Our partnerships
The BPP creates scalable shared value partnerships that advance economic and social conditions in developing countries.
Funding
Total funding
$ 40,458,799
DFAT contribution
$ 14,608,453
Partner contribution
$ 25,850,346
Mobile banking for the poor in Vietnam
This partnership will allow for increased and improved access to a full range of digital financial services to those who lack access to traditional banking services, accelerating economic opportunities for low-income households and women-led microenterprises.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Vietnam
- Sector: ICT/Financial Inclusion
Improving access to global markets for cotton farmers in Pakistan
This partnership provided training to 54,000 cotton farmers in Pakistan, supporting them to improve their farming practices and, with that, their profitability. Through its investment, the BCI gained a better foothold in the world’s fourth largest cotton producer and further built the commercial viability of the Better Cotton Standard. Cotton Australia provided its expertise on the back of Australia’s recent accreditation under the BCI.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Pakistan
- Sector: Agriculture
Linking ethical fashion enterprises in Myanmar to global markets
This partnership developed a financially sustainable, ethical fashion enterprise/label linked to global markets, supporting economic empowerment for rural women living in poverty.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Myanmar
- Sector: Manufacturing
Improving access to critical health services for women factory workers in Vietnam
This partnership provided access to critical health information and services for female workers at the Pou Yuen factory in Vietnam, leading to improvements in worker health and wellbeing, reduced absenteeism, and a more engaged and supported workforce.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Vietnam
- Sector: Education and Health
Ethical cotton production in Kenya
This partnership ensured smallholder farmers in Kwale interested in growing cotton were equipped with the skills and training required to produce commercial quality cotton for sale into export markets and global supply chains, including Cotton on Group, securing local livelihoods and contributing to the future success of the cotton industry in Kenya.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Kenya
- Sector: Agriculture
Connecting communities to clean energy and the digital economy in Papua New Guinea
This partnership provided access to affordable and reliable solar energy solutions to off-grid households and small businesses in Papua New Guinea. The initiative released a range of reliable solar products into the market, providing sustainable alternatives to costly and inferior energy sources and enabling better access to, and connection with, the digital economy.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Papua New Guinea
- Sector: Resources and Clean Energy
Improving productivity with solar agricultural mills in Vanuatu
The partnership provides access to solar energy solutions for 3,000 poor and remote off-grid households in 60 villages in Vanuatu.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Vanuatu
- Sector: Resources and Clean Energy
Improving the dairy sector and promoting sustainable energy use in Bangladesh
This partnership will enable dairy enterprises to access finance for business expansion and off-grid energy solutions. It will generate income through increased milk trading, and empower women through reduced work burden, recognition and economic gains.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Bangladesh
- Sector: Agriculture
Improving access to markets for smallholder coconut farmers in Samoa
This partnership will scale up and extend the supply of Samoan Fairtrade organic coconut products, boosting Samoa’s participation in global markets, promoting investment in coconut farmers’ supply chain.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Samoa
- Sector: Agriculture
Empowering women to sell solar energy in India’s unelectrified communities
This partnership will seek to promote ecologically friendly energy products for household use, and recruit and train additional female sales agents, bringing their participation close to 50 per cent of the Pollinate Group sales team.
- BPP Funding Round: India Window
- Country: India
- Sector: Resources and Clean Energy