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    ViewChange Film of the Week: “The Entrepreneurs”

    Florence, Esnart, Ng’andwe and Precious all come from backgrounds of extreme poverty in rural Zambia. They’ve embarked on five months of intensive training in leadership and enterprise through Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women initative. With courage and determination, these young women defy the odds and establish their own successful businesses.

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  • Imran Oomer

    Making Education Relevant Where You Least Expect It

    I recently visited a school in Maharashtra with rural education social enterprise Lend-A-Hand India. The principal says the Introduction to Basic Technology program implemented there has yielded phenomenal results: "When we find these kids, they don’t even have clothes on their back. Now, they are thinking about starting their own businesses."

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