Is your NGO on life support?
The blogosphere is filled with numerous articles of how to create a successful non-government (NGO) organisation but what is missing is a review of the most common death traps. In…more
Making a lasting impact on the world
In this blog, the LGT Venture Philanthropy teams and LGT Impact Fellows post on trends and challenges in the impact investing sector, social entrepreneurship as well as their experiences as LGT Impact Fellows. Enjoy the read!
Floating Tuberculosis Centers – A Step Deeper in Mobile Healthcare Delivery by Adapting to Local Conditions (Part I)
Author's Note: This is the first post in series of two blog posts on floating centers of OpASHA in Cambodia Long ago, Cambodia was under water, except for a small…more
Fringe Benefits – iCats Program
One of the great things working as an iCat in new countries, cities, and continents are the endless options for exploration. This last week I jumped on a plane and…more
The final destination – history, myth, magic & faith
A couple of days ago Alex Proimos, iCat fellow for Ciudad Saludable, and me set out to visit the old lima cemetery called “Presbitero Matías Maestro” which was a great…more
A day of humility
It's a lazy Sunday here in Peru. For me it's a chance to just catch up on things that I didn't get around to finishing during the past week. Living…more
Let’s start with trust…
It was Bruce Schneier's book Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs Thrive that had me thinking how important trust is in making our lives just that little…more
A Test of Commitment
Signing up to an iCats fellowship is much more than an incredible experience that changes hearts and minds - it's a true test of commitment. For all 24 iCats, this…more
Site Visit Reality – Khayelitsha
Last week I went on my first "site visit" (sites are the clinics where the women from m2m work) with mothers2mothers after hearing so much about it. One thing is…more
Watch a 3 minute video, help Operation ASHA treat 300 people with tuberculosis
Namaste from New Delhi! My name is Avani Parekh-Bhatt, I'm a 2012 iCats fellow from the United States, placed in New Delhi India in a wonderful organization called Operation ASHA.…more
The Real Struggle…
Walking through the trendy and bohemian Barranco district in Lima this past weekend I caught an image of a mother sitting in an alleyway keeping her young children occupied while attempting to…more
What made me say YES! to social enterprise
"It all started while getting my MBA..." This is not something that I said but the person who said is the one that inspired me to say “YES” to social enterprise.…more
mothers2mothers wins Kravis Prize
mothers2mothers has won the prestigious 7th annual Kravis Prize for outstanding leadership. From my experience on the ground, this organization is made up of a strong and motivated group of…more