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THANKYOU
THANKYOU’S MISSION By Rossella Arena Thankyou is a social enterprise whose ambitious goal is to defeat poverty. It trades in highly demanded products and has recently launched a licensing program to redistribute wealth around the world through consumer spending. Thankyou is an Australian social enterprise created to help those living in extreme poverty. There are about 736 million people in the world who suffer from, or do not survive from poverty, simply because they do not have access to resources that provide them with health, education, and a decent standard of living. They are found in every street around the globe, but particularly in countries such as Africa, South East Asia and the Pacific region. Thankyou’s mission is to redistribute wealth and put it into the hands of those who really need it. This is the reason why they have created their own product lines, becoming a worldwide beacon for consumers who want to do good actions when spending money. Thankyou products are known for their high quality; the organization is constantly looking for partners worldwide to expand and grow its activities and distribute its products on a global scale. Thankyou contributes the income from its sales to organizations that can generate impactful change and
Daniel and Justine Flynn The fund was born in 2008 from the passion and ideas of Daniel and Justine Flynn, and a few other university students: today it has become a movement that brings together millions of people who, together, take small steps every day that
associations involved in providing basic services to the poor, such as the African Visionary Fund.
make big changes. In fact, involvement of the community is fundamental in the management and growth of Thankyou. In Australia for example, a local community petitioned the two largest supermarkets asking them to stock the company’s products, and they agreed! Thanks to the participation of countless buyers the organization quickly raised $ 1.4 million through the sale of the Chapter One book.