With 2013 in the books, it is time to take a look back at a year of growth for Upaya.
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Money alone might improve extreme poverty; economic justice requires more. When Upaya looks for companies that create dignified jobs for the poor, we evaluate questions of reliability, safety, and fundamental respect in addition to the economic benefits.
Looking back at 2011, I am struck by all that Upaya has been able to build since our early summer launch. In that time, we’ve built a strong pipeline of potential partners with great ideas and amazing passion for helping the ultra poor. We’ve built a stellar team in India and the US that will fuel those partners’ successes. We’ve built an online presence that empowers individuals to support entrepreneurs they believe in. And we’ve built a base of financial and intellectual support that will be the bedrock of everything we do from this day forward...
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