Young Africans hold immense untapped potential. This isn’t the first time it’s been said, and it surely won’t be the last. As the International Day of Youth was celebrated around the world once again recently, we are compelled to examine the opportunities, the...
The days have gotten shorter and the temperatures continue to drop but it is still consultation time in the federal government’s schedule! On my desk desk over the past few months I’ve seen 2017 Pre-Budget submissions, Innovation Science and Economic Development...
“Do you know what is the biggest difference between social entrepreneurs and classic ones?” This intriguing question was coming from an Ashoka Fellow from Spain, Jordi Martí Gascón. Mart has created a technology to make early diagnosis and prevention of medical...
With little fanfare the Federal government has taken a major step forward this week in supporting the social enterprise sector – providing clarity on a definition and supporting the development of a national directory. The directory defines social enterprise as, “An...
I knew something was terribly wrong when I could barely summon the strength to get out of bed to use the bathroom. For the next two days I remained in bed hoping that I had a bad case of the flu and that my illness would pass. Unfortunately, it didn’t. Shortly...
“Do you mind if I roll up the window?” New Delhi was one of the most polluted cities on earth and I was happy to limit my first hand experience to the fifteen minutes I spent waiting outside the airport. I was to begin my new position with an NGO in the southern most...
