GoodWeave’s Market-based Solution to End Child Labour in India’s...
When you purchase a new rug for your home, do you ask yourself who made it and under what conditions they work? With an estimated 250,000 child laborers currently trapped in South Asia’s robust...
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There is currently a $1 trillion opportunity in impact investing, in which the current industry trend is to invest in enterprises in emerging markets that are ready to scale. While India is a hub for...
View ArticleBombay Connect: Creating Space for Social Innovators
On the top floor of a modest building on a quiet street in Bandra, Mumbai, you’ll find a colorful and cozy office space. Inside, you’ll see bookshelves with an eclectic library collection and in...
View ArticleApnalaya: Holistic Community Development in Mumbai Slum
Asif Shaikh, a young man in the slums of Shivaji Nagar in Govandi, Mumbai, was working embroidering saris when he decided to take a computer course offered by a local NGO. He discovered a love for...
View ArticleAtma: Strengthening the Education Sector in India
NGOs are coming up with some of the best low-cost, high-quality solutions to improve the quality of education in India. While these NGOs are experts in the education space, many lack the organizational...
View ArticleAttempting Sustainability
You’ve heard the term “sustainability,” but have you thought about it outside of the environmental context? There are many ways in which social change programs can be unsustainable. Programs can be...
View ArticleSocialStory Announces the Failure Series: “Let’s Celebrate Failure”
Every organization experiences failure. It’s inevitable. Failure means something different to everyone, and it can be as small as a mismanaged project or as a large as shutting down your organization....
View ArticleSucre Blue: Empowering Low-Income Communities to Tackle Diabetes
Erin Little was 10 years old at a church camp in rural Missouri when was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. She had no access to hospitals or specialist doctors, and didn’t meet another diabetic until she...
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