We've come across quite a few social enterprises while we've been here. It's been really inspiring. Last weekend we hunted out a new coffee business here in Dhaka. It's called North End Roasters http://www.northendcoffee.com/ The aim of the business is to supply good quality coffee within Bangladesh, which is in short supply. This guy Rick is the only coffee roaster in the country. His aim is to train Bangladeshis to open their own businesses and to be able to serve really good quality coffee. There is also an area of the country called Chittagong where Rick is hoping to get some of his coffee from, which would be a great source of income for the people in that area. So basically he's investing in this country and stimulating creative business activity. It feels like this type of thing could be the answer to some of this Country's problems, building up the economy and providing meaningful, fair jobs for people. So obviously Chris was very excited to visit this place and we had a tour of the premises which was really interesting. The highlight though was a freshly baked cinnamon roll. And i have just seen that they do baking lessons so i might sign up as my pastry skills could do with some work.
I'm also working for a social business www.oasisbamboocoffins.com and i am loving being in the environment of a young business where ideas are everything, it's getting me thinking about what i could start up next!
Chloe
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