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SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director.

Civil Society

Afghanistan: Update from Sakena Yacoobi

Afghan Institute of Learning Founder Sakena Yacoobi helps women and children through teacher training and health education.

By Regina Ridley | 1 | Nov. 8, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director.

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Enterprise and Job Creation in Uganda and Nigeria

Opportunity Collaboration is a four-day convening in Mexico focused on global poverty alleviation.

By Regina Ridley | 3 | Oct. 21, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director.

Nonprofits

An Innovative and Financially Sustainable Nonprofit Model

AID for Africa’s model seems like a smart way to bring nonprofits together where they can leverage their combined presence.

By Regina Ridley | Oct. 18, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director.

Global Issues

What Are You Doing on World Poverty Eradication Day?

At Opportunity Collaboration, funders find ventures to support or invest in, and social enterprises find new funders and partners.

By Regina Ridley | Oct. 17, 2011
 

Nonprofits

Using Collective Impact to End Homelessness

If a community wants to achieve something breathtaking, getting the right sectors to the table is a great place to start.

By Becky Kanis | Oct. 14, 2011
 

Technology & Design

Reducing Poverty Through Personal Manufacturing

The problem with traditional charity is that it gives little or no thought to the power of incentives or the necessity of self sufficiency.

By Kartik Gada | Oct. 11, 2011
 

Health

From the Field: Empowering the Deaf with Dignity

Social enterprise Mirakle Couriers offers standard courier services and employs only deaf adults.

By Devanik Saha | 2 | Sep. 9, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director.

Global Issues

Community Engagement Inside Kibera

Carolina for Kiberia's community focus promises to effect change that will stick.

By Regina Ridley | 4 | Sep. 1, 2011
 
Marc Henrich is founder and executive director of the nonprofit Ecodana.

Global Issues

From the Field: Vietnamese Anti-Poverty Model May Work Elsewhere

I set out to see if the organizational models of two successful Vietnamese nonprofits were location-specific.

By Marc Henrich | Aug. 26, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Imran Oomer is an education sector professional currently working in India with Ashoka Fellow, Sunanda Mane, and the social enterprise she founded, Lend-A-Hand India. He is also a full-time student at ESADE Business School in Spain. where he

Education

Making Education Relevant Where You Least Expect It

The IBT education program in India better prepares students for future opportunities than traditional teaching.

By Imran Oomer | 1 | Aug. 9, 2011