Develop entrepreneurs
Help grassroots entrepreneurs strengthen their ideas, build business capability and prepare credible, bankable plans.
GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRATERNAL
Economic opportunity.
Built together.
An institution for grassroots economic empowerment. We bring people, enterprise, markets and resources together to turn shared strengths into productive opportunity—serving the Church in the marketplace.
Rooted in Lilima / Letsema. Built on solidarity and mutual interdependence.
PeopleMarketsExpertiseEnterpriseOUR INITIAL GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Eswatini · South Africa · Mozambique · Zambia · Cameroon · USA
01 / THE VISION
The institution that goes to the marketplace for the Church.
ESTABLISHED 2014 · NON-PROFIT NGO
The Global Economic Fraternal brings like-minded people together around a vision of solidarity, shared responsibility and economic growth.
We connect grassroots entrepreneurs with mentorship, markets and resources—so potential becomes productive enterprise, and enterprise creates opportunity for communities.
“Who is fishing for us?”
“We will go and fish.”
OUR WORK / THREE PILLARS
From grassroots potential
to productive enterprise.
Create access to markets
Connect what entrepreneurs produce with buyers, trading relationships and opportunities beyond their immediate communities.
Mentor for growth
Bring experienced people alongside entrepreneurs to share knowledge, guide decisions and strengthen enterprise leadership.
LILIMA / LETSEMA
A shared effort. A shared harvest. Our model is rooted in people bringing their strengths together in solidarity and mutual interdependence.
02 / THE MANDATE
A shared purpose.
A practical agenda.
For the Church, GEF is designed to connect, build and create lasting economic value.
Connect the body
Believers in every system. One fraternity across sectors and nations.
Identify opportunities
Connect credible enterprise opportunities across industries, communities and nations.
Aggregate capital
Bring scattered resources together around shared economic opportunities.
Build and govern enterprises
Due diligence, governance and commercial discipline.
Create jobs
Dignified, productive work for young people.
Trade among ourselves
Connect enterprises, products and markets within the Body.
Protect the marketplace
Build a network of support and accountability.
Speak as a counterpart
A shared voice on policy, contracts and standards.
Return the fruit
Profits that flow into enterprise and the mission of the Church.
03 / PROGRAMMES
Where purpose
becomes participation.
Spaces to connect, learn and build—around the needs of grassroots entrepreneurs.
Conferences & connection
Bring entrepreneurs, leaders and experienced practitioners together to exchange ideas and develop relationships across borders.
Startup mentorship
Support entrepreneurs as they shape business ideas, develop plans and prepare for the practical demands of building an enterprise.
Capital & opportunity
Source startup capital and connect enterprise opportunities with people who can contribute resources, experience and access.
AN OPEN INVITATION
Every industry. Shared opportunity.
Entrepreneurs, professionals, businesses and institutions across industries are invited to bring their ideas, expertise, relationships and resources. Wherever you work, there is a place to contribute.
Contribute to the work ↗PARTNERSHIP / THE CURRENT INVITATION
Help build the next chapter.
Our current call is for the first 100 individual and institutional partners to bring this shared purpose into practical action.
100 partners
Individuals and institutions with a willingness to participate and something to contribute.
Pull together
Connect expertise, relationships and resources around credible enterprise opportunities.
Open wider doors
Begin across six nations and attract global partners to a shared vision in motion.