Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Hunt for ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’ Begins


Chennai:
To recognize Indian social entrepreneurs at a global level, The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation is inviting entries for the coveted ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’ India 2013 Award.

The winner(s) will join the Schwab Foundation’s global community of social entrepreneurs for the year 2014, and participate in the relevant annual and regional meetings of the World Economic Forum.

The Social Entrepreneur of the Year award celebrates leading social entrepreneurs and their ventures that design and implement innovative, practical and sustainable solutions to address society's most pressing social problems

According to Hilde Schwab, Co-Founder & Chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, “India is home to some of most dynamic social enterprises in the world. The country has developed a progressive ecosystem to support social enterprise growth – including incubators, universities, consultancies, and impact investors.  In many ways, India is like the ‘Silicon Valley’ of social entrepreneurship. We are excited to consider more than one winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award from India this year.”

Shyam S Bhartia, Director, Jubilant Bhartia Foundation and Chairman & Managing Director of Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd said, “We are happy to be associated with the Social Entrepreneur of the Year India Awards since 2010 as it furthers the work of Jubilant Bhartia Foundation. In recognizing social entrepreneur, who address the needs of under-served communities in both scalable and sustainable ways, we aim to promote and support inclusive growth in India. We have had tremendous response to the award for last three years and we look forward to many young social entrepreneurs applying this year’s award.

The deadline for submitting the first round application is May 31, 2013. The finalists will be chosen after an intensive, four-stage search and selection process and a high profile jury meeting comprising of representatives from media, government, industry and social entrepreneurs. To find out more and to download the application form for Social Entrepreneur of the Year India 2013 Awards, visit:
http://www.jubilantbhartiafoundation.com/recognising-social-entrepreneurs.html.

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