Showing 1 to 12 of 13 results
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké: Expanding Mouridism Globally
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké, born in 1927 and son of Serigne Touba, significantly expanded Mouridism globally through extensive travels, establishing dahiras and fostering conversions, while also creating educational and employment opportunities.
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké: Expanding Mouridism Globally
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké, born in 1927 and son of Serigne Touba, significantly expanded Mouridism globally through extensive travels, establishing dahiras and fostering conversions, while also creating educational and employment opportunities.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Social Entrepreneurship: A $2 Trillion Market Driving Social Change
Social entrepreneurship combines business principles with social responsibility, with examples like d.light's affordable solar lighting and Lush's ethical practices; globally, it represents a $2 trillion market creating 200 million jobs.
Social Entrepreneurship: A $2 Trillion Market Driving Social Change
Social entrepreneurship combines business principles with social responsibility, with examples like d.light's affordable solar lighting and Lush's ethical practices; globally, it represents a $2 trillion market creating 200 million jobs.
Progress
32% Bias Score
AI-Powered Social Enterprises Transform Communities in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Social Impact listees are leveraging AI and other technologies to address social issues; Karya, a non-profit, pays rural Indian women to record their languages for AI training data, earning 20 times minimum wage; other examples include apps for the disabled and support for A...
AI-Powered Social Enterprises Transform Communities in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Social Impact listees are leveraging AI and other technologies to address social issues; Karya, a non-profit, pays rural Indian women to record their languages for AI training data, earning 20 times minimum wage; other examples include apps for the disabled and support for A...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Imbandita": Verona Prison Program Boosts Inmate Employment
Verona's Montorio prison's "Imbandita" program, celebrating its second anniversary, provided 20 work placements last year, leading to 4 internal and 5 external hires, demonstrating the potential for prison-based employment to aid rehabilitation and reintegration; the program's expansion depends on e...
Imbandita": Verona Prison Program Boosts Inmate Employment
Verona's Montorio prison's "Imbandita" program, celebrating its second anniversary, provided 20 work placements last year, leading to 4 internal and 5 external hires, demonstrating the potential for prison-based employment to aid rehabilitation and reintegration; the program's expansion depends on e...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Soma Bags: Solar Backpacks Illuminate Education in Rural Tanzania
Innocent James' Soma Bags company in Tanzania sells 36,000 solar-powered backpacks annually, providing affordable light for children to read at night, replacing kerosene lamps and improving education in areas with limited electricity.
Soma Bags: Solar Backpacks Illuminate Education in Rural Tanzania
Innocent James' Soma Bags company in Tanzania sells 36,000 solar-powered backpacks annually, providing affordable light for children to read at night, replacing kerosene lamps and improving education in areas with limited electricity.
Progress
44% Bias Score
TommyTomato Expands Nationwide, Providing Healthy School Lunches and Employment
TommyTomato, founded in Haarlem during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides healthy, affordable vegetable lunches to 16,000 elementary school children in Eindhoven, aiming to expand nationwide and integrate food education into the school curriculum, employing individuals distanced from the labor market.
TommyTomato Expands Nationwide, Providing Healthy School Lunches and Employment
TommyTomato, founded in Haarlem during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides healthy, affordable vegetable lunches to 16,000 elementary school children in Eindhoven, aiming to expand nationwide and integrate food education into the school curriculum, employing individuals distanced from the labor market.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Mexican Program Helps Place People with Disabilities in Hospitality Jobs
Inclu Tamali, a Cancún-based program, trains people with disabilities for hospitality jobs, resulting in at least one person with Down syndrome securing formal employment at a luxury hotel, highlighting the significant underemployment of this population in Mexico.
Mexican Program Helps Place People with Disabilities in Hospitality Jobs
Inclu Tamali, a Cancún-based program, trains people with disabilities for hospitality jobs, resulting in at least one person with Down syndrome securing formal employment at a luxury hotel, highlighting the significant underemployment of this population in Mexico.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Sindyanna: Arab-Jewish Women Cooperate for Peace and Economic Empowerment
Sindyanna of Galilee, a women's cooperative founded in 1997, promotes Arab-Jewish coexistence through product sales (organic olive oil, herbs) and workshops, fostering economic opportunities and intercultural dialogue in the Lower Galilee.
Sindyanna: Arab-Jewish Women Cooperate for Peace and Economic Empowerment
Sindyanna of Galilee, a women's cooperative founded in 1997, promotes Arab-Jewish coexistence through product sales (organic olive oil, herbs) and workshops, fostering economic opportunities and intercultural dialogue in the Lower Galilee.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Amapá's Upcycling Initiatives Combat Brazil's Textile Waste Crisis
Brazil's fashion industry produces 4 million tons of textile waste yearly; however, Amapá state's upcycling initiatives, such as Selvática and Yara Couro, are using recycled materials to create new products, reducing waste and promoting sustainable practices.
Amapá's Upcycling Initiatives Combat Brazil's Textile Waste Crisis
Brazil's fashion industry produces 4 million tons of textile waste yearly; however, Amapá state's upcycling initiatives, such as Selvática and Yara Couro, are using recycled materials to create new products, reducing waste and promoting sustainable practices.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Low-Cost Incubators Save Premature Babies in Developing Countries
Spanish engineer Pablo Sánchez Bergasa's ONG, Medicina Abierta al Mundo, uses open-source, low-cost (€350) In3bator incubators to reduce premature infant mortality in developing nations, reaching 30 countries including Ukraine and Nepal, with plans to expand to Palestine.
Low-Cost Incubators Save Premature Babies in Developing Countries
Spanish engineer Pablo Sánchez Bergasa's ONG, Medicina Abierta al Mundo, uses open-source, low-cost (€350) In3bator incubators to reduce premature infant mortality in developing nations, reaching 30 countries including Ukraine and Nepal, with plans to expand to Palestine.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Childcare Costs Curb Women's Social Entrepreneurship
A King's College London study found women are three times more likely to start socially responsible businesses but face significant obstacles in their late 30s and early 40s due to childcare and eldercare, impacting the $2 trillion social enterprise sector.
Childcare Costs Curb Women's Social Entrepreneurship
A King's College London study found women are three times more likely to start socially responsible businesses but face significant obstacles in their late 30s and early 40s due to childcare and eldercare, impacting the $2 trillion social enterprise sector.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Record 12,114 Social Entrepreneurs Registered in Russia
Russia's social entrepreneurship register reached 12,114 companies in December 2023, a record high showing an 11.7% increase year-over-year; Moscow Oblast leads with 1137 registered businesses, while regional disparities highlight the need for broader support and promotion.
Record 12,114 Social Entrepreneurs Registered in Russia
Russia's social entrepreneurship register reached 12,114 companies in December 2023, a record high showing an 11.7% increase year-over-year; Moscow Oblast leads with 1137 registered businesses, while regional disparities highlight the need for broader support and promotion.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Showing 1 to 12 of 13 results