Posts Tagged ‘ social entrepreneurs ’

Mirakle Couriers – Possibilities Delivered by the Deaf (Social Business Review)

February 12, 2010
Mirakle Couriers – Possibilities Delivered by the Deaf (Social Business Review)

India has one of the highest deaf populations in the world with approximately 6% of the population suffering some kind of hearing loss. One person who heard this curse right is banker turned entrepreneur Dhruv Lakra. Dhruv founded Mirakle Couriers, a Mumbai based courier company that employs only deaf people. They employ deaf male adults...
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Infant maternal care in India gets the attention of the Gates Foundation ($41mn Fund)

July 31, 2009
Infant maternal care in India gets the attention of the Gates Foundation ($41mn Fund)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have granted $41 million  for improving maternal, newborn and child health among six countries, India being one among them. It has been granted to an International humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide to work toward this mission; and the plan is for the enormous grant of $41 million to be delivered...
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Understanding Social Entrepreneurship and Traits of a Social Entrepreneur

July 22, 2009

We use the term “Entrepreneur” for a person who has created something which has a value preposition to the stakeholders in big/small way. Now, I am not going deep into defining Human Entrepreneurship, however,...
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