In this interview we speak to Dr Arun Pande, who has been heading up the team developing mKRISHI, a mobile phone based agricultural advice service which is set to revolutionise India's rural farming communities.
Merchant charity and philanthropy was and is alive and well in pre- and post-independence India. Most religions speak of “giving back”, as did Mahatma Gandhi on “Trusteeship” during the freedom…
She was 19 years old and had a visible and infectiously positive view of life and of the world. As she sat dressed in a pretty yellow sari on her wheelchair, avoiding the scorching Bangalore sun, we sat…
As a counter balance to the boredom and wasted time of waiting in airports I have always tried to save half a day or so, when travelling to work with partners, to explore the local art galleries and museums.…
During last decade, Ecuador has been the scenario of an unexpected positive evolution of so-called Corporate Citizenship (CC) concept. Since 1492, and traditionally speaking (in the ethics and business…
Anglo American is a global mining company, historically based in Southern Africa, but now with extensive operations in Australia and South America, including Brazil, Chile, Peru and Colombia. Creating…
CSR is no longer a new and unknown concept in Chile. When a decade ago ten companies founded Acción RSE, a business organization aimed to promote corporate social responsibility in the country, almost…
It is interesting to analyse the evolution of how corporate social responsibility has been executed in a country such as Argentina. If the crisis of 2002/2003 was a turning point that meant that CSR would…
When I was first approached about getting involved in The Global Fellowship, I was intrigued. I’m the Director of the Brazil branch of Cambridge University Press, based in São Paulo. We’ve had some…
In reflecting on the many inspiring times I have had the good fortune to enjoy with our partners around the world, I am reminded of how British Embassies and High Commissions have been of great help in…
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