Practical Triple Bottom Line Development
Part 2
GSR’s key to local success
Is local partnership
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Local partners are invested heart and soul
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We conduct all assessments and
establish goals with our local partners, and
progressively hand over complete management
control
Full employment
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GSR’s local partners always stress hiring as many people from the
local community as possible. Full
employment builds local pride and local
buy-in
Building equity
GSR brings financial equity. Our partners provide the sweat equity
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Recycling profits
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GSR invests profits from local operations in developing local business to fulfill local needs
FOCUSING ON MEETING LOCAL NEEDS
GSR’s local partners insisted on building corn mills, even though the global price is low. Still local farmers are planting tens of thousands of acres of corn
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Professionals learns to manage,
becomes business owner
Unskilled workers becomes skilled
professionals
Unskilled workers increase productivity thru OTJ training
Empowering local entrepreneurs
Our system transforms unskilled workers into
successful entrepreneurs
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The appropriate technology advantage -Affordable CAPEX plus maximum employment
The Results
GSR helps our local partners build their agricultural capacity sustainably. This improves small farmer income and puts nutritious food on the table
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