Indego Africa thanks all of the organizations who have made a particularly valuable contribution to our success.

CORPORATE SUPPORT

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Orrick)

Orrick, a global law firm, has been a pivotal supporter of Indego Africa since August 2007.  Orrick has provided Indego Africa with thousands of hours of pro bono advice, set up computer centers at Covanya and Cococki, and is currently sponsoring the employment of Indego Africa's Senior VP & General Counsel and its Deputy General Counsel.  For more background on Orrick's unprecedented support, check out this media feature.

Eighty2degrees Design

Eighty2degrees is an innovative graphic design and web development studio that delivers personalized and results-driven solutions. For more than two years Eighty2degrees has provided Indego Africa with hundreds of hours of invaluable pro bono design services, including brand strategy and event collateral.

Nomadsland: Social Video for Social Change

Nomadsland is an innovative video platform and production company joining forces with social entrepreneurs and nonprofits to curate, create and distribute visual media that tells inspiring stories of social impact. Indego Africa extends to Nomadsland our deepest thank you for its production of the Indego Africa mini-documentary, "The Color of Indego: Empowering Women in Rwanda" (January 2010).

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School is currently conducting a case study about Indego Africa's efforts to scale up its innovative operations, which will be taught at HBS starting Fall 2010.  Indego Africa was also proud to participate in the 2010 HBS Immersion Experience Program (IXP) where, in January 2010, a team of HBS students and professors traveled to Rwanda to help Indego Africa further develop local market strategies, conduct product market research, refine the business skills curriculum, and advise on the women's entrepreneurship projects. Read more about this incredible visit here.

New York University School of Law

Indego Africa partners with the Law & Social Entrepreneurship Association at NYU Law to expose law students to the growing field of social entrepreneurship; inspire ideas for innovating the legal sector; work with lawyers and law students to identify how they can use their legal skills to impact, broaden and innovate the social entrepreneurship field; and create a support network of law students invested in pattern-breaking, sustainable and scalable ideas for change.

Columbia Law School

In partnership with the Center for Public Interest Law & Law Students for Social Enterprise (LSSE) at Columbia Law School, Indego Africa runs the Indego Africa Fellowship Program where Columbia Law students (about 3-4 each semester) earn pro-bono credit for assisting Indego Africa on a variety of projects.  Indego Africa also participates in a variety of social entrepreneurship symposiums hosted by LSSE.

Kellog School of Management

From September through December 2009, as part of the class "Leading Mission Driven Enterprises," four incredibly talented Kellogg students dug deep into the inner workings of Indego Africa. The result: a professional and insightful paper about Indego Africa.

African Social Enterprise Forum

Indego Africa was a founding member and participant in the inaugural African Social Enterprise Forum at the Desmond Tutu Center in New York City in September of 2009.  Focused on action rather than just talk, ASEF was an inspiring success that will impact the social enterprise community - and Africa - for years to come.  Click here for blog post and video.

NYU Stern School of Business

In Spring 2010, Indego Africa partnered with the Social Enterprise Association at NYU Stern for "Think Social, Drink Local," an annual gala and fashion show event to promote local, socially responsible businesses. As a selected sponsor, Indego Africa was honored to be given the opportunity to highlight our important work and showcase our gorgeous handmade earrings on the runway.

SERVICE PARTNERS