Over 190 social impact projects seek to leverage catalytic grant funding to...
THE WORLD BANK 2013 INDIA DEVELOPMENT MARKETPLACE COMPETITIVE GRANTWith a grant pledge of USD 1 million, the 2013 India Development Marketplace (India DM) seeks to build on the work it has done in...
View ArticleOpportunities for Innovation at the BoP within India’s Healthcare Industry
Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sectors – both in terms of revenue and employment. Although the country’s healthcare industry is projected to continue its rapid expansion, with an...
View ArticleIndia DM Grantee Update: "Under The Mango Tree" Featured
In case you missed it, check out this video (mostly in Hindi) about the inspiring story of "Under the Mango Tree" on Awaaz entrepreneur, a feature on CNBC Awaaz's YouTube Channel. UTMT is an India DM...
View ArticleTurning on the Spigot for Crisp, Clear Water
On a warm Friday afternoon in the slums of Madhukam, in the heart of Ranchi, India, a middle-aged man arrived at a public water station with two 20-liter containers to fill. The water station -...
View Article2014 India DM Finalist Story: iKure - Paving the Way to Accessible and...
We traveled down a bumpy, dirt road in the rural areas of West Bengal towards a village called Bolpur. Three hours after leaving Kolkata, the car pulled up to an unassuming concrete building. The...
View Article2014 India Development Marketplace Finalist Story: Selco - Providing those in...
One year ago, Kumar began renting out 40 Selco solar-powered batteries to the people living in his slum community in the heart of Bangalore. Prior to this, 400 families were left to rely on cheap,...
View ArticleCan we see ‘a’ patient with tuberculosis?
Back in the 1970s, I was a medical student ready to take on the world. We had a student exchange program, where students from across the world would come to India to visit and learn. One year, there...
View ArticleAgriculture as Enterprise: An Evolution of Thought and Perspective to...
It started with data! In 2007-08, an evaluation by Catalyst Management Services of a tribal livelihoods initiative for the State Planning Commission of Madhya Pradesh showed that agriculture as a...
View ArticleEnsuring the End User is at the Core of a Business Model: Why I Chose to Be a...
There is a perfect start, there is a less than perfect start and there is an imperfect start. As a social entrepreneur, the thing I have learned is that it pays to START- even if it’s less than perfect...
View ArticleHow to improve social enterprises so they can scale? eLearning
Earlier this year, we launched our eLearning course for social enterprises in January with a second installment in May. Social enterprises from across the globe – from places we didn’t even think we...
View ArticlePitfalls and stumbling blocks: the challenge to being a social enterprise...
Ask anyone who has started a social enterprise what their biggest challenge would be, and I bet they would mention something about a regulatory framework. As mentioned in my previous blog, government...
View ArticleAddressing the silence around menstruation through partnership and positive...
As urban India strives to emerge as the next superpower, rural India continues to suffer in the absence of access to adequate health and hygiene facilities. Hygiene and health go hand-in-hand....
View ArticleBeyond building products – changing hearts and minds to actually use them
They were everywhere — blown-up condoms flying around as balloons in a small village in southern Kenya. A day earlier volunteers from an international NGO came to the village to promote family...
View ArticleScaling up inclusive innovations: 10 lessons for donors
Women in Jharkhand, India. © Natalia Agapitova/World BankOnly a small fraction of women in rural India have a bank account, reinforcing existing gender inequity. Without access to financial services,...
View ArticleEffective monitoring and evaluation practices for competitions and...
What’s the key ingredient for successful innovations? I often hear people answer creativity, collaboration, open mindset, leadership. For me, it is the ability to learn and adapt. But learning is...
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