We recently caught up with Khizr I. Tajammul, the founder and CEO of Jaan Pakistan – a social enterprise, researching and producing affordable energy solutions for low-income communities across Pakistan. Jaan Pakistan won the Rwanga Social Startup Competition at the fifth One Young World summit last year and is currently working on introducing solar cook stoves to urban slums in …
The Tote Project is based on a friendship, on a shared dream. It is a shared passion for empowerment, for restoration, for freedom. Fay Grant and Michelle Chavez founded The Tote Project because they believe that there is hope for the millions of victims of modern day slavery worldwide, and they want to do their part to support recovering survivors pursuing …
Orama is an affordable luxury jewellery brand providing microfinancing to female entrepreneurs in developing communities. Founders, Ilaria, Joelle and Yolanda, came up with the idea during their Master’s degree at Imperial College Business School – three women with international backgrounds and experience in different sectors, all tied by the common goal of creating a venture with a strong social impact. …
We recently caught up with Alessandro Guazzi, CEO and Founder of Sentimoto, a technology-enabled care service provider. They support older people in remaining healthy, independent, and connected to their families and friends. They provide a smartphone-based analysis platform for data from wearables to address health and lifestyle risks early on. Alessandro is about to finish his DPhil in Biomedical Engineering and has a …
In the list of ‘what is most taken for granted’, water would be right up there in the top three. About 71% of Earth’s surface is water-covered, yet, access to clean water is severely limited. To many of us in the developed world a prominent issue we face with water is drinking too much before a workout and getting cramps or …
Grace Kinda, is the founder and executive director of SAFWE, a social enterprise aimed at advocating for and supporting collaborative partnerships for community development. She’s a Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholar, and currently a graduate Clinical Counseling student at Villanova University, USA. What was the dream when setting up SAFWE and the Starting up Development Initiative? My dream for setting …
This week we present to you champion of change, Jawad Aslam, founder of Ansaar Management Company (AMC). AMC was founded in 2008 as the first private sector company dedicated to affordable housing in Pakistan. The company was initially funded by the founder as well as Acumen. The unique model was based on the approach to development taken by Akhtar Hameed Khan and …
We caught up with a remarkable champion of change, Yonathan Parienti, Founder and CEO of Horyou. Yonathan has built a dedicated social networking platform for Social Good where Members, Organisations, and Personalities support and promote solidarity through actions, while advocating a humanistic approach to technology. Horyou provides resourceful functionalities to encourage new ways of interacting with one another. At Horyou, social networking facilitates the process from …
Since the launch of the crowdfunding platform, our Beta campaign by Lensational has raised 117% of its crowdfunding goal within just a few days! Now that they are halfway through their campaign, we decided to catch up with the Co-Founder of Lensational, Bonnie Chiu to get her thoughts on her crowdfunding experience. Tell us about Lensational and what inspired you to …
This week’s chosen hero is 26 year old Maggie Doyne who perceived her dream in the midst of her gap year straight after high school. Whilst her friends headed off to college, Maggie decided to take some time out and defer her entry into university to explore and discover a direction in her life. A backpack, four countries and 20,000 …