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What is the state of social entrepreneurship in 2011?

by Thomson Reuters Foundation
Tuesday, 12 April 2011 00:00 GMT

From Queen Noor of Jordan to  Chinese Chief Executive, Yvonne Li, Thomson Reuters Foundation talks with visionary leaders of social enterprises in a special package of multimedia interviews on the Foundation's TrustLaw Connect platform, an online service connecting pro bono lawyers worldwide with those seeking innovative solutions for social problems.

All the  interviewes were at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, the world's the largest global gathering of social entrepreneurs, in Oxford, England.

"Working with  social  entrepreneurs is a central focus for the Foundation through our TrustLaw Connect service. Since the  program was launched in June 2011 the membership has more than doubled among social enterprises , NGOs and law firms" said Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Interviews were held with:

Queen Noor of Jordan

Antonella Notari, Director, WomenChangeMakers

Ann  Cotton, Founder and Executive Director, Camfed  International

Ned  Breslin, Chief Executive, Water for People

Lakshmi  Karan, Director of Global Strategy, Riders for Health

Philip Tamminga, Head, Humanitarian Response Index, DARA

David Wilcox, Founder, ReachScale  

Bart Weetjens,  Founder and President, APOPO

Marie So, Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Shokay  International

Yvonne Li, Founder and Chief Executive, Avantage  Ventures

Patrick Meier, director, Ushahidi

 

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