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Note from the Field: Roy's Story

In a small district called Gully Heights in Kingston, Jamaica, a young ornamental fish farmer named Roy* was gunned down on a street corner not far from the ‘corner’ he led. Roy was one of the beneficiaries of the Building a Bridge program, an initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and managed by the SEEP Network’s Value Initiative in partnership with the Jamaica Exporters Association, the Area Youth Foundation, and the Competitiveness Company. The Building a Bridge program…See More

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Organization or School: The Seep Network

Title: Program Fellow

About Me: I work developing learning products and managing online communications with the Value Initiative for the SEEP network. Our mission is to advance urban value chain development in order to help millions work their way out of poverty. By working with urban value chain development programs around the world, we are hoping to gain a better understanding of how we can use value chains to eradicate poverty at a larger scale and more sustainable level. For more information, please visit our website at:

http://communities.seepnetwork.org/edexchange/node/116

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Note from the Field: Roy's Story

In a small district called Gully Heights in Kingston, Jamaica, a young ornamental fish farmer named Roy* was gunned down on a street corner not far from the ‘corner’ he led.

Roy was one of the beneficiaries of the Building a Bridge program, an initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and managed by the SEEP Network’s Value Initiative in partnership with the Jamaica Exporters Association, the Area Youth Foundation, and the Competitiveness Company. The…

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Posted on February 8, 2011 at 4:48pm — 1 Comment

Value Initiative-Indonesia

Mercy Corps - Indonesia

Partners: Swisscontact Indonesia, MICRO (an MFI capacity building NGO), PUPUK (An NGO business development…

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Posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:47am

Value Initiative-India: Jaipur Jewelry Artisans Development Project (JJADE)

Access Development Services - India

Partners: Jaipur Jewelers Association, Jan Kalyan Sahitya Manch Sansthan (JKSMS), and Rajasthan Abhuyudaya Sansthan…

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Posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:39am

Value Initiative- Jamaica: Building a Bridge to a World of Opportunities- Developing a Jamaican Ornamental Fish Value Chain (Building Bridges)

Jamaica Exporters’ Association

Partner: Area Youth Foundation (an arts-based, community youth movement), The Competitiveness Company…

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Posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:30am

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At 12:59pm on March 3, 2011, julio julien said…: HI

I am the Executive Director of HAITI INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCY and I am here in search of more solidarity and affirmative action on behalf of the poors in my country.Please let me know how you can help.

Best Regards

At 9:06pm on February 9, 2011, SM Farid Uddin Akhter said…: Producer’s Proper Price

To materialize our all initiative we have to be planned for ensures Producer’s Proper Price. Since long we are working alleviate poverty. Unfortunately in some country we are yet to see visible change. Major drawback we failed to ensure Producer’s Proper Price as poorer has little capacity to participate in decision making. I believe this is the time to ponder on.

At 10:55pm on January 20, 2011, Darlis Rabai said…: Thank you Bethany. I am very happy to be aproved as a member of SEEP community

At 6:45am on December 11, 2010, Musa John Masongo said…: Hi, Bethany its lovely to hear from you. TACOPE would like to work with you so wea re looking for partineship from your good office for the betterment of our community and organisation at large

At 6:43am on December 11, 2010, Musa John Masongo said…: Hi Bethany it's great joining you at SEEP TACOPE does alot of activities like livelihiood, Health, Education, Child protection in Mwanza City. We work with Women, Youth and Children whose are the most vulnerable group in our society today they face many challenges ranging from dug abuse to unemployment statistically and uncreditable group within the MFI this group on comparison are vastly affected i therefore believe that through sharing we can come up with some tangible strategy whicch can help those groups to overcome the challenge of poverty as millenium development goal vise reduction of extreme poverty.

At 3:06pm on December 1, 2010, Natwijuka Colin Bwempazi said…: Hi Bethany thanks for accepting me to be your friend!

At 11:31am on December 1, 2010, Natwijuka Colin Bwempazi said…: Bethany,
I am grateful and would like to say, very happy joining SEEP community especially in tight month of November where we were on tension by searching, reading and looking for all sorts of information for the contest!
Regards Colin-from Uganda

At 8:34am on November 24, 2010, rotiken joyce nekipasi said…: Hi Bethany its a great idea you have put in action allevation of poverty is a tragedy faced by many glad to join a group like seep who were with a burden to its solution

At 4:53am on November 19, 2010, joel otieno okumu said…: Hi Bethany it's great joining you at SEEP our organisation does alot of activities for and with the youths this are the most vulnerable group in our society today they face mirriads of challenges ranging from dug abuse to unemployment statistically this group on comparison are vastly affected i therefore believe that through sharing we can come up with some tangible strategy whicch can help youth overcome the challenge of poverty as millenium development goal viz reduction of extreme poverty and hunger

At 2:07pm on October 20, 2010, Ashok Vyas said…: Thanks, what is value initiative program, would you like to share more about your work, and your self, Are you indian ? I guess as the middle name is Devi.
Hope to see your reply.
Regards,
Ashok Vyas