Social Enterprise

Scaling a social enterprise is about more than just an increase in numbers. UnLtd India shares our four major learnings from coaching social impact organisations that are scaling their operations and increasing their impact.

From the outside it may look like a regular spa, but step in and you will realize why it is special. The Metta spa, which gets its name from a Pali word translated as ‘loving kindness,’ only hires visually impaired masseurs. And for its kind and special owner, Joanita Figueredo, there is no greater joy than seeing her employees fulfil their ambitions in Mumbai, the city of dreams.

From masonry, steel fixing and painting to plumbing and truck driving, there is nothing these women cannot do. Meet the industrious and hard working women masons and construction workers of Uttar Pradesh, who are gradually making a mark in this male dominated industry.

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!

A young entrepreneur who makes affordable computers out of scrap for low income families. Read more to know how he does it.

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.

Budding social entrepreneurs can access global networks and contemporary ideas at zero cost! Read on to find out how two organizations have come together to make this possible.

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.