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Sushmita Kaneri, a software engineer-turned-social entrepreneur, launched Gullakaari to revive India’s endangered crafts and empower 1,000+ artisans with sustainable livelihoods. She is training them to make functional products through traditional art.

Neelkanth Mishra, a social entrepreneur from Jharkhand interacted with fishing communities and saw that inland fisheries were an excellent way for farmers to earn a steady source of livelihood.

The Better India has been selected as one of the four finalists of the prestigious ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’ India Award for 2023, launched by Swiss non-profit Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Jubilant Bhartia Foundation.

While customers dine on one side, kids from the local Juggi-Jhopris line up expectantly at another side, knowing that their lunch is assured at ‘Aunty’s stall’. #HeroesOfHumanity

"These women were stuck in the daily rigmarole of managing the kitchen, kids and the household. But now they were emerging as faces of a widespread change."

If replicated across metros, this could not only ease commuter woes but also help both the auto drivers and the customers live and work together in peace and harmony!

Imagine a tea stall that not only provides you with refreshing tea, but also shares information on employment opportunities!

The incubator is also inviting applications for a six-month programme for new entrepreneurs.

From Hyderabad to Berkeley, and back, social entrepreneur Ashwin Mahavadi has combined his technical knowledge and expertise with effective mentorship to help India’s farmers.

Engineer and business graduate Devi Murthy identified growing difficulties faced by small-scale Indian farmers. With her farming equipment development company, Kamal Kisan, she began to customise her products to suit the needs of the small-time Indian farmer.