tourism project in the Eastern Cape, one of South Africa’s poorest provinces. The game reserve, partnered with the South Africa National Parks (SANP), is approximately 40,000 acres in size and is in a malaria-free zone within the Addo Elephant Park. The vision of the Kuzuko Game Reserve is to provide sustainable employment for inhabitants of the local region, where unemployment amongst adults is around 70%.
Community Lodge
The parish of Ruhanga is in a rural area of SW Uganda but on the main road where all traffic going to Rwanda Congo or mountain gorilla trekking pass. The proposed project – opening a Guest House and snack bar/coffee shop – was in an ideal position. The lodge runs a school along with adult business and vocational training.
IT Training
Silulo bridges the digital divide (beween wealthly areas of Cape Town and the townships) by providing information technology solutions to previously disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape Region and beyond it’s borders. Silulo Ulutho Technologies vision and driving source are three basic concepts: Technology, Knowledge and Empowerment.
Cleaning Business
Clean Consult was started by Livingstone Mukasa, who came from extreme rural poverty before moving to a Kampala slum to study and later to work. He had contact with TBN through a four day business start up course which he now delivers almost every month in his own time. His desire to increase capacity to offer better services and sustain business on a growth path led him to seek investment from TBN members.
Solar Power
ToughStuff has developed a modular range of affordable solar powered energy solutions to the three main power needs of poor consumers in the developing world – lighting, mobile phones and radios. Our products are designed to be extremely tough whilst combining high performance and durability.
Being a member of TBN has led to an extraordinary mix of experiences
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I never thought business people would be so universally helpful, but they are. It’s really fabulous!