Stuart McGreevy — TBN Update

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1. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Thursday, 11 July 13
2. Using business to bring transformation and poverty alleviation The TBN Mission The mission of TBN is to combat poverty and bring social transformation by promoting the growth of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME’s) We believe that building SME’s creates improvements in living standards, in health, education, innovation - and restores human dignity Thursday, 11 July 13
3. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Thursday, 11 July 13
4. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor • 1.2 billion people live on <US$1.25 a day • Every 3 seconds, a child dies as a result of extreme poverty • 47% of the world population live on less that US$2 a day – a staggering 2.4 billion people Life as it really is……. 1 in 7 Thursday, 11 July 13
5. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor 7 million children p.a - DIE ALL PREVENTABLE... 50% HUNGER RELATED... The face of scandalous poverty Thursday, 11 July 13
6. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Insert US & EU pic 502m 313m The scale of the issue… X2.2 X4 Thursday, 11 July 13
7. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor •1 billion people live in extreme poverty •1.2 billion people don’t have access to clean water •50,000 people die every day from extreme poverty •100 million children can’t go to school The bottom billion Thursday, 11 July 13
8. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor The Problem...HUNGER Thursday, 11 July 13
9. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Is it a food production issue...? • World agriculture produces now 17%+ calories per person than 30 years ago..!!! 2700 kcal pp... Problem is: • People do not have enough income to purchase food • People do not have land to grow food Thursday, 11 July 13
10. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Sub Saharan Africa Number of people in extreme poverty increased… 1990: 289.5m 2008: 415.6m Bad News… Thursday, 11 July 13
11. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Thursday, 11 July 13
12. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Obscene Inequality, Passive acceptance... “One-fifth of humanity live in countries where many people think nothing of spending $2 a day on a cappuccino. Another fifth of humanity survive on less than $1 a day and live in countries where children die for want of a simple anti- mosquito bed net” Source: UN Human Development Report 2005 Thursday, 11 July 13
13. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor • $1billion a YEAR on aid for agriculture in poor countries • $1 billion a DAY on subsidies of agricultural overproduction at home • EU diary subsidy is $2.50/cow/day whilst 2.8b people live on <$2/day Source: UN Human Development Report 2005 ??????? Unfair Trade & Subsidies Thursday, 11 July 13
14. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Unfair trade rules deny poor countries £0.7 billion a day, 14 times what the receive in aid Countries in sub-Saharan Africa spend £8 billion a year on debt repayments 3 days’ global military spending (£3 billion) could send every child to school. The problem – The ordinary operation of economic & political systems Thursday, 11 July 13
15. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor What is our response to this Scandal of Global Poverty? Thursday, 11 July 13
16. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Passive acceptance or responsible action Thursday, 11 July 13
17. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor The poor need jobs, not aid “More than aid, trade has the potential to increase the share of the world’s poorest countries and people in global prosperity” Source: UN Human Development Report 2005 Thursday, 11 July 13
18. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor A time of hope in interesting times!!! " Economic growth is the driver of progress…When market signals, formal institutions & income growth come t o g e t h e r ... q u i c k improvements…” World Bank, 2011 “A promising time for fighting poverty”… Thursday, 11 July 13
19. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Coordinated Innovation: Financial Resources International Network X Fuel= Funds People Thursday, 11 July 13
20. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Impact Finance… Financial Resources International Network Fuel= Funds People Private Equity/VC Revolving Loan Funds MicroFinance Investment Companies Thursday, 11 July 13
21. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor You can: –Provide training, all business areas! • Help businesses grow & develop –Specific mentoring & coaching • Small business advice for SME’s –Help create self sustainable jobs International Network You, US, your company Use YOUR skills and talents Thursday, 11 July 13
22. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor The power of grassroots social networks... Thursday, 11 July 13
23. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor 1. Join the movement and become a member 2. -Corporate or individual 3. Join an Exposure trip 4. Give and invest your skills, time & resources 5. Connect in and use the power of YOUR social network 6. Add a LinkedIn profile, Facebook - like, subcribe for TBN info... Together we can make a difference!! We have the responsibility… Thursday, 11 July 13
24. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little” US President Franklin D Roosevelt (2nd Inaugural Address, 1937 Forward momentum Thursday, 11 July 13
25. Using business to bring transformation to the worlds poor YOU do make the difference! Lets ‘Just Do It’ Together… Thursday, 11 July 13
26. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor 19 25/05/12 Thursday, 11 July 13
27. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor 4 25/05/12 The State of the nations... Thursday, 11 July 13
28. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor 5 25/05/12 The State of the nations... Thursday, 11 July 13
29. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor 6 25/05/12 The State of the nations... Thursday, 11 July 13
30. Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor 14 25/05/12 World Bank Stats People $ 2008 1.2bn 1.25 2008 801m 1.00 1981 1.94bn 1.25 1981 1.54bn 1.00 Thursday, 11 July 13