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Believe in something impossible. Then, go do it.

The most valuable lessons I learned at Wooster, the ones I draw upon in my daily work and in job interviews, are rooted in a challenge made to a class of social entrepreneurship students one Saturday morning in January 2009. … Continue reading

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measuring the social value of values

During our first week as interns at EnAble India, as we were finalizing the specific topic of our project, our team conducted a SWOT Analysis of the organization (ie, examining EI’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). After first brainstorming in … Continue reading

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on sidewalks, solid waste, and social change

To an outsider, this may seem like common sense. In Bangalore, however, it can sometimes be easier said than done. At first, the regular occurrence of people walking in the street — particularly in areas with sidewalks — struck me … Continue reading

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more student updates coming tomorrrow!

As we’re feeling more settled in, we students are working on our own contributions to the GSE blog. I just uploaded one from last week about my arrival. Stay tuned, and thank you for your patience! : ) Meanwhile, the … Continue reading

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return arrival

The inter-terminal bus at the Mumbai airport is dark and pungently smells of sweat. It’s 3 AM. One more flight to catch to Bangalore. It’s interesting, the familiar unfamiliarity of seeing Hindi scripts on signs and hearing languages I can’t … Continue reading

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