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This is the main section of my blog. It's hard to find a simple criteria to define a social entrepreneur. Each entrepreneur is a militant who try to make something good on earth ! That the strength that allow him to go beyond what look obvious, to federate ressources to reach a vision. But some entrepreneurs try hard to make economic efficiency and social objectives coexist. They want to find a sustainable way of improving the livelihood of people in India. They are more numerous than one could think, especially in India. That mainly to present them that I launched this blog.
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Social Entrepreneurship -
Portraits of Social entrepreneurs
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Written by Cyril
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Saturday, 14 November 2009 14:02 |
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 I m happy to welcome a new contributor on this blog. After Cecile Pompei, who is now business development manager of Barefoot Design (www.barefootdesign.com, more details to come soon!), Manon Delachenal took some times to give a feedback about an interesting experience we had together last week, during a field trip with Selco. Selco (www.selco-india.com) is a major distributor of energy solutions in Karnataka and Gujarat. It mainly provide solar solutions, but has also started an experimentation in cookstoves with Prakti.
We spent some days with us, observing first deployment of cookstoves. Manon on her side was finishing a one year tour of the world. After an experience in carbon finance management in France, she decided to take time to meet, share, identify... carbon related projects from south America to India. Prakti was her last mile. With the support of Geres and it new carbon finance alliance Nexus, Manon spent 1 month with us. She made a tremendous job to support us on the identification of carbon finance opportunity and it led us to be much more focus on forest and local environmental issue. But that s another story! Let s go back to our visit with Selco in Bommalapura, 50km south of Mysore, a village 100% electrified by solar solution, thanks to Selco skills and rural banking finance! All following text is from Manon. Thanks! And all feel free to send me your contributions!
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Social Entrepreneurship -
Portraits of Social entrepreneurs
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Written by Cyril
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 10:40 |
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 Bill, after having spent time as a president of the United States, is now involved in a Global Initiative. He launched a sort of Davos, but dedicated to new foms of partnerships between states, NGO and private players. The first reason you should have a look on their website is that during the last conference, in september, my much beloved and respected CEO, Mouhsine Serrar, have been invited to introduce our improved cookstoves. You can even see Bill asking him to come for plenary session, on minute 41 on the video But there are also interesting video about lot of subject like BOP, energy, infrastructure. Lot of great and well known people speaking and if one of you have time to hear and comment, everybody will be pleased! I take this opportunity to put the photo of my beloved and respected CEO. This photo was in the homepage of my company, www.praktidesign.com to introduce us and see how we are cool guys making all that we could to product design efficient cookstoves for households and restaurants. But our advisors advice me that this photo was not serious enough to seduce potential partners! Nevermind, I use my personal blog to introduce you mouhsine, in action in our laboratory!
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Social Entrepreneurship -
Portraits of Social entrepreneurs
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Written by Cyril
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 02:22 |
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 This title is not from me! It is from Outlook. After 2 months out of India, I finally find again this wonderful news magazine! After a portrait of Amartya Sen, whose new book about justice will be soon launched, Debarshi Dasgupta tell us the story of these cow lovers in Kanpur (Andra Pradesh). It looks like all we are fighthing for: target the poorest, use natural ingredients, protect nature... but behind one can find racism and nationalism. A bit like in France, when I was working for local finance. You had the best, but also the worst, the ultra nationalists that was lending money only to local project. That what is exciting with social business in general, and maybe in business in general. You are always on the edge of your values. You think you are doing good, but in the global picture, are you so sure? Argumentative India, is the title of a previous book by Amartya Sen!
But back to this KGS, who is using all that it can from cow (dung, urine...) to create products and energy.
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Social Entrepreneurship -
Portraits of Social entrepreneurs
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Written by Cyril
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Saturday, 31 January 2009 10:55 |
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 For software services, India has Wipro and Infosys, for social enterprises, India in general proudly present 2 “champions” promoted by big companies and worldwide renowned : HUL Shakti and ITC E-choupal.
Shakti has already been presented. Let’s talk today of E-Choupal, that became famous worldwide since CK Prahlad presented it in his book “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid”. What a program !
Hopefully, Smart Manager (November-december 2008 edition), made a comprehensive article about this experimentation, in the framework of a mission to fuel innovation in India by the Innovation for India-Marico Foundation.
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Social Entrepreneurship -
Portraits of Social entrepreneurs
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Written by Cyril
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Friday, 12 December 2008 06:14 |
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 You there, you city animal—when did you last live the simple life ?
That's the question the website of Grassroutes start with ! And it answer is to bring you in an indian village, close to Mumbai, to sleep in a correct accomodation (a 2 bedroom tent indeed !) with correct toilets ! And the opportunity to discover life in rural areas while you rest !
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