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The Levi Strauss Foundation. International Asset Building Portfolio. Levi Strauss Foundation. Mission To support community programs that advance justice and provide opportunities for disadvantaged people where the Company has a business presence. Strategies
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The Levi Strauss Foundation International Asset Building Portfolio
Levi Strauss Foundation • Mission To support community programs that advance justice and provide opportunities for disadvantaged people where the Company has a business presence. • Strategies Originality, integrity, empathy and courage guide our community investments in: - HIV/AIDS - Workers’ Rights - Asset building
Levi Strauss FoundationAsset building PIlots Earned Assets Resource Network (EARN) • Bank on San Francisco - public-private partnership to offer “starter” accounts • Matched Savings Accounts - 3:1 matches for investment in education Mission Asset Fund • Cestas Popularas - formalizing financial activity in peer lending circles • Matched Savings Accounts - for citizenship and other assets and aspirations Mercado Global • Levi’s/LSF partnership to empower indigenous Guatemalan artisans
Levi Strauss FoundationIndigo Asset Building Network • A regional community of practice • An incubator for collaboration and innovation • Through the Indigo Network, we seek to: • Integrate best practices from multiple fields • Build a strong evidence base and “make the case” for asset building • Partner with policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and funders