About Us
Our goal is to create one million jobs across 1,000 communities.
“Fast Runner entrepreneurs are driven to create these jobs because they share a vision with us–that creating jobs is the best way to create peace.”
— Toni Maloney, CEO
What is a Fast Runner?
Fast Runners are remarkable entrepreneurs from conflict-affected countries like Afghanistan and Rwanda. They all share the vision that employment is the bridge to better education, less poverty, improved health, and, ultimately, less violence. Bpeace helps Fast Runners grow their businesses, thus creating hundreds more jobs and improving the lives of thousands of families.
Bpeace is a non-profit network of business professionals. We volunteer skills to entrepreneurs in conflict-affected countries to help them create significant employment for all, and expand the economic power of women. Put simply:
Our goal is to create one million jobs across 1,000 communities. Every one of those jobs, entrepreneurs, and communities becomes a beacon of hope. In each community these businesspeople become role models and strong voices for peace.
The jobs that Fast Runners create have a multiplier effect – those jobs sustain thousands of families, boost local purchasing power, and in turn, strengthen other local businesses. This cycle of employment sets a once troubled community on the path to prosperity and peace.
