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Njideka U. Harry, a Schwab Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2013, explains how the late South African icon, Nelson Mandela, taught people all over the world about the true meaning of social entrepreneurship.
Harry writes, "Was Mandela a social entrepreneur himself? Absolutely. Social entrepreneurs are heroic troublemakers; they disrupt the status quo and transform society, promoting systemic social change."
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Foundation-owned Social Enterprise Serves Poor, Underserved Countries Across the world
Gradian Health Systems, which pioneered the CE-marked Universal Anaesthesia Machine to bring general anaesthesia in underserved communities around the world on patients of any age, is a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) solely owned by a New York City-based private foundation, the Nick Simons Foundation.
