From Seven Women to 755 Women; Winner of the 2014 Ethical Enterprise Award

 
CAMBERWELL, Australia - Nov. 21, 2014 - PRLog -- Seven Women, an aid organisation that empowers marginalised Nepalese women, has been named Australia’s most Ethical Enterprise by Moral Fairground, winning the 2014 Ethical Enterprise Award last night.

The award celebrates the achievements of ethical businesses, and promotes the idea that you don’t have to compromise your values to make a profit nor do you have to compromise profit to stick to your values.

Seven Women was judged on what makes it an ethical enterprise, the social or economic impact it delivers, and its innovation in ethical trade practices. Their philosophy of “a hand up not a hand out” underpins all its business decisions.

Since starting in 2006 with just seven women in the program, Seven Women has provided literacy, skills training and employment to over 750 marginalised women in Nepal, providing them an opportunity to take control of their lives and gain independence. The organisation operates three training and employment centres in Nepal, two of which are now self-sustaining with local income and no longer need operational funding from Australia – this means the money generated in Australia can go towards expanding the project with additional centres. The prize money will be used to purchase land in Nepal to provide security for the organisation’s projects.

The Ethical Enterprise Award saw 60 award entries by businesses all over Australia that operate in the social enterprise sector, supporting fair trade, environmental sustainability, and social and economic empowerment causes, among others.

About Seven Women

Seven Women is an ethical enterprise that provides skills and literacy training to marginalised Nepalese women, enabling them to earn their own income, empowerment and independence. The handmade knitted, felted and silk products they produce are sold in Australia and the money returned to further expand the projects in Nepal.

Contact details

Meike Suggars - volunteer Marketing Manager
meike@suggarsassociates.com (+61) 413136121
www.sevenwomen.org
www.facebook.com/SevenWomenStore

Visit http://moralfairground.com.au/ethical-enterprise-award-2014/ for details about Moral Fairground and the award.

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Meike Suggars
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