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Bringing Research, Action Together in Pursuit of New BoP Solutions
"What is the smallest change we can make to obtain the largest impact?" asked Sami Nerenberg, of Design for America during SOCAP11 Design for Social Innovation Track. Nerenberg was among three organizations sharing methodologies and lessons on bringing volumes of data into actionable and impactful BoP design.
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ViewChange Video of the Week: In Fiji, Women-Powered Chutney Business Finances Development
In the rural, cane-growing region of Fiji, a new enterprise is revolutionizing the lives of the local community by providing an income for women who previously relied on their husbands, helping them scale up production and save money, and financing the country’s only senior citizens center.
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Building Enterprises, Sustaining Optimism: Revolution 2.0 in Post Mubarak-Egypt
Almost nine months after the revolution, mistrust against civil society and foreign investment remains high, while bureaucracy continues to slow the emergence of new ventures. Clearly, social entrepreneurship needs its own 2.0 revolution to overcome many obstacles in the post-Mubarak Egypt.
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PVRI: Scaling a Non-Profit Model for Eye Care
We traveled to Parvatipuram in Andhra Pradesh to witness the outreach camps and meet communities impacted by investee, Pushpagiri Vitreo Retina Institute (PVRI) first hand. Founded in 2004, PVRI’s combined business model allows for treatment fee-paying patients in addition to serving ’Below the Poverty Line’ patients.
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Sisi ni Amani: An Experiment in Marketing Peace
At the BoP, we use marketing for lots of things. We market products like shampoo sachets and fertilizers, pay-per-use toilets and private ambulances; and we even market behaviors like ’send your child to school’ and ’don’t have unprotected sex.’ We rely heavily on the power of marketing. But how far could we take it? Could we market, say, peace?
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Reused Paint, Gold for Good ? Colombian Environmental Entrepreneurs at ’Growing SMEs’
With improved internal security, an improved business environment, and increased prominence as a major player in the global economy, Colombia’s business landscape is also changing. From recycled paint to sustainable gold production, several SMEs building social improvement will Growing SMEs Investment Roundtable on Sept. 23.
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Via ViewChange: 9/11 Widows, Rebuilding Hope Afghani Women
"Have you ever worn a burqa before?" asked the Amnesty International representative. I put the tent-like garment over my head, imagining being forced to wear it. It was in that moment, in July 2001, when I experienced how it felt to be invisible. That’s when I knew I wanted to produce a film about Afghan women.
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SOCAP11: Spirituality and Social Enterprise
A thoughtful panel of leaders at SOCAP11 opened the dialogue on a powerful underlying motivator for many in social enterprise, but a motivator that is often swept under the rug, unspoken, taboo, or even a white elephant in the room: spirituality. Amid the talk of ROI, balance sheets and capital, what should be the role of spiritually in the space?
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