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The development of proper case material is critical to the effective dissemination of social entrepreneurship.  Case studies are an important means of teaching at professional schools and universities. The Foundation has partnered with IESE Business School to jointly elaborate a co-branded case study series examining the challenges faced by accomplished social entrepreneurs selected to the Foundation’s network.
The Case Study Series in Social Entrepreneurship covers social entrepreneurs from the Foundation’s annual cohort.

Published cases

Mel Young, Homeless World Cup, United Kingdom
A “serial” entrepreneur, Young’s work with homelessness over the past 20 years has led him to his latest endeavour, the Homeless World Cup, which uses football as an entry mechanism to move people away from the streets. Annual research shows that around 80% of the players made significant changes to their lives as a direct result.


A Stanford University case study




Rodrigo BaggioRodrigo Baggio, Committee for the Democracy in Information Technology, Brazil
Based in Rio de Janeiro, the Committee for the Democracy in Information Technology is a non-profit citizen’s organization.  Its mission is to promote the social inclusion of low-income communities using Information and Communication Technologies as tools for building and exercising citizen's rights. The case on Rodrigo Baggio, a 2002 Schwab Entrepreneur and the Founder and President of CDI explores the challenges associated with managing the organization's rapid growth and instant success.

You can order the case study directly from
IESE Business School




Ibrahim AbouleishIbrahim Abouleish, SEKEM, Egypt
Case on Ibrahim Abouleish, the Founder of SEKEM, and the pioneer of biodynamic farming in Egypt.  SEKEM has grown exponentially in the last decade to a nationally renowned enterprise and market leader of organic and phyto-pharmaceuticals.  Its strong commitment to innovative development led to the nation-wide application of biodynamic methods to control pests and improve crop yields. 

You can order the case study directly from IESE Business School


Victoria HaleVictoria Hale, OneWorld Health, USA
Case on Victoria Hale, the Founder of OneWorld Health, the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the United States.  OneWorld Health's team of pharmaceutical scientists uncovers promising drug candidates and advances them through clinical trials and regulatory approval in the developing world.  To ensure affordability and sustainability, OneWorld Health out-licenses manufacturing and distribution to companies in the developing world. 

You can order the case study directly from IESE Business School



David GreenDavid Green, Project Impact., USA
Case on David Green, the Founder of Project Impact. Project Impact's Affordable Hearing Aid Project has developed a system to manufacture and distribute top-of-the-line, cost effective, cosmetically acceptable and locally maintainable hearing aids for the quarter of a billion peopl in the developing world who are hearing impaired.

You can order the case study directly from IESE Business School



Sample cases available online
To give you a flavor of the series immediately, we have put two other case studies online.

Gisele YitambenGisele Yitamben, Association pour le Soutien et l'Appui à la Femme Entrepreneur (ASAFE), Cameroon
Strategic Challenges for E-Commerce Promotion in Central Africa
Gisèle Yitamben, a 2002 Schwab Entrepreneur, is the Founder and Director of ASAFE, a network organization based in Douala, Cameroon. ASAFE empowers entrepreneurial women in Cameroon to take advantage of the opportunities that private enterprise and initiative can provide for economic betterment. Founded in 1989, ASAFE began to promote e-commerce and e-readiness in 1999.
If you would like to learn more about ASAFE's story and the strategy challenges the organization faces, please download the case Study on ASAFE here in pdf format .




The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Perhaps you would like to learn more about the story of the Schwab Foundation itself? In this case, please refer the case study on the Schwab Foundation. It was prepared for a seminar at the Stanford Business School in 2002, and can be downloaded here in pdf format.
Please note that while you can download your personal copy of the cases, the cases may not be distributed without the Schwab Foundation's consent.







    
 
    
 
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