envisionGood features video interviews of social innovators. Learn how startup and seasoned social innovators change the world, build teams, find advisors, overcome challenges, keep the faith, & more.
http://envisionGood.com Right now millions of women and children are enslaved and exploited in the multi-billion dollar commercial sex trade. Victims of the commercial sex trade are treated like meaningless commodities. They are sold and bought, and sold and bought again. Often, even when rescued, many fall back into the trade because of limited resources, scarce economic opportunities, and/or negative social stigmas. In this interview, Kyle Westaway and Anthony Dodero of The Blind Project sha...
http://envisionGood.comThrough partnerships with health intervention providers, DPS Health creates internet-enabled, clinically-linked programs that extend existing behavior change interventions and enable clinicians to more effectively help patients reach and maintain healthy lifestyle goals. In this interview Adam Kaufman, Co-Founder of DPS Health, tells us about his company's joint project with UCLA in South Africa, explaining how mobile technology is being used to promote wellness among wo...
http://envisionGood.com In this interview we had the delightful opportunity to talk with Tammy Tibbets, Founder of ShesTheFirst, a media campaign that supports girls education through their global network of partners. Learn how Tammy started ShesTheFirst and how experiences at MacDella Cooper Foundation and Hearst Digital Media provided the experience needed to successfully launch her new venture. Also, find out how social media is being used to raise awareness of her organization and the upco...
http://envisionGood.com This is Part II of a two-part series with Shivani Siroya, Founder of InVenture Fund. In this interview, Shivani explains the difference between microfinance and micro venture capital. In addition, Shivani shares the behind-the-scenes story of how InVenture Fund was started and why persistence and iterating the concept are critical in the development of a new model. For more info, visit http://InVentureFund.org.
envisionGood.com In this interview we met up with Shivani Siroya, Founder of InVentureFund, a micro venture capital organization that aims to solve the problem of the "missing middle" by providing capital to entrepreneurs that helps them grow their business. Learn from Shivani how micro venture capital differs from microfinance models and how the InVenture Fund model works.
http://envisionGood.com This is Part II of a 4-Part series with Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect. In this interview, Dan shares the background that prepared him to successfully launch Citizen Effect, and explains how projects on the site are vetted. Learn as well about an extraordinary citizen philanthropist raised over three thousand dollars to fund a well in India. For more info, visit CitizenEffect.org. Thanks!
http://envisionGood.com In this interview, Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect shares the behind-the-scenes story that inspired him to start Citizen Effect. Dan also talks about citizen philanthropy and explains how citizen philanthropy is different than the act of simply making a donation online.
http://envisionGood.com met up with Phindile, Youth Advisory Board Member of YouthAssets, in Swaziland, Africa in July 2009. Phindile talks about Life and shares one tip with young girls (and boys too): "concentrate on your studies".YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that empowers orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa.
envisionGood.com We were fortunate to have the opportunity to accompany Jennifer Sly, founder of YouthAssets, in Swaziland last week as she traveld enroute to a number of local homesteads. Along the way, Jennifer shared the story of how she used Google's G1 phone & Google Maps to find a remote homestead of a 12 year old boy she had met over 12 months prior in rural Swaziland, Africa. In this interview, Jennifer points out the importance of GPS maps in Africa, noting that in most locations peop...
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