This is the Firestarter Podcast which is the world's first podcast for social enterprises in health.

This week's podcast features a presentation by Stan Thekaekara who is the Chairman and CEO of Just Change and a Fellow of the Scholl Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. This was recorded at the Social Enterprise Coalition's Health and Social Care Forum and the podcast covers:

• The history of the Land Rights movement in India
• Stan's personal journey as a political activist and as a social entrepreneur
• How tea changed the whole economic base of the villages
• How social enterprise reduced infant mortality and pregnancy-related deaths
• Building a community hospital in India
• Creating an affordable health insurance model

 

Podcast 2 - This can be downloaded here (40 Mb)

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