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Title: Making Social Entrepreneurship More Social: An In-Depth Examination of Goonj, Rang De and Agastya International Foundation
Authors: Yaksh Agarwal
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Yaksh Agarwal Singapore International School Mumbai
MLA 8 Agarwal, Yaksh. "Making Social Entrepreneurship More Social: An In-Depth Examination of Goonj, Rang De and Agastya International Foundation." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 9, Sept. 2024, pp. 3460-3471, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.018. Accessed Sept. 2024. APA 6 Agarwal, Y. (2024, September). Making Social Entrepreneurship More Social: An In-Depth Examination of Goonj, Rang De and Agastya International Foundation. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(9), 3460-3471. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.018 Chicago Agarwal, Yaksh. "Making Social Entrepreneurship More Social: An In-Depth Examination of Goonj, Rang De and Agastya International Foundation." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 9 (September 2024), 3460-3471. Accessed September, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.018.
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ABSTRACT: In a world as capitalistic as today’s, it becomes hard-pressed to find businesses working for the good of the people with no ulterior motive. That is where social entrepreneurs come in. They observe the world through a lens different from most traditional businesses- their goal being social betterment, not monetary benefit. Social entrepreneurship has been on the rise for the past few decades and it is picking up speed. From reusing and recycling scrap cloth to provide women with menstrual aid like Goonj, to assisting people with a simple microfinance credit model, to changing the education system by training teachers and students alike, social enterprises in India are revolutionizing the way businesses run. They are people-centred, their primary focus being enhancing human value, not profits. This paper attempts to elucidate how social enterprises operate and how they work together with the community to bring about a positive change in their quality of living.

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