Social Innovation—a popular course taught by Matt Nash, Managing Director for Social Entrepreneurship at Duke I&E—was where Ruthie Kesri ’24 learned one of the most valuable lessons for any Duke student. “I’m really, really scared of failure, and one of the things...
For many entrepreneurs who are now changing the world for the better, entrepreneurship was never the goal. In a popular session of the 2021 Duke-UNICEF Virtual Forum on Social Innovation, participants tuned in to hear four successful social entrepreneurs share how...
In the second annual Duke-UNICEF Virtual Forum on Social Innovation, representatives from academia, INGOs, business, and social enterprise gathered to deepen the conversation around the sustainable development goals and social innovation. This year’s focus was on...
Take a look back at this inspiring morning of pitches from social entrepreneurs solving the world’s biggest challenges facing children today. From solving last-mile distribution of WASH products in Ethiopia, to the Smart Bag, a backpack made from recycled plastics...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently reported on the intensifying impacts of climate change globally. Climate changes are happening rapidly and the future will certainly be hotter than ever before. Experts in climate change from Duke and...
