Consumer Products

The Western Union Foundation today announced a series of grants supporting nearly 50 charitable organizations in more than 20 countries and totalling $1.8 million.  Many of the contributions focus on charitable organizations that address the many challenges facing the global migrant population, including access to labor markets and job training programs, language acquisition and acculturating into their new communities.

MyMela (mymela.com), just launched, is poised to become the leading interactive marketplace connecting global consumers with artisans from India who produce some of the world’s finest crafts. MyMela is at the forefront of a new wave of social businesses, which use commercially viable models to address complex global challenges—in this case, poverty among India’s artisans.