Family Office Forum Wiesbaden 28. April 2015
Dec 21, 2015
Family Office Forum Wiesbaden28. April 2015
“A charity dollar has only one life, a social business dollar can be invested over and over again.” – Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Laureate for PeaceFounder of Grameen Bank
“Making other people happy is a super-happiness.” – Prof. Yunus
A social business is a company created with a sole purpose to solve a social problem in a financially self-sustainable way.
A social business can be in any sector, in developing, or developed countries.The social business needs to put the society first, that’s all.
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Yunus Social Business GmbH spreads social business to other countries
What is Yunus Social Business GmbH?
• Yunus Social Business helps create social businesses around the world
• Based in Germany, with offices in Albania, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, India, Tunisia, Uganda, with projects in several other countries
• A social business itself, majority-owned and chaired by Prof. Yunus, and part of the “Grameen/Yunus” family of organizations
• An energetic team with background in consulting, entrepreneurship, international development, and venture capital
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Building on more than 30 years of experience in social business
Grameen DanoneFortified yoghurts to combat
infant malnutrition300k customers per week
Grameen ShaktiRenewable energy & clean cook
stoves for villages1 million+ units sold
BASF GrameenInsecticide impregnated
mosquito netsProduces 3,000 nets a day
Grameen Distribution‘Last mile’ distribution;
essential items to villages30k+ households reached
• YSB is leveraging the extensive experience of the Grameen / Yunus family in building social businesses
• Over the last 30 years, Professor Yunus and his Grameen network founded more than 40 SBs in Bangladesh alone, examples include:
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We focus on 2 core initiatives to achieve our goals
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YSB has financed 26 social businesses across various sectors
Palmis Eneji | HaitiDistribution of clean
cookstoves and solar lamps to low-income households via
franchises5,900 customers, 17,000
tonnes of CO2 saved
Pain O’Quotidien | HaitiCombating malnutrition through
fortified bakery products distributed by local women.
250 jobs created
Seniors’ House | AlbaniaQuality residential home and care for elderly in Tirana
24 jobs, 91 elderly customers
Snack Fresh| HaitiBusiness purchasing potatoes
from smallholder farmers to make healthy snacks
27 jobs and 6,000+ regular clients and distributors
Bive | ColombiaAffordable healthcare for
low income families10000 users; 68% cheaper
than other providers
DIGO Distribution | HaitiSupplier of detergent products to improve household hygiene64 jobs and 613,000 gallons
of product sold in 2014
Sustainable Agriculture / Livelihoods
Organic Farming AlbaniaIncome for 100+ farmers in
mountainous areas and promotes sustainable farming 11 hectares of land prepared
Affordable Health & SanitationStrengthening local
economies
Kreyol Essence | HaitiLocally made beauty products for tackling income disparities.Income opportunities for 300
farmers and 20 producers
Campo Vivo| ColombiaJV started in 2014 with McCain
for strengthening farmers.Improved working conditions
and higher income for 675 farmers
ESN FATEM | HaitiPoulty farm to subsidise school
operations. Over 12.000 chickens sold and 25.000 USD generated.
26 social businesses
$7.4 million deployed
7 countries 2014
200,000+ impacted customers
1000+ jobs created and/or sustained
400+ entrepreneurs supported
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Partnering with YSB
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How to get involved with Social Business?
• Establish your own Social Business or create a Social Business joint venture with YSB
• Provide funding in the form of grants or interest-free, non-recourse loans to support Accelerator Programs or financing for Social Businesses
• Learn hands on about Social Business by participating in YSB Partner Events
• Contribute know-how and network by becoming a mentor for a Social Business