Written by Nogah Kornberg, Executive Director, Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada In late September, the Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada and the Acumen Fund Toronto Chapter joined to host “In the Investor’s Chair.” We used the time to go...
Provision of basic sanitation goes to the heart of human dignity and improving health and well-being of populations. And yet, it is the single most neglected target of the Millennium Development Goals. So where does social entrepreneurship fit in all this? This...
À première vue, ce n’est qu’une boîte de conserve Camion de touriste, installé dans ma réserve Qui aurait cru que c’était un incubateur à rêves J’ai vu des gens y entrer et en sortir tout émerveillés Simplement pour jaser et être écoutés D’autres qui avaient...
In the good ol’ Greece of yore, the agora was a much-heralded political and commercial space where Athenians would gather to buy and sell goods, discuss politics, and share ideas. Some of the greatest thinkers of the time—Socrates, Plato and Aristotle—were known...
{jcomments on}Ashokas Changemakers and G-20 team to rebuild local economies worldwide There exists a sector in the global economy representing more than 95% of the world’s business, contributing to over 50% of the world’s GDP, supporting large multi-national...
{jcomments on} On a recent media trip to Kenya, my world seemingly turned upside down. Morning wake-up calls consisted of playful hippos twelve feet from my perch. Lions, monkeys and leopards danced in our midst. And I fell asleep to the sounds of aptly titled bush...
