More work still needs to be done to dispel confusion surrounding social enterprises in Vietnam and help promote sustainable growth. It’s mid-afternoon in the village of Duong O, Bac Ninh province, but Huong hasn’t got time to break for tea. She’s only halfway through the long, exhausting job of making a traditional paper called Do.
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JAMSHEDPUR: A three-day 7th National Conference onSocial Entrepreneurship was today inaugurated by the Director of XLRI – SchooI of Business Management, Fr E Abraham at XLRI campus here. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Abraham said as we all know that social transformations have come through the initiatives and entrepreneurship of youth – be it the social movements, creation of disruptive technologies to
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With some councils struggling to manage woodland, community enterprises are protecting, nurturing and releasing the value in these important spaces • The Co-operative must not miss chance to help tackle the UK’s food crisis • Indigenous leaders empowering communities through social enterprise • Spinning out: was it worth it? Rain is hammering down in North Dean Wood, one
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We are excited to announce our partnership with IKEA Foundation to expand our work in bringing off-grid energy solutions to the world’s poor. Over the last decade, Acumen has invested more than $17 million in 15 companies across East Africa, India and Pakistan to build the largest portfolio of off-grid energy companies serving the poor. Working across every rung
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One year ago today, an earthquake ripped through Nepal, taking more than 8,000 lives and robbing more than 500,000 people of their homes. Many of the survivors are still waiting to rebuild. After the initial earthquake, Nepal was struck by a series of aftershocks, some nearly as brutal as the first. Monsoon season, coupled with an untimely blockade along Nepal’s
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Going all-out to connect with youth in Kaikohe has seen social enterprise ARCO recognised with a milestone award for ‘best community engagement’ by Contact Energy in the Launchpad accelerator programme. ARCO proved they had a winning strategy with their wide-ranging and extensive engagement programme undertaken with community groups, schools, youth and family, and potential customers.
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MUMBAI: Management expertise and venture philanthropy are joining hands to give a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Startup India campaign. The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is launching a first-of-its-kind startup incubator with support from the Michael and SusanDell Foundation exclusively to nurture early-stage nonprofit organisations working primarily in education, financial inclusion, and jobs and livelihoods for the urban poor. The
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New social start ups tackling water, energy and construction challenges in Pakistan hope to help break the country’s reliance on aid The term social enterprise may be relatively new in Pakistan but it is gaining popularity in its areas of development. While it may be an unfamiliar concept for many engaged in local grassroots businesses they can
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In The Business of Good, serial and social entrepreneur Jason Haber intertwines case studies and anecdotes that show how social entrepreneurship is creating jobs, growing the economy, and ultimately changing the world. In this edited excerpt, Haber tells the story of one man’s plan to do something more with his life than throw parties. On a
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