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Social Entrepreneurship: A Booming Trend

July 16, 2010No Comments
Social Entrepreneurship: A Booming Trend

Share By Arpit Srivastava: “Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.” – Bill Drayton, CEO, chair and founder of Ashoka Have you ever felt the urge to go out there, to help and change the lives [...]

Transforming India: Gandhi Fellowship and Grass root renaissance

July 1, 2010No Comments
Transforming India: Gandhi Fellowship and Grass root renaissance

Share Ranjeet Kumar: A sincere effort can culminate into a revolutionary saga. This is what happens when a vision transforms into a mission and the seed of social renaissance is sown. The vision of Aditya Natraj got a platform of reality when the idea of transforming grass root education was supported by Ajay Piramal head [...]

Non Profit Organizations? Really? Think Again!

June 29, 2010No Comments
Non Profit Organizations? Really? Think Again!

Share Shivani Ghildiyal: There is no denying the fact that we, the youth of the nation, are practical enough. We have a capability to clearly demarcate between black and white. Still, there are certain moments when we, rather than being creatures of logic, turn into creatures of emotions.  The moment we see the ill fate [...]

Social Entrepreneurship: Turning mirrors into windows

June 14, 20102 Comments
Social Entrepreneurship: Turning mirrors into windows

Share Tanaya Singh: The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. John Lubbock The best entrepreneurs today are the ones who commit their lives to the cause of the Gift. The gift of desire given to every child –“The desire to [...]

Finances for Social Enterprises

June 11, 2010No Comments
Finances for Social Enterprises

Share Meenakshi Gaur: Can a not-for-profit organization be run with the same efficiency as a for-profit business? Can a not –for-profit organization stick to its motive of helping the poor without incurring losses? The answer to these questions has changed from a resounding “no” to a significant “yes”. Today the definition of business has changed; [...]

Make it Count!!!

April 16, 2010No Comments
Make it Count!!!

Share Hemant Sahal: “Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to take daily walks on the beach. One day, he came across a young man picking up small objects and throwing them into the ocean. He came closer and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you [...]

The Emergence of Social Enterprise inBangladesh [Part IV]

January 12, 2010No Comments
The Emergence of Social Enterprise inBangladesh [Part IV]

Share Jyothi Nair: This is part IV of our IV part series on emerging social enterprises in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh Bangladesh, a highly populated developing country, is making its progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. In this process of development planning, social sector development integrated with poverty alleviation has been the main objective. Social [...]

Activating Youth Volunteerism

January 11, 2010One Comment

Share Karuna Ahuja: “A dream you dream alone is only a dream, a dream you dream together is reality.”–John Lennon Over the years, there has been a resurgence in youth activism in India and all across the country, young people, equipped with a sense of unprecedented communications know-how and an instinct to protect, are fighting [...]

The New Face of Social Enterprise [India] (Part III)

January 10, 2010No Comments

Share Arun Sharma: This is part III of our IV part series on social enterprises. Continuing with our journey through some of the most admired social entrepreneurial ventures across India and Pakistan, this part of the series once again visits some of the ventures in India that have decided to take the unusual route to [...]

Proper Waste Management: Need of the hour

January 9, 2010One Comment
Proper Waste Management: Need of the hour

Share Sahiba Singh: India is the second most populous country, which has about 16% of the world population and 2.4% of the land area. Rapid industrialization in the last few decades have led to the depletion of precious natural resources in India depletes and pollutes resources continuously. Furthermore, the rapid industrial developments have, also, led [...]

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