Journal
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
Volume 111, Issue 3, Pages 389-411Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1415-2
Keywords
Social entrepreneurship; UN millennium goals; Water and sanitation; Health; Community development
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This case study investigates Gram Vikas' innovative social entrepreneurial approach to sustainable rural development through its 'Water and Sanitation Programme'. We explore its key innovation of 100 % inclusion and the process of creating democratic, self-governing management systems. This allows us to demonstrate how a social enterprise tries to realize its vision of an equitable and sustainable society where people live in peace with dignity, and ultimately, how it contributes to the United Nations Millennium Goals of improving health, empowering women and breaking the vicious circle of poverty. We also discuss the management challenges that the organisation faces in the area of finance, personnel management and scaling up.
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