Social Entrepreneurship: Social Entrepreneurs in India

India is generally identified as an exciting and one of the most rewarding countries all around the globe, consisting of various landscapes, variety of wildlife, more importantly, the richness and diversity of various cultures, by various visitors and tourists. It is also claimed to be one of the places which deeply affect the visitors and tourists due to the starking inequities between the rich and the poor. Though the country is significant in its economic growth rapidly, more than 70% of the populations still do not have enough access to clean water, housing and other basic human needs, thus leading an impoverished life. Here comes the Volunteer work, programs in India and community welfare organizations, trying for the betterment of people who could afford their basic needs, with an ultimate aim of reducing the starking gap between rich and poor in the country.   “Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime”   Similarly, helping

India is the fastest-growing and fifth-largest economy in the world, with a nominal GDP of $2.94 trillion.   However, being a nation of 1.3 billion people, it is not astonishing that there exists an evident class division with a majority of the population suffering from poverty, corruption, illiteracy, and lack of basic amenities, etc. To eradicate these challenges and improve lives, many NGO's have risen to the challenge with well-structured volunteerprograms in India working in many sectors such as teaching, medicine and nursing, women empowerment, animal welfare, sustainability, etc. Such volunteering programs admit people from various demographics and backgrounds possessing diverse skillsets. Functioning together, they act as social catalysts that enable the community's progress towards a brighter future. Lakshyam, initially founded by the young social entrepreneur Rashi Anand, started as a small group of individuals motivated to work towards child developme

‘There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way it treats its children’- - - - - Nelson Mandela 40% of India's population is below 18 years of age, which means that at 400 million our country has the world’s largest child population. However, it is heartbreaking that less than half of India’s children between the ages of 6 to 14 do not go to school especially in rural areas. The concept of organized child welfare in India began after independence itself, as certain formal commitments were made and strategies were legalized to provide children with basic rights. These exist in the form of clauses in the Indian constitution, national policies and legislations. In spite of these constitutional safeguards, children of our society, especially the poor and underprivileged are being denied their basic rights and dignity as human beings. We all have a duty towards our society and our children. ‘Lakshyam’ an NGO based in Delhi, comes as a ray of hope to

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” -Winston Churchill              Volunteering is the fundamental element of the society which helps in building collective happiness and peace across the whole society.  It ensures peace, freedom, equality, justice, opportunity for all people. Volunteering is the noblest way to save mankind and spread love care, enthusiasm. In this era of speedy globalisation and modernity the world is becoming complex and independent, for saving the moral values of the human beings volunteering is the most effective and important tool. The principle and responsibility include: • Empower people to exercise their fundamental rights as human beings • Educating peoples to help in solving environmental, social, economical, cultural problems  • Also motivates people to bring involvement of volunteers, developing financial resources and infrastructures, removing legal hurdles in participation etc.  

Constructing the definition of social entrepreneurs, these are the individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are persistent and ambitious, tackle major social issues and offer new ideas for a wide- scale change. These social enterprises act as fertility ground for developing relations of trust between business, government and the civil society. In today’s era, social entrepreneurship revolves around creating and implementing effective, innovative and sustainable solutions to battle social and environmental challenges that are bound to bring about a productive change in the society. As the Swiss Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum put it out in an interview with the Hindustan times: “India has some of the most advanced and innovative social entrepreneurs. We believe and already see that many of the models developed in India” With more than 57% enterprises being 5 years old or younger, 24% having female leadership a

Within excess of 400 million kids beneath the age of 18 years, India can either flaunt or lament at being the nation with the world's biggest youngster populace. In any case, today, few out of every odd youngster in our nation appreciates the advantage of a 'typical youth'. For some, every day is a battle to live and have a noble existence without guardians, instruction or considerably appropriate safe house now and again while numerous other youngsters lead an existence of solace. Lakshyam was established in the year 2012 by a youthful social entrepreneur who further united gathering to contribute towards improvement of the general public with an attention on youngster training, all-encompassing child advancement. Among numerous youthful business visionaries in India, Raashi Anand Founder, Lakshyam NGO is one of the young ladies changing the world, who has been granted the " child welfare organization of India ”.  Lakshyam (NGO in India for kid’s instruction)

A volunteer is a person who is willingly to work and gives his time, energy to contribute to the greater good of others. The term ‘Volunteer’ is derived from French word ‘Volontaire’, which means “one who volunteer”. In the earlier times it meant to serve the country willingly in times of war. With the changing times the term has also evolved to mean and volunteer for the society.  Volunteer work, Volunteer programs in India have been going on right from the times of ancient era, and there are evident examples of some famous freedom fighters who at that time worked for women issues like sati practice, widow re-marriage, abolition of child marriage, girls education amongst other issues. The Indian society since independence have undergone tremendous changes and so the domain of volunteer work has also shifted its focus from these issues to issues like child education, empowering women by providing them opportunities to enhance their talent, environment, health and etc. Lakshyam