Fernando joined ANDE in June 2022 after a decade of experience in the financial sector. He is a seasoned researcher who works on a variety of social justice issues, with a particular focus on gender studies. Fernando is also an academic member of the Mexican Academy of Men’s Gender Studies. He holds a Bachelor of…
“It was a turning point for me,” said Ruchi Jain, Founder and CEO of Taru Naturals, about her trip to the villages of small-scale farmers in India struggling with the effects of climate change. “I realized that if you want to make a big impact on the world, you have to be grassroots based—it has to be a movement.” Since then, Jain has grown Taru Naturals into a fair-trade network connecting over 10,000 tribal and small-scale organic farmers across India to the resources and training they need to grow climate-resilient crops and markets to sell their products.
Are you an ANDE member in East Africa? Welcome to an evening of networking with ecosystem players in Kenya.
The ANDE East Africa Chapter is excited to invite you to the upcoming People & Talent Masterclass Workshop. This session will provide unique insights into the talent management landscape in Sub-Sahara
Alissa joined ANDE in April 2022 and serves as our Program Manager for the Guatemala Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (GEDI), based in Guatemala City. Over the past 20 years, Alissa has supported international development initiatives in Latin America to promote economic development, community-based conservation, and sustainable agriculture initiatives. Prior to joining ANDE, Alissa served as Regional…