Sustainable Co-Investment

PIA offers as a supportive mechanism to CBO & NGO a sustainable co-investment strategy that promotes an equitable investment that builds efforts geared to addressing poverty reduction, self-reliance and sustainable growth. The sustainable co-investment strategy is really the development of a “people to people”, consciously equitable investment relationship for people empowerment. We have modeled the sustainable co-investment on the concept of online "crowdsourcing and crowdfunding"

Crowdsourcing is the process of getting work or funding, usually online, from a crowd of people. The word is a combination of the words 'crowd' and 'outsourcing'. The idea is to take work and outsource it to a crowd of workers.

Famous Example: Wikipedia. Instead of Wikipedia creating an encyclopedia on their own, hiring writers and editors, they gave a crowd the ability to create the information on their own. The result? The most comprehensive encyclopedia this world has ever seen.

Crowdsourcing & Quality: The principle of crowdsourcing is that more heads are better than one. By canvassing a large crowd of people for ideas, skills, or participation, the quality of content and idea generation will be superior.

The investment possibilities will be identified and documented on the “Maroon Projects” community development ICT platform as well as promote the projects on the 'Greenz Movement' online media campaign website.The communities, businesses or individuals who have demonstrated a sweat collateral,  or owned asset and/or financial investment in a project, product or activity that seeks to promote poverty reduction, self-reliance and growth agendas will qualify to be on the website. Sustainable co-investment recognizes the sovereignty and equity of indigenous people’s resources and knowledge. The co-investment contributions can range from something such as time, talent, resources, energy, effort, charity tax deductions from corporations and individuals, or participatory research & documentation to an activity, resources, action training, project, or undertaking, in the expectation of a benefit to people and planet. Where it is for financial or in-kind investment outside of charity the investment should not exceed 25%.

PIA will seek to advocate for assistance for community's development of sustainable livelihoods through our Sustainable Co-Investment Projects. We will list sustainable livelihood projects of community or private sector and their plans for the interest of Co-Investment. PIA will also monitor the community or entity's progress.

Who is eligible to Co-Invest?

PIA will seek to facilitate the development of partnerships between the following:

• Diaspora

• Corporations exercising CSR, 

• Churches

• NGOs & Institutions

• Schools/Universities

• Individuals

Ways to Co-Invest

The ways of Co-Investing with sustainable livelihoods projects can vary.

• Skill training 

• Equipment for agro-processing

• Equipment for agriculture and planting material

• Marketing & promotion

• Administration; business plans, marketing plans, marketing research

• Administrative tools; stationary supplies, printer, ink, 

• Equipment for ecotourism development

• Environment research; VHF radio, GPS, cameras, videos, raincoats, tents, etc. 

• Alternative energy for rural community; solar & wind