"The only way to end poverty, to make it history, is to build viable systems on the ground that deliver critical and affordable goods and services to the poor in ways that are financially sustainable and scalable."

                -- Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder, Acumen Fund

The MicroConsignment Model (MCM) is an emerging social entrepreneurship model that provides economic opportunities to micro-entrepreneurs in Base-of-the-Pyramid markets and access to basic products (eyeglasses, water filtration buckets, and solar lamps). MCM has been featured in:

MIT's Innovations journal:

The Microconsignment Model by Greg Van Kirk - Innovations

MicroConsignment Model Reconsidered by Dr. Brett Smith - Innovations

The New York Times:

"When Microcredit Won't Do"

Forbes

"Social Entrepreneurship: The MicroConsignment Model"

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