Community Empowerment Network

nonprofit

Address and Contact:

614 20th Avenue

Seattle, WA

98122

Robert Bortner (Director)
rbortner@communityempowernet.org
206-329-6244

www.communityempowernet.org

Organization Description:

The Community Empowerment Network (CEN) is a US-based non-profit organization which empowers rural communities and individuals in developing countries to harness information and information technology to become more self-reliant and break out of poverty.

Example Project:

The Community Empowerment Network’s cCLEAR Program is comprehensive, integrated program aimed at sustainably transforming the economic opportunities of communities within the Middle Amazon Region - and become the model for adaptation and replication for the many other regions of the world which experience similar problems.

Activities that promote health:

Medicinals & Pharmaceuticals

Activities that combat poverty:

Community Development, Economic Development, Employment & Income Generation, Fair Trade, Internet & Communication, International Trade, Microfinance

Activities that protect the environment:

Eco-tourism, Energy, Sustainable Agriculture & Farming

Areas of Service:

Capacity building, Education & Training

Nations of the World:

Asia: Nepal

Americas: Brazil