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IDE-India spin-off Global Easy Water Products Private Ltd. is one of 5 finalists for the Legatum FORTUNE Technology Prize a $1 million award for individuals and organizations whose technology has improved the quality of life among impoverished populations.

Associate Director Eric Carlson discusses social entrepreneurship and the challenges that face social entrepreneurs in an interview with the NewsHour's Spencer Michels as part of a feature on World of Good

blueEnergy's (GSBI® 2008) Matthias Craig featured with Tech Awards President Lee Wilkerson on Bay Area Vista in an episode previewing the 2008 Tech Awards.

BusinessWeek's Small Business team profiles GSBI® 2008 participant CraftNetwork, its growth, and future prospects.

Meds and Food for Kids (GSBI® 2008) was awarded a grant for its work in Haiti from the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)  "Innovation for Inclusive Development" program.  MFK was one of 5 grantees chosen from 141 finalists.

A blog on Nigerian issues profiles GSBI® 2007 participant Joachim Ezeji of Rural Africa Development Project, his personal story and prospects.  Also includes an article by Joachim related to Climate Change and Water Supply.

The Wall Street Journal profiles GSBI® 2006 Alumni VisionSpring (formerly Scojo Foundation) and its unique 'business in a bag' approach to delivering eyeglasses to the bottom of the pyramid.

Matthias Craig of BlueEnergy reflects on his GSBI® experience at the 2008 incubator, the power of community and need for persistence as social entrepreneurs.

The Christian Science Monitor profiles GSBI® 2008 social entrepreneur Thomas Stehl of Meds and Food for Kids which combats malnutrition in Haiti as he participates in the Global Social Benefit Incubator.

The Skoll Foundation announces that it will be deepening its relationship with the GSBI® through its Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship (SASE).  The grant will enable the GSBI® to continue its work and expand its impact on the "global ecosystem for social entrepreneurs."

Al Hammond, renowned bottom of the pyramid strategist and Research Fellow at the Center for Science Technology and Society, blogs about his experience 'embedded' with the 2008 GSBI® on NextBillion.net.

The Christian Science Monitor chronicles the challenges facing the One Laptop Per Child initiative and the challenges social enterprises face in capitalizing on the markets they are defining and creating.  GSBI® Executive Director, Jim Koch comments on the opportunities and challenges faced by these trailblazing social entrepreneurs. 

The San Francisco Chronicle highlights the GSBI® program, several participants from the GSBI® 2007 and strategies that help social entrepreneurs succeed.