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  • In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

    Mona El-Naggar

    July 26, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Instead of following the traditional corporate model of financial philanthropy, Toyota gave its engineers to the Food Bank for New York City: trained in "kaizen" (Japanese for “continuous improvement). The engineers analyzed and improved the Food Bank's distribution systems, greatly increasing the Bank's efficiency and effectiveness in its anti-hunger efforts. By sharing the business model which made its own business thrive, Toyota's partnership with the city demonstrates how public-private collaboration provides a self-reliant, sustainable solution.

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  • In Famine, Vouchers Can Be Tickets to Survival

    Tina Rosenberg

    October 27, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Somalia

    World Concern, a Seattle-based Christian humanitarian group, provides people around the world with vouchers they can use in select markets, rather than the traditional emergency food aid of rice and other grains. In Dhobley, Somalia, the solution of vouchers quickens the process of receiving the food and contributes to the local economy.

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