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Ben Stone

New York, NY

I am Senior VP, General Counsel, and Photographer-in-Chief of Indego Africa, an innovative social enterprise helping women in Rwanda lift themselves out of poverty. Both Matt Mitro - the Founder & President of Indego Africa - and I are former corporate lawyers who decided that we could utilize our skills to create a new kind of social business.

  1. on October 19, 2009
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    backed a project

    PONG 3.0 - The Lower East Side Ping Pong Club by Grand Opening

    PONG returns to the Lower East Side. Help us bring the table to life at a new location!

    • 100% funded $3,505 pledged
    • 29 backers
    • Funded Oct 20, 2009
  2. on August 1, 2009
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    Empower Women in Rwanda through Social Enterprise by Ben Stone

    Contribute to an innovative social enterprise empowering women and orphans in Rwanda through export markets, long-term skills, and job experience.

    • 108% funded $650 pledged
    • 25 backers
    • Funded Aug 01, 2009
  3. on July 21, 2009
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    Ben Stone
    Posted project update #3

    10 More Days!

    Dear Generous Backers:

    Thanks again for the support! We're roughly $50 from supporting Indego Africa's Internship Program for the next THREE MONTHS!

    Please take a second to forward our project to your friends to make sure we reach our goal.

    Wondering how Indego Africa sets itself apart? Check out the following one-page document:

    http://indegoafrica.org/images/indego/docs/Promotion-General/Indego%20Africa%20-%20Setting%20Itself%20Apart.pdf

    Thanks again! Marie-Louise says hello (below)!

    - Ben

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  4. on July 21, 2009
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    Showing On Cold April by Ashleigh Ide

    To graciously help support Rwandan orphans and art. At the same time!

    • 163% funded $815 pledged
    • 17 backers
    • Funded Aug 25, 2009
  5. on June 29, 2009
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    Ben Stone
    Posted project update #2

    Hands of Indego Africa

    A big THANK YOU to everyone who has backed these remarkable women and students in Rwanda. We're almost half way there with a month to go. Please tell you friends about our project. This is one of those situations where $600 will DIRECTLY IMPACT LIVES!

    And for you special backers, here's an exclusive slideshow of my photos of the engines that drive Indego Africa, the hands of our artisan partners in Rwanda.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/indegoafrica/sets/72157617607806014/show/

    - Ben

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  6. on June 8, 2009
  7. on June 8, 2009
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    Ben Stone launched a project

    Empower Women in Rwanda through Social Enterprise by Ben Stone

    Contribute to an innovative social enterprise empowering women and orphans in Rwanda through export markets, long-term skills, and job experience.

    • $600 funding goal
    • 08/01/2009 Funding Ended