Change Through Business

It’s hard to believe.  It’s been three months since India.  Sadly, it’s taken me this long to write another post.  And now, I face the very formidable task of summing up the past 90+ days in one blog post!  So, without further ado, here I go… (gulp)…
India Project Updates
First, an update on the Global Impact [...]

In May, just one week before embarking on my India adventure, I expressed in a blog post the following:
“What excites me is the chance to pursue my life passion for creating meaningful change in the lives of others through social entrepreneurship.
Mostly however, what excites me most is knowing that when I write in this blog [...]

A Pictorial Update
the past two days (Sunday/Monday) in images

Reviewing and negotiating the terms of the tripartite agreement. Concluded to sell @ 15 paise/L for school-children, @ 20 paise/L for below-poverty line card holders, @ 100 paise/L for non-below-poverty line card holders. The brand name chosen as : “Shuddhodaka” (”Pure Water”) sold by [...]

It’s mind-boggling.  Just 5 weeks ago, I was first introduced to Deepinder Mohan, CEO of the R/O manufacturing company Environment Planning Group Limited, over e-mail.  Tomorrow, I will be spending the entire day with him face-to-face, experiencing first-hand the transformation of an opportunity–to bring clean drinking water to a needy community in India–into reality.
In convenient [...]

What if there is an opportunity to sell purified drinking water to an entire needy family of five for a measly $0.04 a day?
What if this opportunity would initially serve hundreds of households, generate significant profits, and thus eventually could scale to bring clean water to tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of individuals?
On practically [...]

It’s a relaxing Sunday morning. The start of the single day of the week solely dedicated to non-project related activities. It’s the perfect time for some blog writing. It’s the best time to remember and reflect on the closing week.

So, here it goes–a collection of assorted short stories of the week.
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It’s early: 6:09am. I roll [...]