Social Enterprise Club HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Joey Adler addressed Harvard students at the Social Enterprise Club regarding her experiences and models for social enterprise employed by her initiative, Industrial Revolution II (IRII). Adler also discussed the role of the IDB:
"Thanks to a loan of up to $1 million from the IDB’s Opportunities for the Majority Initiative (IDB) in 2012, Industrial Revolution II LP (IRII) will retrofit and equip a garment factory and train low-income Haitians from the base of the socio-economic pyramid. As they add value to Haiti’s economy, these local apparel workers will produce high-end fashion on the latest manufacturing technology while working for living wages in a safe and healthy environment..."