SocialEntrepreneurs and how they nailed it

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

Find a solutionIt is very important to find a self sustaining solution for a

grave problem

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

Light . Hope . Opportunity

Founder:Katherine Lucey

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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200,000benefited by Solar Sister

More than 1200social

entrepreneurs

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

60% increase in usage of renewable source of light

Founder:Jen Hyatt

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?

95% users felt better

80%users could handle their

psychological problems independently

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

Founder: HanumappaSudarshan

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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1,000,000 people treated

Increase in institutional deliveries from 77% in

2009 to 98% in 2013

Founder:Rosanne Haggerty& Becky KanisMargiotta

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

Founder:Catalina Escobar Restrepo

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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79%reduction in child

mortality rate in Cartagena , Bogota, Columbia from 2001 to 2006

2412Teenage mothers were provided psychosocial assistance by the organization in Bogota , Columbia

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

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