Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Be Curious, Leap In and Learn with Paul Polak Paul Polak is the founder of iDE. At the age of 80, he launched three new social enterprises. Paul was born in Czechoslovakia near Germany. In 1938, his family watched as refugees poured across the border. Paul…
151, Thane Kreiner, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship 20th Anniversary
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 151, Thane Kreiner, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship 20th Anniversary The Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship accelerates the growth of social enterprises who serve the poor and protect the planet. The Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship is about 40 miles south of the world’s most…
150, Ken Oloo, Filamujuani | Using Film to Fight Youth Unemployment
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 150, Ken Oloo, Filamujuani | Using Film to Fight Youth Unemployment Ken Oloo works to end youth unemployment for young people from informal housing such Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Ken Oloo grew up surrounded by abject poverty. And yet, he was ambitious. At an early…
149, Sara Leedom, African Entrepreneur Collective | The Real Job Creators: African Entrepreneurs
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 149, Sara Leedom, African Entrepreneur Collective | The Real Job Creators: African Entrepreneurs African Entrepreneur Collective builds the capacity of African entrepreneurs to create jobs. Sara Leedom has a history of working in the social justice space in the US and in India. She worked…
148, Kwami Williams, MoringaConnect | Unlocking the Value of Moringa to End Poverty
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 148, Kwami Williams, MoringaConnect | Unlocking the Value of Moringa to End Poverty MoringaConnect connects smallholder farmers and consumers with the value of Moringa. This month on Social Entrepreneur, we’re focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 1, No Poverty. Around the world, there are people and…
147, Okocha Nkem, Mamamoni | Empower Women to Break the Cycle of Poverty
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 147, Okocha Nkem, Mamamoni | Empower Women to Break the Cycle of Poverty Mamamoni is a social enterprise that empowers women to break the cycle of poverty with free vocational skills and mobile loans. When Okocha Nkem was a child in Lagos, Nigeria, her father…
No Poverty, Sustainable Development Goal 1
Sustainable Development Goal 1 is to end poverty in all its forms, everywhere. Disrupt Poverty from Tony Loyd on Vimeo. On the podcast Social Entrepreneur, you meet changemakers who are ending poverty in all its forms, everywhere. These social entrepreneurs are facing difficult circumstances. And yet, they’re having a massive impact. In January, we will…
146, Gayathri Vasudevan, LabourNet | Sustainable Livelihoods through Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 146, Gayathri Vasudevan, LabourNet | Sustainable Livelihoods through Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship LabourNet is a social enterprise that enables sustainable livelihoods by bridging the gap between education, employment and entrepreneurship. Gayathri Vasudevan worked in crisis situations. She provided humanitarian aid during a riot. She provided…
145, Ted Barber, Prosperity Candle | Opportunities for Women to End Poverty
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 145, Ted Barber, Prosperity Candle | Opportunities for Women to End Poverty Prosperity Candle is creating opportunities for women to end poverty. Can a meeting over coffee and cannoli change the world? For two years Ted Barber and Amber Chand met once every few weeks…
130, Kathleen Colson, The BOMA Project | Poverty Graduation through For-Profit Entrepreneurship
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 130, Kathleen Colson, The BOMA Project | Poverty Graduation through For-Profit Entrepreneurship Kathleen Colson is using a poverty graduation process to end extreme poverty in the face of climate change. Over 40% of the African continent is arid land. The people who live in these…