It's Everywhere!

So I found this website about social enterprises in Britain. I had no idea about widespread this concept was until I started this class:

http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/about

The website does a really good job explaining the concept of social enterprises.

Ah the Joy of Fundraising...

Hi everyone,

So the 12 of us are embroiled in the fundraising craze. I would just like to preface this by saying that I hate asking people for money. So just know that everytime I hand you a flyer or send you a letter, there's a little piece of me that's dying...That being said this is such a hard-working group of 12 people. It is not easy to all pick an idea and then execute but I think we're doing a good job! The hardest part is that any profit we do actually make must be split between 12 people (Oy vey). Here's what we have done so far:

1. Mocktails- The South Asian Committee kindly allowed us to sell mocktails at their annual dinner. We made almost $200!!! Phu is an absolute whiz at drink mixing and everyone else worked hard to help!

2. Silent Auction- Right now we are hosting an online silent auction! The students, faculty, and staff have been ridiculously generous both in donations and in bids! Here's the link: http://www.32auctions.com/organizations/3452/auctions/3841

3. Raffle- We are holding a raffle down at the Wooster Jam!

Thank you again everyone! You have no idea how grateful we all are :)

Also almost completely unrelated note: Kristen Connors (who in addition to being a wonderful roommate last year, is also a member of GSE!!) has a blog! Check it out:
http://kristenglobalsocialentrepreneur.blogspot.com/

First Post!

Hi all!

I started this blog for friends and family to learn about what exactly it is I am doing in India. A couple explanations are needed.

First, I will working with a program that was developed at my College. The program is called Social Entrepreneurship. The basic idea of the program is that individuals use innovation and entrepreneurial models to fulfill an unmet social need, such as basic literacy for all. If you're interested in learning more about the program please check out the Social Entrepreneurship website. You can learn about the program and past participant's experiences. http://global_se.scotblogs.wooster.edu/what-is-se/

Second, the organization I will be working with is called Hippocampus. It creates learning centers in India to support current educational infrastructure. The organization works with villages and individuals to take ownership of the center so that after 3 years it's self-sustainable. Again if you want to learn more here is their website! http://www.hrfindia.org/about-2/

Third, the name of  my blog is called "A Panda in India" because Panda is the nickname my dad gave me when I was very little :)

Thank you for all your support :)