The Latest CapCon News
From the world of the market-based fight against poverty
Jon Freeman Goes Door to Door With LivelyHoods
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...
Capcon Lends Support to Refugees of Congolese Violence
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...
GSBI Accelerator Program
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+...
The Latest from Mama Hope
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 wanted to...
Why Gold and Mercury Don’t Mix
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...
No Housing Bubble in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda Capcon's founding partner company, Stonecrest Financial, has been in the real estate business for over 20 years. So when Stonecrest executives went to Kigali, they noticed two things: The economy was growing rapidly There was a clear need for more (and...
Lighting a Fire Under Social Entrepreneurs.
Jon Freeman, president and principal owner of real estate investment firm Stonecrest Financial, knows what it’s like to start from scratch and build a business. So he eyes the new generation of entrepreneurs with respect born of realism. Building a business is tough....
Why Artisanal Gold Mining is a Thing
You don’t have to go all the way to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to see the power and potential of artisanal gold mining…but it helps. And that is exactly what Stonecrest Principal Owner and President Jon Freeman did with a group of members from the Artisanal Gold...