Thread by @NazSeferian

The #Collaborate4Impact project is creating videos of successful social enterprises in #Armenia for potential investors. This thread looks at @HDIFarmenia and their producer partners. C4I is a project implemented by @_EVPA_ and @ImpactHubEVN, funded by @EU_Armenia @eu_near

Tim Straight founded @HDIFarmenia with a mission to empower women across #Armenia while also using traditional methods like crochet and felt to create products that have buyers in Germany, Italy, the US and other countries. #Collaborate4Impact funded by @EU_Armenia @eu_near

Maral came to #Armenia as a refugee from Syria. She organizes a group of refugee women to create amazing felt/embroidered products for @HDIFarmenia, especially Easter and Christmas ornaments that are in demand in Western Europe. #Collaborate4impact funded by @EU_Armenia @eu_near

Lena started a small company in Vardenis thanks to @HDIFarmenia and pillow cases that are very popular in the US. The team has grown, the women have stable incomes and Lena is now a successful entrepreneur #Collaborate4impact funded by @EU_Armenia @eu_near

Genya has a family business in Martuni village that makes beeswax candles for @HDIFarmenia. They have an amazing fragrance and tourists love to take this product home as souvenirs. In one of the poorest regions of #Armenia, this is a valuable source of income #Collaborate4impact

The common denominator is that @HDIFarmenia empowers women financially and also makes them confident participants in the lives of their families and communities. Currently engaging 235 such producers, HDIF aims to scale up to 1000 within a few years, with the right investment.

This is where #Collaborate4Impact comes in. @_EVPA_ and @ImpactHubEVN are establishing an Impact Fund in #Armenia to provide better financing options for #SocEnt like @HDIFarmenia. Funding by @eu_near @EU_Armenia is making this critical work possible. collaborate4impact.am