Rural BOP Challenges in India and a Potential Solution
It is 2013. And India is frequently in the news, often for the wrong reasons, but sometimes for the right ones. In the overwhelming noise of what constitutes developing world…more
Yearly Archives: 2013
What it means to be a ‘Social business’ – Made In Haiti, By Haitians, For Haitians
Social business and social entrepreneurship are ‘buzz words’ that have been dominating the social sector in recent years. Although I had dabbled part-time in social business, I didn't feel like…more
Educating Girls in India: Why it’s so difficult and what one NGO is doing about it
Quality, universal education is a fundamental right as well as a necessary component for achieving social and economic development in other spheres. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon noted that…more
Colombia outside the Bogotá Bubble…
“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing…more
Scratching the Surface: First Impressions in Mumbai
Mumbai is on the surface a seething mass of people and vehicles crushed into an improbably small and hot space. The heat of everyone forcing their way through the crowds…more
Enseña Chile: Transformational Teaching
I am part of a vibrant team of high qualified professionals who are dedicating one year of their professional & private lives in locations all over the world creating direct social…more
Three Trips to Washington
And one to Mumbai Three trips to Washington, DC, probably fifty phone calls, hold music ad nauseum, a letter to my congressman, and a snow storm and I am finally…more
Saving kid’s lives and developing Haiti, it’s all about peanut butter!
Hello everyone, my name is Julian Antony and I have recently joined Meds and Food for Kids Haiti as a Financial Analysis Officer, through the ICATS 2013 fellowship. I've spent…more
Helping Heal the Earth
Six weeks into my new role as an iCat (Impact Catalyst) fellow with GreenOil in New Delhi, India and I think it is a good time to pen down some thoughts.…more
First Week In The Field
My name is Louise and I am the newly appointed Communications Associate at Educate Girls. I will be spending 2013 working as an iCats Fellow in India, promoting EG in…more
From Hollywood to Bollywood
My first three weeks in india have been adventurous to put it diplomatically. Paris feels like a lifetime ago. India is a place that consumes you, its one of those…more
Una semana en Monterrey
Hello! I am Nicolas, the new SWAP Fellow for LGT Venture Philanthropy in Monterrey, México. Before joining the iCat Program, I worked in a big global investment bank and decided…more