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Socient Managing Partner Sohel Karim | Teaching social entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship Program leader Professor V. Kasturi Rangan specializes in non-profit management, marketing and microfinance at Harvard Business School (HBS). He is founding co-chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, and co-chair of the HBS-ACCION program on Strategic Leadership.
The Social Entrepreneurship Program was designed by Socient Associates, a Boston-based consultancy, in partnership with Hand in Hand. Socient Managing Partner Sohel Karim has more than 20 years’ consulting experience, and has worked closely with senior management in both for- and non-profit organizations. His background includes doctoral work at Harvard Business School and publications in leading management journals including the Harvard Business Review.
- Erik Hermsan, award-winning founder of global crowd-mapping service Ushahidi and iHub Nairobi’s innovation hub.
- Ben Lyon, co-founder of Kopo Kopo, a Kenyan merchant platform for mobile money services such as M-PESA.
- Christie Peacock, chairman of Sidai Africa, a smallholder farming social enterprise owned by NGO Farm Africa.
- Brian Richardsson, founding director of Wizzit Bank, a pioneer in mobile banking providing basic financial services for the poor.
iHub office | Nairobi, Kenya | Coyright poptech.org
Outdoor seminar| Social entrepreneurship program | Nairobi outskirts, Kenya
- Hand in Hand India’s women entrepreneurs in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- Jamii Bora (in Swahili: ‘Good Families’), Kenya’s fastest-growing microfinance organisation, based in Nairobi.
- An SOS Children’s Villages program providing business training to families taking care of orphans.
Content : SEP tab – Program
Hand in Hand is committed to sharing our knowledge. We also believe in learning from others. That’s why we host the annual Hand in Hand Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP), a five-day course showcasing the role of social entrepreneurs – those who use business as a means for achieving positive social ends – in reducing poverty.
Taught by Harvard Business School Professor Kasturi Rangan, the course combines lectures with field visits and expert Q&As to explore how social entrepreneurs can empower people to work their way out of poverty, create jobs and drive economic growth.
Previous programs have been held in South Africa (2013), Kenya (2012) and India (2011). Contact us (below) for details of the next program.
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Silk spinning | Bagiyavathi | Kanchipuram, India
India
Hand in Hand India is the oldest and biggest network member. The operation is run by Chairperson Dr Kalpana Sankar.
Visit the Hand in Hand India website
Carpet weaving | Habiba | Kaldar district, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Hand in Hand Afghanistan operates mainly within the country’s north. The office is run by Country Director Abdul Rahim Nasry.
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Tomatoes grown by Alice Maina | Kiambu county, Kenya
Eastern Africa
Hand in Hand Eastern Africa launched in 2010. Run by CEO Albert Wambugu, the operation has programmes in Kenya and Tanzania.
Visit the Hand in Hand Eastern Africa website
Weaving by Okwethu Self-Help Group member | Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Hand in Hand Zimbabwe launched in 2015, an offshoot of our concluded project spanning Southern Africa. The office is run by CEO Albert Wambugu.
Visit the Hand in Hand Zimbabwe page
Cinnamon buns | A Swedish specialty
Sweden
Based in Stockholm, Hand in Hand Sweden provides fundraising support to our field operations. The office is run by Secretary General Stina Gotbrink.
Visit the Hand in Hand Sweden website
Hot dog | An American favorite
US
Friends of Hand in Hand International launched in 2014 as part of our efforts to reach more donors. The office is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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More than 90 cents of every dollar we raise is spent on programs. On average, the UK’s 10 biggest development NGOs spend $0.80
Based on Guardian datablog charity donations list (minus FACE ratios for The Gavi Fund Affiliate and International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company)