Changemaker Collaborative

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Providing Clean Energy Solutions to India’s Bottom of the Pyramid Population
In this white paper, Jill Howard, Fiona Wilson, and E. Hachemi Aliouche discuss how Oorja Development Solutions, a social enterprise based in India, is working to provide integrated energy solutions to revitalize the agrarian economy, alleviate poverty, and fight…
Changemaker Collaborative Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Poverty
Kidogo: Addressing the Childcare Needs of Low-Income Families in East Africa
To unlock the potential of this region’s millions of children, Kidogo, an innovative East African social enterprise, is harnessing the power of social sector franchising. Kidogo partners with women running informal daycares in Kenya’s urban slums to better the…
Changemaker Collaborative Child Care, Children, Education, Income, Low Income, Poverty, Women
Carsey Perspectives: Local Owners Driving Lasting Solutions
As outlined in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need for mechanisms that effectively scale proven interventions for tackling some of humanity’s toughest challenges (United Nations 2015). While there are exemplary models that have…
Changemaker Collaborative Community Development, Economic Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Carsey Perspectives: Meeting Farmers Where They Are
This case study provides an overview of Ziweto Enterprises, a social venture using franchising methodology to scale its growth. The goal of this study is to present a clear picture of how the starting stages of a social franchise can expand and thrive in a developing…
Changemaker Collaborative Community Development, Economic Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Carsey Perspectives: Bridging Farm and Table: The ‘Harvest to Market’ Innovation
Buying food locally is a goal to which many consumers aspire. Local produce is likely to be fresher than food shipped from hundreds or thousands of miles away, less shipping means less reliance on fossil fuels, and local farmers receive the benefits of local spending…
Changemaker Collaborative Entrepreneurship