Our programs and services are designed to help rural communities strengthen the social fabric and economic potential and to capitalize on regional economic opportunities. Strong leaders, strategic partnerships, and effective organizations make our region the diverse, economically sustainable place we call home.
Annual General MeetingYou are cordially invited to attend the Entreprises Riel Annual General Meeting to be held: Wednesday September 17, at noon in The Great Room, at the Maison du Bourgeois Hebert and St. Joseph Streets Only members are allowed to vote ... Read moreProvincial Investment Supports Vibrant Francophone Tourism Business CommunityJune 26, 2014 CHARLOTTETOWN- New investments by the Manitoba government will increase francophone tourism and help build and expand francophone businesses, creating jobs and contributing to the province's diverse economy, Premier Greg Selinger announced here today where he is representing the ... Read more Entreprises Riel is an economic development and destination marketing and tourism product development agency which promotes the added value of the French language in business and tourism in the Riel district of the City of Winnipeg ( St. Boniface , St. Norbert and St. Vital ) in Manitob,a Canada. Corporate leaders from all three communities make up Riel's Board of Directors
Community Futures Kitayan has begun the process of creating community based websites for all their communities. These websites will create advantages for its members by opening communication gateways and allowing more public presence. These websites will be community shaped and allow its members to connect with other areas of the country.The Community Futures programs are community-based, volunteer driven, economic development organizations, and are independent in their operations. KITAYAN CFDC is a Community Futures program and will accordingly implement its program of services under the guidance of nine Board of Directors, one from each of the following member communities, which make up the service area:Garden Hill First Nation,Manto Sipi Cree Nation,Gods Lake Narrows Community.
Partnerships, Results, ImpactCreating business solutions to povertyMEDA is an international economic development organization whose mission is to create business solutions to poverty. Founded in 1953 by a group of Mennonite business professionals, we partner with the poor to start or grow small and medium-sized businesses in developing regions around the world.Our expertise includes a full range of economic development tools: financial services, improved technology, business training, better access to markets and equity investment. Our work most often focuses on women, youth and the rural poor.We believe that all people deserve the opportunity to earn a livelihood and that unleashing entrepreneurship is a powerful way to alleviate poverty.Our promise ...Informed by our faith-based values, we creatively combine enlightened business practices and entrepreneurial thinking to provide roads out of poverty.Our work is not done until it is proven to be sustainable, replicable, scalable and measurable.The scope and effectiveness of our programs will surprise you.We show respect for all and seek to create dignity for everyone touched by our work, at home and around the world