IBLF Achievements
Here are four examples of the achievements of IBLF in helping businesses find solutions to development challenges. For more examples of how IBLF works browse our activities pages.
Health
IBLF recognises the importance of tackling the huge increase in chronic diseases in China Russia and in particular Mexico. In order to help businesses work together with other sectors to respond to the crisis of obesity and chronic diseases in Mexico, IBLF has organised a series of events to build a network of contacts from the public sector, businesses, media, health NGOs and civil society. As a result, Tetra Pack and the NGO behind Sesame Street formed a partnership to deliver health messages to children in Mexico. The messages have appeared on packs of milk delivered to schools with an estimated 74,000 beneficiaries.
More at www.iblf.org/health
Youth employment and enterprise
Launched in 1999, our Youth Business International (YBI) has been a pioneer in advocating for and implementing youth enterprise models in 38 countries, helping over 16,000 young people start up new businesses by providing access to loan finance and volunteer mentoring with the involvement of Lovells, Accenture, KPMG and ABN Amro.
More at
www.youthbusiness.org
Travel & tourism
IBLF’s International Tourism Partnership (ITP) provides global leaders from the travel & tourism industry with a non-competitive platform to share knowledge and resources develop policy and actively implement programmes and initiatives that promote sustainability in the tourism industry. ITP impacts on 11,864 hotels worldwide and has to a number of initiatives including 2,755 hotels worldwide committing to prevent child exploitation.
More www.tourismpartnership.org
Access to technology
IBLF has pioneered a recycling programme to provide technology to developing countries. Digital Partnership has recycled and refurbished over 10,000 computers from IBLF corporate partners to Africa and Asia, providing affordable access to technology, training and the Internet which in turns promotes socio-economic development. Over 400 schools and 450 libraries and community projects have benefited from this project. An estimated one million students now have access to computers and software, enabling them to develop skills that can be employed to improve their livelihoods.
More
www.iblf.org/digitalpartnership