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June 5, 2026
Amazonia, Ecuador
Andrea Molestina
World Environment Day: How Indigenous-led ...

Indigenous-led enterprises in the Amazon are building livelihoods in ways that keep forests standing, drawing on knowledge that has guided life in relation to nature for generations. In the Ecuadorian Amazon, Kichwa-led organization Ruku Kawsay is just one example of how this works in practice, ensuring stronger livelihoods and a standing forest through the traditional Amazonian farming system known as “chakra”.

World Environment Day: How Indigenous-led enterprise Ruku Kawsay is conserving biodiversity and building sustainable livelihoods through the Amazonian chakra
May 18, 2026
Peru, Latin America, La Amazonía, Award, Supporters
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NESsT is recognized among impact investors ...

NESsT is recognized by the Ministry of the Environment in Peru (MINAM), alongside a group of impact investors and organizations that drive biodiversity-based solutions in Peru.

NESsT is recognized among impact investors driving biodiversity-based solutions in Peru
May 8, 2026
Publication
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NESsT 2025 Annual Report: 4.7 million Lives ...

We’re delighted to release the NESsT 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year defined by far-reaching impact and transformative growth. For nearly three decades, NESsT has worked at the nexus of people, profit, and the planet. In 2025, we reached a milestone that speaks to this mission: since its founding, NESsT has positively impacted the lives of over 4.7 million people from communities around the world.

NESsT 2025 Annual Report: 4.7 million Lives Improved Across 50 Countries
March 18, 2026
Peru, Lirio Fund
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Women's Month Spotlight: Cooperativa Agraria ...

Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera Santa Ana is a coffee cooperative in Perené, Junín that works with around 170 coffee farmers, nearly half women who are heads of their households and over half are over the age of 45. 

Women's Month Spotlight: Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera Santa Ana
March 10, 2026
Award, News, Supporters, Lirio Fund, Violet Fund
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NESsT Named to ImpactAssets 50® Fund Manager ...

Impact investing trailblazer ImpactAssets has named NESsT to the 2026 IA 50 Fund Managers list, a publicly available database that highlights fund managers delivering demonstrable social and environmental impact, setting the standard for uncovering opportunities across private markets. This is the fourth time NESsT has been included in the IA 50, first as an Emerging Manager in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

NESsT Named to ImpactAssets 50® Fund Manager List for 2026
Mónica Vásquez del Solar
December 6, 2017
News, Portfolio

Tips for Entrepreneurs - Steps in the Process

Mónica Vásquez del Solar
December 6, 2017
News, Portfolio
Tips for Entrepreneurs - Steps in the Process

NESsT's portfolio director for the Andean Region offers three top tips for social entrepreneurs: (1) Look Deep, (2) Seek Feedback and (3) Test, Test, Test.

Tagged: Social Entrepreneurship, Tips

Nicole Etchart
November 29, 2017
Brazil, Portfolio, Featured

Make Social Entrepreneurship a Part of Your Philanthropy

Nicole Etchart
November 29, 2017
Brazil, Portfolio, Featured
Make Social Entrepreneurship a Part of Your Philanthropy

Over the past 20 years, NESsT has invested in social entrepreneurs creating jobs for those most in need because we’ve learned that this is one of the most effective solutions to poverty. 

Tagged: Social Entrepreneur, Sustainability, venture philanthropy

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November 15, 2017
Europe, Event

#NESsT20: Enterprising Solutions, Dignified Futures

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November 15, 2017
Europe, Event
#NESsT20: Enterprising Solutions, Dignified Futures

In celebration of our 20th anniversary, NESsT hosted a photo exhibition and reception reflecting on 20 years of social enterprise at the Impact Hub Budapest. View the online gallery.

Tagged: #NESsT20, social enterprise

Nicole Etchart
October 23, 2017

The I2E Inventing Green Tool: Making the Daunting Task of Reducing Climate Change Less Daunting

Nicole Etchart
October 23, 2017
The I2E Inventing Green Tool: Making the Daunting Task of Reducing Climate Change Less Daunting

Efforts to prevent climate change can appear to be daunting. They don't have to be. Going green makes business sense. With support from the Lemelson Foundation, NESsT and partners have developed tools for entrepreneurs seeking to build environmentally friendly businesses.

Tagged: Social Enterprise, Tools

Renata Truzzi
October 18, 2017
Brazil, Event, Publication

Women are a majority treated as a minority

Renata Truzzi
October 18, 2017
Brazil, Event, Publication
Women are a majority treated as a minority

Empowering girls and women can save a country's economy. The British Council Brazil in partnership with NESsT published a study revealing the severity of gender inequality and the power of social entrepreneurship in solving it.

Tagged: Women, Social Entrepreneurship

Guest User
October 10, 2017
Consulting

Fostering Financial Sustainability of Oak Foundation Grantees in Belize

Guest User
October 10, 2017
Consulting
Fostering Financial Sustainability of Oak Foundation Grantees in Belize

This project with the Oak Foundation assisted five Foundation grantees to increase their financial sustainability through earned-revenues.

Tagged: Latin America

Guest User
October 2, 2017
Peru, Portfolio

Combatting the Informal Economy in Peru through Social Entrepreneurship

Guest User
October 2, 2017
Peru, Portfolio
Combatting the Informal Economy in Peru through Social Entrepreneurship

Not much is known about the informal economy in Peru, yet it is one of the reasons why many people face poverty, particularly women.

Tagged: Social Enterprise, Women

Guest User
September 28, 2017
Consulting, Romania

From the Bitter Part of a Sales Job to the Sweet Beginnings of a Jam Business

Guest User
September 28, 2017
Consulting, Romania
From the Bitter Part of a Sales Job to the Sweet Beginnings of a Jam Business

Bunicel is a jam business founded by Romanian Mihai Zaharia four years ago, along with the support of NESsT. Mihai was a winner of OMV Petrom's "Made in Andrei's Country" program and received both seed funding and business development delivered by NESsT.

Loïc Comolli
September 28, 2017
Consulting

NESsT Delivers Intensive Online Business Accelerator Program for Red de Pathways Members

Loïc Comolli
September 28, 2017
Consulting
NESsT Delivers Intensive Online Business Accelerator Program for Red de Pathways Members

NESsT provided business acceleration services to 11 Red de Pathways members. Acceleration services consisted of an online course for leaders of social change organizations and individualized “coaching.”

Guest User
September 28, 2017
Peru, Portfolio

Join Housekipp in Formalizing the Domestic Services Sector in Peru

Guest User
September 28, 2017
Peru, Portfolio
Join Housekipp in Formalizing the Domestic Services Sector in Peru

With your support, women in Peru will have the opportunity to improve their income, receive professional training, and access micro-loans for their children and families to thrive. By lending $25 or more, you can help Housekipp reach 100% so that it can train and employ 240 women by 2021.

Tagged: Social Enterprise, Women

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