by Erika Luitjens | Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Capcon grantee LiveylHoods gave Capcon Founder & President Jon Freeman a lesson he’ll not soon forget. Visiting with Livelyhoods personnel in Kenya, Jon was thrown into the deep end as he was challenged to sell clean energy products door to door in an urban...
by Erika Luitjens | Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Capcon is actively supporting the Enough Project, whose mission is to “support peace and an end to mass atrocities in Africa’s deadliest conflict zones”. Enough Project’s Founding Director John Prendergast has recently brought the organization’s focus to bear on...
by Erika Luitjens | Oct 3, 2017 | Entrepreneurship
CapCon proudly supports the Miller Center at Santa Clara University, and would like to acknowledge the great work being done by the Global Social Benefit Accelerator (GSBI). GSBI is a program which typically supports organizations that have been in operation for 5+...
by Erika Luitjens | Jul 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Capcon grantee Mama Hope has been busy! Here are a few details on what they’ve been up to. First, an article was published recently by Global Advocate Elise Pitcairn with some thoughtful and in-depth reflection on her work with CapCon grantee Mama Hope. We...
by Erika Luitjens | Mar 23, 2017 | Gold Mining, Uncategorized
CapCon Pitches in to Help Prevent Mercury Poisoning Among Gold Miners in Burkina Faso. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Capcon joined a coalition of government officials, international financing institutions, and private companies at the Mercury-Free Artisanal Gold Mining...
