Another kind of “The Hunger Project”
July 25th, 2010 § 1
For a time, before I left Europe, I worked with “The Hunger Project “, which is not the current Brazilian government project, but an international organization that was launched internationally in 1977 in the United States. They run programs and initiate change processes in Africa, India, Bangladesh, Mexico and in some countries of South America...
The Hole in the Wall
July 16th, 2010 § 2
“Education as usual assumes that kids are empty vessels who need to be sat down in a room and filled with curricular content. Dr. Mitra’s experiments have proved that wrong.”
About 11 years ago, Dr. Sugata Mitra, cut a “hole in the wall” of the New Delhi office of NIIT, an international IT training company where...
Inclusive and Social Business in Colombia #1
July 10th, 2010 § 0
Monday 28th June 2010.
From Bogota, Colombia
Happy Colombian Social Business Day! Latest trend in Colombia too? Not at all, because, as Professor Yunus understood it, Colombia has a tradition of social entrepreneurship and more broadly of corporate social commitment deeply embedded in its history. Colombia is not only one of the countries in the world with...
Your Big Year
July 9th, 2010 § 0
Travel the world and change lives
Ever dreamt of seeing the world – expenses paid? Well here’s your chance.
If you see yourself as an enterprising individual who would like to travel the world and help out in local communities, Your Big Year, could be just what you’re looking for.
Your Big Year is a free competition to...
TEDxGardenCity: World, India and You on 12th July
July 7th, 2010 § 0
About TEDx
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Under the same umbrella, TEDxGardenCity, where x=independently organized TED event, is slated to be held in Bengaluru, India on 12th July 2010. At...
The price of being « social »
July 4th, 2010 § 0
From Kolkata, India.
Terra Indica is a social business selling design products, especially wooden sculptures and furniture. It is a « social business » according to Yunus definition, as all the profit is reinvested in the company in order to increase its social impact.
The aim ? Insertion by work of youngsters from the streets of Kolkata. Arman is famous...
Entrepreneurship in India #9 : East and West
July 1st, 2010 § 0
Christophe Plais is a French entrepreneur who launched Terra Indica, a social business based in Kolkata. The company sells wooden sculptures and furnitures and employs young adults who grew up in the street. The company is only four years old, but it already has prestige contracts, like designing the French consulate.
For Christophe Plais, being a...
BOOK Review – Yunus Building Social Business
June 28th, 2010 § 4
Muhammad Yunus, Building Social Business, 2010
After his best-sellers Banker to the Poor and Creating a World Without Poverty, Muhammad Yunus brings a new contribution to the social business concept with his latest book Building Social Business. Professor of Economics, founder of the Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Yunus is regarded as the Founding...
SocEnt of the Week: ‘Micro Home Solutions’ – Low cost homes for the urban poor
June 22nd, 2010 § 0
Adequate shelter is a basic necessity for breaking the vicious cycle of poverty. It is estimated that over 170 million people in India live in slums without adequate access to clean water, sanitation and security of tenure, and another two million are homeless. With a 3% urban growth rate, the country’s...
I was born after the birth of the Internet. Am I a mutant?
June 21st, 2010 § 0
When dealing with the issue of Internet and new technologies, it appears frequently than people who were born during and after the birth of the Internet have not only gained strong skills in using new technologies but also developed different social behaviors. These “Digital Natives” may have a different relation to society, information, institutions and...
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