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Social Enterprise: Could your business change the world?

Transformational Business Connections Authors: Colin Habberton & Dr Kim Tan

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The World: Obscene Inequality

“One-fifth of humanity live in countries where many people think nothing of spending $2/R15 a day on a cappuccino.

Another fifth of humanity survive on less than $1/R7.50 a day and live in countries where children die for want of a simple anti-mosquito bed net” Source: UN Human Development Report 2005

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Unjust Consumption

•  $7 billion is needed to provide 2.6 billion people with access to clear water annually –  Less than we spend on perfume

–  Less than Americans spend on elective corrective surgery

•  3 day’s global military spending ($4.5b) could send every child to school for a year

Source: UN Human Development Report 2005

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Unfair Trade & Subsidies

•  $1billion a YEAR on aid for agriculture in poor countries

•  $1 billion a DAY on subsidies of agricultural overproduction in First World

•  EU dairy subsidy is $2.50/cow/day whilst 2.8b people live on <$2/day

Source: UN Human Development Report 2005

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CAN YOU DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SCANDAL?

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ToughStuff •  Solar Panel: Flexible PV strips are light weight and durable (no glass) and

inexpensive •  Rechargeable LED Lamp: Multiple settings light a small hut for 6-30 hours •  Mobile Phone Connector Cables •  Radio Connector: Operate battery-powered radios or small appliances •  Rechargeable Battery Pack: Performs even in tropical high-temperature

situations

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Hagar Industries Cambodia

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Kenya

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Bridge International Academies

•  Large-scale for-profit chain of ultra-affordable private primary schools across Africa

•  Fees <R30 per child per month •  Highly innovative "school in a box

model“ –  Cashless schools –  Scripted Teaching methods –  Ultra-low cost construction model

•  First two schools operational in Nairobi Slums on track financially, with tremendous demand, and huge educational gains

•  In process of launching 5 more •  Profitable model scaling to more than

1 million students in the next 7 years

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•  Founded in Khayelitsha, Cape Town in 2004 by 4 partners

•  Computer training, internet access and business support services

•  1000’s of people introduced to ICT and trained per year

•  Affordable, accessible services meeting critical needs at a local level

•  18 Employees by 2009, 60+ in 2012 •  R1,8 million in turnover in 2009 up to

over R 8 million by 2011 •  From a car boot to 19 training and

internet centres in W & E Cape •  Tsiba Graduates!

Silulo Ulutho Technologies

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GivenGain

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Challenges to Social Enterprise

•  Lack of local knowledge •  Lack of trusted management •  Distance & communication challenges •  No exits •  High risk

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Opportunities for Social Enterprise

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Thank You :-) Colin Habberton colin@givengain.com @relatomics

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