Living Goods
Social Entrepreneur
Chuck Slaughter
Founded
2006
MISSION
To defeat diseases of the poor.
Where they work
Uganda
BUSINESS MODEL
Operates ‘Avon-like’ networks of women entrepreneurs who go door-to-door selling products that improve people’s health, wealth, and productivity at prices affordable to the poor.
Annual budget
US$2.8 million for FY11 (Dec-11).
Delivered to date
644 franchised sales agents (“CHPs”) delivering life-saving and life-changing products to the doorsteps of ~500,000 poor consumers.
IMPACT
Key child disease rates and mortality.
BIG PLANS
Launch in a second country and build to 3,000 agents serving a population of 2 million.
Our investment so far
US$900,000 unrestricted grants.
CHPs are trained to identify high-risk pregnancies, suspected cases of acute respiratory infections and severe diarrhea and malaria.
Chuck Slaughter is the Founder and President of Living Goods.
Community Health Promoters, make a modest income selling essential health products at prices affordable to the poor.