Articles by Francisco Noguera
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Monday
September 15
2008Introducing Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Christopher Benz, from CraftNetwork
CraftNetwork is opening the doors of fair trade and global markets to artisans around the globe. Christopher Benz, its founder and managing director, was part of this year’s Global Social Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University.?This project is,?in many ways, unique among similar...
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Friday
September 12
2008Turning a Great Experience into a Remarkable Experience
I have always looked forward to receiving my quarterly copy of the Stanford Social Innovation Review in the mail. Without exception, I find what I am looking for: engaging and thought provoking articles, a rich discussion on trends and ideas in this space, great book reviews like the recent one...
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Wednesday
September 10
2008Changemakers’ Banking on Social Change Competition: Deadline for New Entrants Next 9/30
"Open sourcing social solutions". I loved it since I first heard of it about 18 months ago while I was booking tickets, packing bags and spending long hours understanding “who was who” in this fascinating and rapidly changing base of the pyramid space. I learned about it...
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Monday
September 8
2008Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Neelam Chhiber, from Industree Crafts
The goal: Create economic opportunity for Indian villagers so they can build sustainable livelihoods in their local settings, preserve their traditions and avoid the need to migrate to large urban centers. The means: Industree, a social enterprise that promotes locally owned and operated craft...
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Thursday
September 4
2008Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Zipporah Ongwenyi, from Binti Africa Foundation
Zipporah is one of the 16 entrepreneurs that took part in this year’s Global Social Benefit Incubator, at Santa Clara University. Her?project is a great?example of how rural communities can be empowered and brought into?the value chain of products that are key to the dignity, health, and...
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Wednesday
September 3
2008Job: Country Director for New Ventures India
If you?are currently located in/ can re-locate to Hyderabad,?have a strong?interest in the acceleration of sustainable SMEs and their role as a driver for sustainable development, or know someone who?fulfills these characteristics, please read on and see the attached file for a full job...
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Wednesday
August 27
2008Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Tendai Mawunga from Pump Aid, Zimbabwe and Malawi
Tendai used to be a teacher in his native Zimbabwe, until he saw one of his students died for reasons related to poor water quality. That event changed his life’s direction and led him to become one of the founding members of Pump Aid, an NGO that has brought safe drinking water to thousands...
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Monday
August 25
2008Introducing Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet David Okello, from Coast Coconut Farms in Keny
The last 10 days have been truly exciting ones. I have had the amazing opportunity to participate in this year’s Global Social Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University, a two-week in-residence mentoring program with social entrepreneurs from around the world. Over the next few days...
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