http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2477 Comments for "Avina Foundation for sustainable development" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2477 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> Avina Foundation<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-image-32"><br /> <img alt="Avina Foundation for sustainable development" src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/avina.gif" /><br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://www.avina.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.avina.com</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> The Avina Foundation promotes environmentally and socially sustainable development by facilitating the creation of constructive and inclusive communities. <br /><br /> By funding organizations that improve community services and increase opportunities, AVina promotes responsible citizenship, enhances social capital, and contributes to the construction of more sustainable societies. <br /><br /> Some of the sustainable activities Avina has funded or created include: co-launching the Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUNDES); catalyzing the adoption of CSR practices for all businesses that make up Brazil&#39;s &quot;Industrial Federation of Rio de Janeiro&quot;; empowering women in agriculture; and delivering skills training and job opportunities to at-risk youth in Peru.<br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2477">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2477#comment Agriculture Activity Business Development Activity Education Activity Environmental Activity Health Activity Miscellaneous Activity Water Activity Active Consumer Non-profit Activity Philanthropy Funded Producer Latin America Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:27:46 -0400 _Alex Bloom 2477 at http://www.nextbillion.net