Volunteerism & Sustainability

By on April 5, 2016   /   Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Reflections, Social Enterprise, Tailoring Training Program   /   Leave a comment

In 2015, U.N. officials and leaders of international development programs announced that volunteers would be an essential part of efforts to meet the newly proposed Sustainable Development Goals. It was also a year in which volunteers demonstrated their potential to create change. Thousands of volunteers responded to the Ebola crisis in Guinea and helped to strengthen social services in Togo; however, despite the scope and significance of volunteers’ accomplishments, their contributions are often unrecognized or

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The Merits of Social Entrepreneurism

By on December 3, 2015   /   Agriculture & Farming Cooperative, Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Life in India, Social Enterprise, Social Fund, Tailoring Training Program   /   Leave a comment

The concept of entrepreneurism is highly regarded by the general public, because it epitomizes the qualities of creativity, determination, and risk-taking. We root for entrepreneurs to be successful, because they show that such characteristics can lead to positive results. Social entrepreneurs augment this illustration of a business, because they aim to assist disadvantaged and impoverished communities. Social entrepreneurship is the backbone of development in third-world countries, providing opportunities for people to sustain economic prosperity. All

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