Make a difference: Become a social entrepreneur
Playpumps and Kiya are two inspirational and exemplary initiatives that have been celebrated by Pop!Tech, Oprah, Jay-Z, former President Bill Clinton, National Geographic, MTV, CNN, PBS, and NBC. Playpumps, provides fresh drinking water to thousands of people in Africa via an incredibly simple, innovative, and scalable system, while Kiva, facilitates peer-to-peer loans via the Internet to allow impoverished people to develop their own businesses.
The recent election of President Barack Obama has given hope to millions and inspired them to address the many local and global challenges at hand. For the past two years, Wilford Welch (a U.S. Diplomat, professor of international business, and acclaimed author) and David Hopkins (a recent college graduate and aspiring social entrepreneur), have been writing a book and creating a website to inspire and support those very people who want to join this movement.
The Tactics of Hope website centers around a tool called "My Circle", which is designed for individuals, at no cost, to determine what social or environmental causes they’re passionate about, where in the world they want to make a difference, and how they can do so. It's easy to use and provides a great way for people to quickly and easily donate to, volunteer for, or collaborate with non-profit and for-profit organizations around the world.
Thank you! This organization seems full of brilliant ideas that is practical and useful. I loved the fact that the video showed men from different generations working together. Wonderful to see the respect between them, and the expertise of both generations focusing on making the world a better place. So hopefilled. Thank you again. Anne in Japan
posted by Anne Thomas on 11/12/2008 5:03 am