Fostering responsible entrepreneurship in South America

We are dedicated to creating a positive impact through the our company. FairSource is one expression of that commitment, and is the backbone of custom software production at ifPeople. FairSource leverages the principles of fair trade to create mutually-beneficial service relationships that promote responsible enterprise development.

History of FairSource

FairSource is a network of partnerships between ifPeople, a US-based consulting and software development company, and different microenterprises in the Southern Cone. ifPeople generates projects with clients in the US and Europe, which are then implemented with the partners using Free Software solutions. ifPeople began utilizing this model in January 2004 and continutes to develop and expand it actively.  Building a FairSource partnership with IT firms is an extensive process, designed to ensure the selection of appropriate partners and to allow partners adequate time to comply with FairSource standards. The work performed by FairSource providers currently focuses on Free Software applications for Web site management, enterprise content management, GIS mapping, and custom Web-based applications (databases and process automation). Read more about FairSource In Depth.

Results

ifPeople's partners have experienced significant growth and development since beginning work with ifPeople.  The results for the partner firms is that they have hired new staff, created regular pay schedules, taken out office leases, invested in training and infrastructure, and improved professionalism and business management. ifPeople seeks to expand its program through increasing the number of businesses involved and the regions reached through expanding its activities in Latin America and its customer base in the US and Europe. More on Results and Impacts.