The Akaa Project needs your help

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Moledina

The Akaa Project has secured $5,500 for the construction of the school and community water well for the area of Asiafo Amanfro (in the Akaa community). The amount includes a $5,000 grant from the IPA Foundation and $500 from the … Continue reading →

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What drives social entrepreneurs?

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Moledina

Working in the thriving non-profit culture in Bangalore, and particularly with Dream A Dream’s co-founder, director, and Ashoka fellow, Vishal Talreja, I began to think about social entrepreneurs and what makes them do what they do. What drives their minds … Continue reading →

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measuring the social value of values

Posted on September 2, 2010 by msierocinski11

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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Process vs. People

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Moledina

By Constance Ferber After having finished with the GSE internship with Dream A Dream, a concept that has really stuck with me is the idea of process-driven organizations verses people-driven organizations. This was introduced to us during our CSIM orientation … Continue reading →

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Learning in an urban garden

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Moledina

by Urban-Farm Intern Noreen Lucic “This produce was grown only a few blocks away from here.  It was picked fresh this morning and grown using all organic farming methods.  Proceeds from these sales go back into our work study program … Continue reading →

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