Gone Rural 750 women working in rural communities across Swaziland to produce handmade baskets and other handmade items. Women mostly grandmothers caring for children orphaned by the high AIDS-related mortality in the country. The company has a strong social mission to improve the economic situation of these women and want to grow rapidly. It was a very successful design, manufacture, and sell their products in high-end global market. Now you need to attract significant foreign capital for the construction of new facilities. This may be the first time in its 18-year history, the company makes a profit-minded external stakeholders.
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by Andre F. Perold Source: Harvard Business School 9 pages. Publication Date: September 3, 2010. Prod. #: 211016-PDF-ENG
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