This week I did some search to see what kind of
social innovations are appreciated in the developing world. I found “Social
Entrepreneurs of the Year 2013” on the World Economic Forum’s website.
In developing countries, access to basic needs such
as health care, education, energy and employment are not available to
everybody. Even within some countries there is imbalance in access to internet
and other sources of information. Some social entrepreneurs addressed some of these
issues successfully and made an impact in some of these developing countries.
Some of these noteworthy entrepreneurs are as the following.
Chapada Institute (Cybele Amado de Oliveira) focused
on improving education in Brazil. Hybrid Social Solutions Inc. (Jim Ayala)
tried to diminish lack of access to electricity and inconsistent power
connections in Philippines. Enova (Mois Cherem Arana), improved internet and
computer access for educational purposes in Mexico. World Health Partners,
(Gopi Gopalakrishnan) worked on improving health services for rural communities
in India. Youth for Technology Foundation (Njideka U. Harry) deals with poverty
and unemployment, especially among youth and women by providing them life
skills so that they can participate in the work force in Nigeria. B-fit
(Bedriye Hulya), empowers women through exercise and entrepreneurship education
in Turkey, which I attended for 6 months. INCLUDED (Jonathan Hursh) worked on
providing better access to education, employment, social services and
information for the migrants in slums in China. And the list goes on.
For more information about social entrepreneurs of
2013 refer to the following link:
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