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Ben Parkinson commented on Ben Parkinson's video
The Butterfly Project
"I am looking for business investors for the Butterfly Project, so that we can apply to the latest DFID rural poverty alleviation enterprise fund, as announced by Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell this week. Perhaps you could have a look at the video…"
Ben Parkinson commented on member's blog post Transforming African Smallholders into Rural Entrepreneurs"I don't think the article above implies that training alone leads to successful entrepreneurs. It also makes the point about incentive. There is no point in training to people to make something for which the market is too far away…"
Ben Parkinson commented on member's blog post Driving Private Sector Innovation to Fight Hunger"Interesting article - smacks of the pharmaceutical companies and malaria prevention"
Ben Parkinson commented on member's blog post Transforming African Smallholders into Rural Entrepreneurs"Our project, the Butterfly Project, is also doing exactly this, though we add in some extra themes, such as training in Ethical behaviour, ICT, problem-solving and SOCIAL enterprise. More about the project at…"
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- I am a social entrepreneur, I work for a business organisation, I work for a non government organisation
- About my work:
- I have been developing a project to create young social entrepreneurs from remote rural areas and deprived slum districts in Africa. We have been running now snce 2009 and in 2011 opened the Chrysalis School for Young Social Entrepreneurs in Uganda
- Topics on my radar:
- Agriculture, Base of the Pyramid, Education, Enterprise Development, Environment, Nutrition, Technology, Youth Enterprise
- Other Topics on my radar:
- Personal development of young Africans, poverty alleviation products
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Introduction to the Butterfly Project, Uganda for young Social Entrepreneurs
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 14:50
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