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Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra

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Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO that provides mid day meals to about 1.2 Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. 600 (or ~$13).

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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

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He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. She has only been finished her Residency in anesthesia for little over a year and is coordinating international WHO’s and the efforts of the likes of the Clinton Foundation, The UN and othe NGO’s. She’s 37.

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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

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What happened in 2006? Civic Ventures had recently released its first survey of baby boomers and found at least half were interested in “ encore careers ” helping others. And is this kind of rapid growth good news? In the broader U.S. population, two generations made clear that their interests, too, lay in helping society.