Innovator. Humanitarian. Thought leader. Unlikely Change Agent. Theresa Carrington is changing the world, having discovered the tipping point from poverty to prosperity.
What started as one woman’s vision to create a sustainable solution to reduce poverty in developing countries evolved into Ten By Three (formerly known as The Blessing Basket Project® ) the first and only nonprofit to win the Olin Cup business competition at Washington University in St. Louis. Over the last decade the organization has been quietly discovering and perfecting unique approaches to sustainable poverty reduction – which they are now ready to share with the world. In the process the organization has helped create sustainable prosperity for more than 10,000 people in the last decade. Theresa Carrington, founder, and CEO of Ten By Three®, recognized the key to helping people emerge from impoverished to financially independent is igniting their entrepreneurial spirit by providing them a launching pad. This is when the world changes. Click the image to see how.
Theresa’s vision launched Ten By Three’s innovative approach and allowed her to actually identify the tipping point from poverty to prosperity. The Project’s patent-pending financial model enables Artisans to earn Prosperity Wages®, which are significantly higher than fair trade wages, for their products. In some instances, the wages could differ as dramatically as the U.S. Equivalent of $12 compared to $1 for the same basket. In this model, the Artisans are paid directly, eliminating the middleman, and are required to start businesses funded by earnings from their basket sales and it is those entrepreneurial ventures that empower the Artisans to lift themselves out of poverty.
Theresa is a dynamic speaker who fills her talks with humor, pragmatic wisdom and valuable take-away tools. She is available to share her wisdom with your organization on a wide variety of topics including international development, social entrepreneurship, peace, and purpose. Contact her by clicking here.