
Profit for Good
This special issue of THink features stories behind social enterprises who triumphed at the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia over the years. Get inspired by their ideas, success stories (and struggles) that continue to impact their communities, and society at large. This issue was created in collaboration with DBS Foundation and NUS Enterprise.
In this issue:
- Finding My Footing in this World
Society Staples creates a more inclusive future and maximises opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through two platforms — experiences and engagement. - Transforming Lives, One Scarf at a Time
The lives of master weavers in rural Bhutan are forever changed through ANA by Karma. - Spotlight: Interview with Prof Wong Poh Kam
Professor Wong Poh Kam, from the School of Business at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and Director for NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, spoke to THink about the teaching of entrepreneurship, the rise of social entrepreneurship and developing the sector’s ecosystem. - Sowing the Seeds of Change
Siam Organic takes on poverty among Thai farmers.
Preserving the Ganges, Helping Marginalised Women
HelpUsGreen is preserving India’s most sacred river, the Ganges, at the same time transforming the lives of marginalised women. By upcycling flowers offered at temples,…
Finding My Footing in this World
Society Staples creates a more inclusive future and maximises opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through two platforms — experiences and engagement. By involving the…
People with Disability and Second Chances
I was born in a very poor countryside in Vietnam, where many People with Disabilities (PWDs) live. My brother and I have severe disability. We…
Walking the Talk
Learn Education’s work, growth, philosophy, and the mission that started it all. “‘What is a social enterprise?’ I had to ask that back when we…
Transforming Lives, One Scarf at a Time
The lives of master weavers in rural Bhutan are forever changed through ANA by Karma. “Gyelmo,” she says softly, pointing to herself. I look…
Innovating Accessible Tourism for Social Inclusion
The 9453 Friendly Traveller and OurCityLove Social Enterprise “Everyone has the right to access leisure and tourism services on an equal basis,” said former UN…
An Interview with Prof Wong Poh Kam
Professor Wong Poh Kam, from the School of Business at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and Director for NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, spoke to THink…
Rethink & Embrace
Being on the podium of the world’s largest contributors to marine plastic pollution is not something Indonesians are proud of, and Evoware stands firmly at…
Waste Wanted: Turning Biowaste into Life-Saving Fuel
One of the biggest silent killers in the world causes more than twice as many deaths than traffic accidents across the world in one year.…