top 5 social entrepreneurs and how they nailed it
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Social entrepreneurs are people with an idea of innovation to tackle social problems and spread them across societies
They create solutions for the society on a large scale with a noble motive to give a human touch to businesses
Let us look at few skills required to make it large in social entrepreneurship
Build a CommunityFind people who can adopt your thought and also help in
micromanaging your initiative in all possible ways
Build a StoryYour story will be the key to success of your social
entrepreneurial venture and will provide a brand image to it which people will relate to
Add a PurposeSet your Mission and Vision statement to provide a direction to the entire endeavour, this will help your
team stay together in the long run
Be ProudBe proud of your idea to bring a change in the society
and make your team believe in it. Only then will you be able to enjoy the journey.
… and now
Its time to look at some of the most successful social entrepreneurial ventures across the globe
All these organizations have been honoured by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship 2015
Solar Sisters is an entrepreneurial initiative that empowers women by engaging them into sales of clean energy solutions to different communities and remote locations in Africa.
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Women are trained to sell
Women educate other women on renewable sources of
lighting and inspire them to join the Solar Sister circle
Women earn a share of the sales made and
thus are part of the entrepreneurship
deal
How Solar Sister helps spread the network of sisters?
New members register with Solar Sister
This is a digital support and recovery service based in UK, for people who are stressed or feeling low, under expert supervision. Here you can express your feelings through posts and other
activities.How is this helpful?
Register with Big White Wall
Your identity is always hidden from the other users
Post your feelings on the wall or make creative bricks
to express
You can take guidance from the experts present online on your preferred
time and therapist –named LiveTherapy
You can take different tests to ensure your emotional stability
How to benefit from Big White Wall?
There has been considerable reduction in depression and anxiety along with high satisfaction level because of LiveTherapy
This initiative aims at transforming the government primary health services in India into professional healthcare delivery centres. It has come up with a new PPP (Public Private
Partnership) model
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This is an organization helps the impoverished families in America who have to deal with homelessness , poverty and unemployment. It forms coalitions of local groups and work with the
towards providing effective solutions
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100,000 homes was a solution to move homeless people into permanent settlement
Honoured at World Habitat Awards 2013
Zero:2016A movement of communities to end veteran homelessness by December 2015 and chronic
homelessness by December 2016
By using online problem solving, in person training and coaching they could help 100,000 people find permanent settlement by June 2014
This is an organization that takes care of children, adolescent mothers and provides health assistance in Cartagena, Bogota, USA and Spain. It deals with the problem of teenage pregnancy
and high infant mortality rate prevalent in the country through counselling and training
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Honoured with Silver Cross of National Order of Merit by then President of Republic of Columbia in 2011
“Social Entrepreneurs are not content
just to give the fish, or teach how to fish.
They will not rest until they have
revolutionised the fishing industry”
- Bill Drayton
CEO and founder, Ashoka
From the pioneer’s desk
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