Griot Consulting was built on a commitment to strive towards the eradication of poverty and suffering world-wide.
The foundational project in Kenya was to provide opportunities for girls choosing education rather than genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage.
Then the company spotted a finance model for international development that moved away from the traditional donor-led model favoured by charities and NGOs.
And so Griot began working on projects that created benefits in communities in need, while providing international markets with tradable carbon credits. This method creates a transactional relationship between beneficiaries and investors - a model far removed from what has been the norm for many years.