How Can Technology Help Social Enterprise Create 10x Impact?
Action For India (AFI), an organization inspired by and formed with the support of Sam Pitroda will hold its first annual AFI Forum 2012 in New Delhi on Jan 21 where young social innovators and leading lights including Ashwin Naik, Harish Hande, Willam Bissell, Mark Kahn and Sridhar Rajagopalan will explore this question.
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Social Innovations Needed To Solve The Problems Of The Poor: Sam Pitroda
“India is in a unique position to solve the problems of the poor as it has the largest number of poor and huge amount of talent to address challenges faced by them. Unfortunately a lot of talent is devoted to solving the problem of the rich. Innovations are needed to solve the problem of the poor,” said Sam Pitroda as he addressed a meeting of 100 young social innovators at the first ever ‘Action For India’ Forum 2012 held at IIT Delhi on January 21, 2012.
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Social Entrepreneurs Pitch At TIE-SE Monthly Event
Annemarie Ryu of Global Village Fruits, who has an innovative idea to support the underprivileged in India through the use of Jackfruit products, was one of the seven presenters featured at the TIE Social Entrepreneurs group's 2012 kickoff event.
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Ambassador Nirupama Rao Meets Indian Americans In New England
Over a hundred members of the Indian community representing different organizations gathered to honor the Indian Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Nirupama Rao. The event coordinated by the Indian Association of Greater Boston was held on February 17 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA.
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Social Enterpreneurship - Perkins School For The Blind Seeks Advice From The Indian Community
Did you know that more than 25% of the world’s blind population is in India? Perkins School for the Blind is making a difference in India and seeks guidance from Indian Americans in New England. To learn more about Perkins’ India Advisory Committee, attend the inaugural meeting on Tuesday, May 15, at 7:00 pm.
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South Asian Art Exhibit At Harvard – “Parallel Connections”
Hindustani vocalist Warren Sanders, photographer Don Perrault and Bharatanatyam dancer, Ranjani Saigal, along with visual artists Sunanda Sahay, Pragati Sharma and Jyothi Joshi had interesting discussions on training, performance and practice of their arts. Laura Weinstein served as the moderator.
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Social Entrepreneurship - Small Effort Bring Big Joy
Imagine a classroom in which there are no desks, there are no chairs. There is only one blackboard with a very thin piece of chalk. This is a description of most schools in rural areas of India, but which is about to change. The SSIA, Setubandhan Service in Action Project, is delivering to the less fortunate.
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Dáwat 2012 Raises 15k For Charity
Following on the heels of previous year’s success, Dáwat 2012 preparation began with a positive vision and an aim to make it yet another impressive event. For this year’s fundraiser Indian Association of New Hampshire (IANH) teamed up with Udavum Karangal (UK) and New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV) and thus reaching out to a wider group of people in need of that little extra help.
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Social Enterpreneurship - Rural Shores
The concept of rural business process outsourcing has proved to be an innovative approach to include greater numbers of rural population into the knowledge economy. Rural Shores, a social enterprise that pioneered this approach recently won the Edison Awards for innovation and social impact. How has Rural Shores impacted rural India?
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IAFPE And Governor Patrick Honor Community Contributions
Twelve members of the Indian American community were recognized for their contributions by Governor Deval Patrick at an event organized by the Indian American Forum For Political Education.
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A Triple Play Of Spellbinding Concerts
Chinmaya Mission Boston (CMB) showed off a festive flair, and spirituality was in the spotlight during the second annual Triple Play Concerts held at CMB’s auditorium in Andover. Acclaimed Carnatic musicians Ranjani and Gayatri presented the first concert on May 18. Harikatha exponent Vishaka Hari performed on May 19 and 20.
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Entrepreneurs Gather To Invent Their Future At TiECON East 2012
Over 500 entrepreneurs and investors attended TiE-Boston’s 14th Annual TiECON East conference held over two days (May 31 & June 1) at the Westin Waltham. The conference theme was “Invent your Future” and showcased leading entrepreneurs who have disrupted industries with their inventions.
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