Accelerating Global Impact
This past week during the GSBI Accelerator in-residence, we had the privilege of working side-by-side with 15 social entrepreneurs — changemakers who refuse to accept the status quo.
From Nepal to New York, in India, Haiti, and Africa, these entrepreneurs are bringing clean energy for lighting and cooking, safe drinking water, and sustainable sanitation to the poor. They are saving the lives of women and children at birth, creating dignified livelihoods for artisans, and reversing the "summer slide" in U.S. school systems. They offer health insurance for the working poor in Pakistan and medical training for the marginalized communities of Mexico. Their youth entrepreneurship and leadership programs are creating a foundation for the future of our planet and its peoples.
Collectively, these social entrepreneurs answer Pope Francis's call in his encyclical Laudato Si', for “an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded and protecting nature.”
We are honored and humbled to accompany these social entrepreneurs as they scale their impact. Our GSBI® methodology includes Silicon Valley executive mentorship and weaves a support network, which the entrepreneurs can lean on for years to come. In return, they fuel our spirits and offer enormous hope for our collective future.
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