Dharmesh Mistry is a contributing writer to Think Sport. Ahmedabad Ultimate has released a short video which captures the essence of its effort to use the unique game of Ultimate Frisbee for youth and community development.   Unlike many other sports, Ultimate is played without traditional referees; instead, the players themselves mediate the game.  This [...]

In Wired magazine’s provocatively titled “Social Entrepreneurship Achieves What Centralized Aid Could Not in India,” one man’s efforts at providing sustainable solutions for water and health in Indian villages show how economic incentives may be more successful than pure aid.  As a recepient of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability, Dr. BP Agarwal’s Aakash Ganga [...]

Last May, I extensively covered the “Workshop on empowering the underprivileged” organized by CSIM Hyderabad (The coverage can be read here and here). This year CSIM Hyderabad is coming up with the second edition of their workshop, which focuses on “Innovation and Leadership in Social Sector”. The lead speakers in this event are Mr.Gregory Rake, India [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25 via ThinkChange India – – Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18 via … http://tinyurl.com/2apmmmp # The role of government in achieving scale via ThinkChange India – I was reading my friend Hans Taparia's … http://tinyurl.com/25krtqj # FreMo provides a new bicycle solution for urban transportation via ThinkChange India – While working [...]

The Financial Express places a spotlight on eco-enterprises in India, bringing attention to the growth of organizations that address enviornmental issues and crediting their success to “supportive government policies, maturing clean technologies and growing investor appetite.”   The article mentions several enterprises, some well known, and others that are not as talked about: Digital Green: using [...]

While working in Hyderabad, I relied on auto rickshaws to get around, since the city was not pedestrian friendly, and much to my dismay, I wasn’t able to find a way to rent a bicycle for a short period.  Transportation costs certainly add up over time, and I missed the ability to see the city [...]

I was reading my friend Hans Taparia’s (Hans is a founder of Tasty Bite) blog today and he wrote about the power of public-private partnerships in driving innovation. In his most recent post, Hans said, driven by innovation, social ventures that are successful start attracting attention from constituents to policy institutes to the media.  Increasingly, governments [...]

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On Saturday, May 1st the Harvard Kennedy School, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Medical School, is hosting the 2010 Global Public Health & Technology Conference themed, “Moving Beyond the Technology.”  A brief description of the conference follows: Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have the potential to transform health [...]

Atlas Corps, a great organization connecting aspiring social entrepreneurs and top-tier institutions, is looking for people in a variety of locations and job descriptions. Atlas Corps Seeks Americans for Fellowship in Bogota Atlas Corps seeks Americans, and individuals from other countries, to apply for fellowship positions in Bogota, Colombia starting in September. Candidates must be [...]