NGO/Social Entrepreneurs

He works as a English professor in Doaba College, Jalandhar. However, his passion about conserving the house sparrows, known as Passer Domesticus Indicus, led him to do research in this field and come to conclude that mobile towers have contributed in the sharp reduction of these indicators of good environment. He, along with some of the his friends, got together and constituted an NGO–Dastak Welfare Council–to save sparrows.  He prepares wooden nests for these sparrows and distribute it to families who show their interest in this regard. He has been successful in bringing back the chirp of house sparrows...

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The concept of social entrepreneurship, unlike other forms of entrepreneurship, gives higher priority to social value creation. Social entrepreneurship, in itself, is a broad and distinctive field and addresses a wide range of issues such as poverty alleviation, employment generation, rural banking and so on. Before understanding why social entrepreneurship is critical for development, it is best to explore the concept of social entrepreneurship, for it means different things to different people and researchers. One way to view it is, as not-for-profit initiatives in search of alternative funding strategies, or management schemes to create social value. Another is to...

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While talking about social entrepreneurship and doing something for the society, India provide a lot of options. The idea is to tap them. The irony is that only a few people try to do something and only a few among those few succeed eventually. Donating money is not the main solution that can help the poor live a life but providing the means to enable the poor to do something on their could be a better bet. If you have heard about the term ‘native wisdom’, you would agree that a lot of entrepreneurial ideas, even at the micro...

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Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal is a village based voluntary organization est. in 1959 with a view to educate and empower the deprived rural people. SSM is working for Rural Development through activities like Education, Health, Women & Child Welfare and Natural Resource Development. SSM is Member of Credibility Alliance, following the norms insisting on good governance. We run one of the largest rural residential schools in India. SSM provides a homely shelter for 500 orphans taking care of their education and rehabilitation. We have Tax Exemption Certificate 35 AC from Government of India to the project titled ‘Integrated Education &...

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