Sprout Enterprise® 2023 Impact: Funding Business Development
Created in partnership with Realize Impact, the R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund invests in early stage artisan enterprises addressing three key impact investment themes:
women’s empowerment
sustainability
climate change.
This year, we invested in Karghewale and ÉCHALE, and funded 2024 market development initiatives of seven companies from seven countries. We also continue to provide marketing and business development support to www.tilonia.com and www.sproutenterprise.net.
2023 Market Development Grants
R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund is proud to announce the recipients of its Market Development Grant Program for 2023. The program supports artisan enterprises with a clear mission to increase incomes to underserved communities, preserve traditional craft techniques, and address the environmental impact of their production.
Why We Invested: Échale
R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund, an initiative of Realize Impact and Sprout Enterprise®, announced that the fund has joined Beneficial Returns, an impact investment manager, in an investment to improve the lives of rural Mexicans through a loan extended to Échale, a social enterprise delivering community development and financing services to communities in rural México.