India
SKS Microfinance featured in The Wall Street Journal
An article in today’s Wall Street Journal features 1998 Echoing Green Fellow Vikram Akula and his organization SKS Microfinance. SKS recently received approval from the Securities Exchange Board of India to proceed with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) expected to happen within 30 days and raise $250 million. SKS is the largest microlender in India and will be the first to go public.

July 9, 2010 - 1:20pm
Deepa Gangwani
Together as One (TaO): Ondru Sernthu
Two Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs in India
Are you or someone you know a social entrepreneur of Indian origin? If so, you may be interested in these two exciting opportunities!

February 12, 2009 - 1:17pm
Echoing Green Fellows Find the Real Bottom Line at Pop!Tech
With all the talk of triple bottom lines, the Pop!Tech conference offered a refreshing blast of simplicity—in addition to the warm glow that comes from being near so many Echoing Green Fellows at once.
Mulago Foundation exec Kevin Starr offered this clear message to conference participants: "Whether you are a for-profit or not-for-profit should be determined by what will give you the biggest impact…My job is to buy impact. To get the biggest bang for my philanthropic buck."

December 3, 2008 - 9:08pm
Tahir Amin and Priti Radhakrishnan
Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK)
2008 Echoing Green Fellow
New York, New York, United States
Community Improvement & Economic Development, Health, Legal Advocacy
Henry Thiagaraj
Human Rights Defense Network
2000 Echoing Green Fellow
Chennai, India
Vikram Akula
Swayam Krishi Sangam (SKS)
1998 Echoing Green Fellow
Hyderabad, India
Community Improvement & Economic Development
Aruna Sankaranarayanan
Prayatna
1998 Echoing Green Fellow
Bangalor, Karnataka, India
Education & Youth Leadership
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