business person who wants to make a difference in the world

hi all,,

i am business person who wants to make a difference in the world.

i had different ideas {and still have ideas }of how to help and make a difference,affect lives around me.i started talking to people and was quite discouraged with the process i was told i would have to go through......some said i would have to register as an ngo...... and that could be quite hectic.i was told u need a board of trustess,,,,u need this......u need that......and sincerely speaking i was not ready to go through all that.and because of the country where i come from where a lot of people think and believe corruption is the order of the day,,some ngo's are percieved to be established to furnish ones pocket and not for the good of all.

i then came in contact with a friend who explianed and encouraged me to establish a social enterprise .she said i could do my business with the mindset "not just for profit but for the good of all"

projectstitch was born..........

i started researching and reading up on social enterprenuers and was amazed with what i have learnt............

there are so many organizations ......inndividuals who are genuiely concerned and are taking action and doing something to improve the world .

at first i was overwhemled with some ideas and i started thinking.... no thats not what i want.....

all i want to do is something small.....but would grow to be something big and others would be inspired and woul be able to adopt such ideas .i want to start things that anyone anywhere could and would be able to do anywhere and anytime with little or no resources........

today i read the story of Krista Cameron at http://www.changemakers.net/node/21296a

and my first thot was ....thats more like it.........this is an idea we can adopt anywhere .....anytime.......

by organizing dance classes......youths around us have an avenue to expend unused energy......

they explore their creative side........

they ae not idle.......

its a means of keeping fit.......

they interact with other youths which in turn boosts thier communicating skills......

it could eventually become a source of livelihood for them which empowers them .......

they can enter both local and international dance competition which exposes them to other cultures and way of life............

it inspires them to give back to the society .........because they are being taught by volunteers......

and they can see the power each of us has to make a difference in our world......................

those kids you teach now would forever have the memories to cherish and share to inspire others and generations yet unborn.....

u dont need so much to make a difference..............

do you have an idea or you know anyone making a difference.......

pls do send an email to projectstitch09@gmail.com

i will be posting more of such stories ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

social enterprenuers

hello everyone,
projectstitch09 is about doing what we can now ,,,,,we seek to showcase,inspire ,celebrate train,motivate,build transform social enterprenuers:::::

who are social enterprenuers???????

Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.
Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to take new leaps.

Social entrepreneurs often seem to be possessed by their ideas, committing their lives to changing the direction of their field. They are both visionaries and ultimate realists, concerned with the practical implementation of their vision above all else.

Each social entrepreneur presents ideas that are user-friendly, understandable, ethical, and engage widespread support in order to maximize the number of local people that will stand up, seize their idea, and implement with it.

social enterprenuers are role models proving that citizens who channel their passion into action can do almost anything.
social entrepreneur is someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change.

The main aim of a social entrepreneurship as well as social enterprise is to further social and environmental goals. This need not be incompatible with making a profit, but social entrepreneurs are often non-profits. Social enterprises are for ‘more-than-profit’.

some ideas for social enterprenuers............

1 .Call graphing and mobile user analytics (for NGOs, researchers, scientists)
In the fastest growing mobile market in the world, the person who can correctly analyze the market will have hundreds of companies lining up to buy their reports.

2. Peer to Peer Lending
The promise of websites like Prosper and Zopa are that they allow communities to help each other when institutions like banks and MFIs won’t. The idea is to create some sort of communal hedge fund and allow community members to submit ideas that the community gets to approve funding for. Judging by the response to this post, this idea would be well received.

3.
Book Recycling
There’s a ridiculous amount of books being printed and thrown away in America and Europe. The idea here is to import them and redistribute them to places like African schools and book stores.

4.
Alternative Business Models for Airlines (like RyanAir in Europe)
Groups like RyanAir and EasyJet have perfected the art of low-cost air travel. They do this by charging excessively for excessive passenger luggage and selling the majority of undercarriage space to postal services. They also charge a lot for in-flight purchases like snacks and drinks. Lastly, they allow advertisers to promote their brands on board. All of these methods together underwrite the actually airline ticket allowing users to fly sometimes for as little as 1£ plus taxes.
Can this work in Africa? I’m not sure but the benefits of low-cost inter-continental travel could potentially spur a spending boom of jet-set Africans.

5.This operation would allow people to opt-in to a donation program where instead of their unused airtime minutes getting rolled over into more airtime, the collective minutes would be tallied, given a monetary value and used as a seed fund for African entrepreneurs or charities (although I’d prefer the first). This would require relationships with mobile carriers around the world who would then ask their customers if they want their unused airtime donated at the end of the month.


this idea was posted on http://appfrica.net/blog{ October 28th, 2008 }
did you read the post then?
have you tried any of the ideas?

do you know of a social enterprenuer around your locality? share their work with us,,,,,
are you a social enterprenuer, share your work with us ?