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Climate Resilience Asia Pacific Accelerator

We’re seeking social enterprise applicants who have an impact in one or more of the following six countries and are focused on innovations that address the poor, who are suffering disproportionately from climate change in the areas of Energy, Water, and or Climate-Smart Agriculture:

Bangladesh
India
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam

Apply before April 26, 2021

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Talking Book, A New Voice For Isolated Communities

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In 2014, after demonstrating clear product alignment and demand, Mr. Schmidt returned to the Miller Center to participate in the GSBI Accelerator and prepare Literacy Bridge for scaling.

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A Brighter Future for Rural Mexico

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Iluméxico designs, develops and manufactures technology used for rural electrification, including solar home systems and solar powered energy for community development.

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Empower Generation Helps Turn The Lights Back On In Nepal

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Since the earthquake, Empower Generation's team has been working non stop to turn the lights back on.

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Changing The Paradigm For Girls

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Richard Bbaale heard of the GSBI at the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship and applied to it in 2012. He believed in his vision, but wanted it to pay for itself.

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JIBU: A Water Solution

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With each day’s success came organizational growing pains, Galen decided to apply to the Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI®) Online program.

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A Phone But No Electricity

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Nava’s vision to create “a place for communities to interact with, learn about, and create their own solar energy solutions” led her to Miller Center’s GSBI Online program in 2015.

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Desperate Need For Safe Drinking Water

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Water filters successfully lead to improved health for those who need it, as well as time savings and financial savings.

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Transforming Uganda’s Coffee Value Chain

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With funding secured to continue constructing regional training hubs, NUCAFE is beginning to train Ugandan youth to become coffee entrepreneurs.

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How the Impact Space is Meeting the Moment and Embracing Anti-Racism

Brigit Helms, Executive Director, April 16, 2021

The Derek Chauvin trial currently underway for the murder of George Floyd, and too many other distressing recent headlines underscore the ingrained racism in the US — the police shootings of Daunte Wright and 13-year-old Adam Toledo, last month’s Atlanta spa shootings and the resulting spotlight on anti-Asian acts of violence, continuing anti-immigrant and anti-Latino

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Social Enterprise Advisory Council

Brigit Helms, Executive Director, April 1, 2021

Miller Center is doubling down on our efforts to accelerate social entrepreneurship to end global poverty for the next generation. Our new Social Enterprise Advisory Council is a key part of our strategy — helping to inform our decisions and bring about our most ambitious outcomes. The eight amazing entrepreneurs on our council are all

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Today we introduce the final member of our Social Enterprise Advisory Council, @ManojSinhaHusk. ... Manoj is the Founder & CEO of @HuskPowerSystem ensuring that communities have reliable, quality, and affordable power to create opportunity + improved livelihoods. @helmshart

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Meet Diana Popa, Founder of @acceso_org and member of our Social Enterprise Advisory Council. ... Extensio-Acceso works to eradicate rural poverty and consolidate agriculture as a prosperous and sustainable business. Welcome, Diana! #millersocent #socent #impinv @helmshart

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