Social Enterprise

From the Armed Forces to the desert, from a high paying job and hectic social life to settling down in the hills - Dr. Mala has done it all. When Dr. Mala met with an accident, she decided to dedicate her life to a better cause. Read more to know how she built a knitting group and changed the lives of many!

Shubhendu Sharma left his high paying job as an engineer to plant trees for the rest of his life. Using the unique Miyawaki methodology to grow saplings, Afforestt converts any land into a self-sustainable forest in a couple of years. He has successfully created 33 forests across India in two years. Here's how he made it possible.

Want to contribute to change, literally? You can help Skilled Samaritan raise funds to install solar lights in a village in India. A team of highly qualified members who have left their jobs to help the much ignored communities in villages. Read their story and how they are making a difference - and how you can too!

She left her secure job in an NGO to chase her dream of empowering women. When she started her journey in the social sector, Shravani Pawar had nothing. Now, she runs an organization that has trained over 400 rural women to become security guards. Read her story of success and how she brought a difference in the lives of these women in a job they had never imagined.

While most of us just complain about the sanitation levels in the country, meet the woman and her team that is doing more than that! Banka Bioloo is working hard to ensure that an eco-friendly toilet can be a reality in most homes in India so that the two major issues facing the country - poor sanitation and open defecation can be effectively combated.

They are the present and they definitely are the future. Yes, we are talking about social entrepreneurs. They look for the best of both worlds - profits and social impact. Check out this list of 15 books that will help you know more about this sector and hopefully get your social entrepreneurship career kickstarted!

It’s unique. It’s for women. And it’s rural. Enough reasons for all of us to be proud of initiatives like Sakhi Unique Rural Enterprise (SURE) – a rural distribution and marketing company working with rural women entrepreneurs (sakhis) and markets clean green products like improved cook stove, solar lantern, biogas, solar water heaters etc.

Read how Sevamob is using mobile technology to bring quality healthcare and insurance to low-income groups including students, employees and elderly through its unique web-based model in cities as well as villages in India.

RuralShores was started keeping in mind the problems associated with mass migration of rural youth to the cities in search of jobs, both to the individuals and to society as a whole. It focuses on enabling these youth to have access to jobs without leaving the villages. On the whole, this is positively impacting the development of rural parts of India as well as giving stable jobs and incomes to the people.

'Responsible tourism' is a lot more than just "not littering" It is about connecting with the local people and their culture, about leaving the environment in a better state than before, about improving lives of the locals, about giving more than taking, and much more. A travel company in North East India is trying to be 'responsible'. Let's find out how.