Intel inside...

Sabita’s brother resides in Washington DC, USA,where he's a manager in an Indian Restaurant. For her 20th birthday, he sent her a locally procured Pentium 4 desktop PC through www.thamel.com. Sabita aspires to become a graphic designer.

Where is my Goat...?

Shyam is a full-time shopkeeper in Katmandu, Nepal. For this “Dashain” festival, he doesn't need to worry about saving for the purchase of an auspicious goat or “Khasi” that will be sacrificed in celebration of the victory of Goddess Durga over buffalo-headed demon Mahisasura . Shyam's sister Laxmi has sent him an $80 gift certificate through www.thamel.com that he can redeem at one of Thamel's vendors in the local Goat Bazaar. Within 12 hours of delivery, Shyam’s sister in Australia can view this picture confirming the delivery.

Hero Honda - - made in India, delivered in Nepal paid through a buyer in the UK...

Sabina is the proud owner of a new Hero Honda. Her parents, residing and working in the UK, bought the bike online to be delivered in Kathmandu. With her new bike now she can go to college early in the morning and work during the afternoon.

Building its future thru remittances...

Cemex (Mexico), the world's third largest cement manufacturer, became profitable within three years with its BOP marketing channel, Patrimonio Hoy, which enables the poor in Mexico to finance housing at drastically reduced costs, cutting through layers of intermediaries. Moreover, Cemex started successfully tapping into the huge remittances market ($23 billion for Latin America alone) by enabling the diaspora to directly use their funds for local home building, again dramatically reducing costs and cutting out the middleman.

Serving the Kenyan and Ugandan diaspora...

MamaMikes Online service makes it possible to send a Shopping Voucher, Airtime minutes, Bouquet of roses and other surprises to family, friends and loved ones in Kenya or Uganda.