Village Inc. Africa

Village Inc. Africa is rated 3 out of 5 in the category international trade and development. Read and write reviews about Village Inc. Africa. Village Inc. Africa (‘VIA’) invests Macrocredits and expertise in Village Companies (VCs) which generate social impact within their rural communities through profitable businesses, focused on building quality houses. Collaboration: VIA - VCI - JSBC - VCs Assisted by a locally-led Village Company Incubator (‘VCI’), and by a training organization/quality auditing team (JSBC), the aim is to improve social and economic conditions in rural villages in Sub-Saharan Africa in the most dignified and effective way - by training, investing, and assisting village communities to build and govern their own Village Company (‘VC’). Through this collaboration, we support incorporating construction companies which through their scale and inter- and intra village sourcing, thus lower costs of the homes, increase village employment, stimulate village economies and address a number of SDGs. VIA is a winner of the 2014 SEED Award Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development. This UN-affiliated annual awards scheme is designed to find the most promising, innovative and locally led start-up social and environmental enterprises in countries with developing and emerging economies. An international jury of experts selects enterprises which have the potential to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability while contributing to a greener economy. See http://www.seedinit.org/awards/all/2014/1355-village-inc.html for more information.