As Moses pointed out [0] last week, a good talent strategy is key to the success of "base of the pyramid" enterprises.
A few months back, I had blogged [0] about my idea to bring top talent into the development sector. We are excited to announce the launch of Engineers for Social Impact - a student-driven initiative in India.
Application Deadline: March 2, 2008
Engineers for Social Impact [0] is a unique fellowship program to connect the best engineering talent to the most credible social enterprises that drive market-based solutions [1] to development in India.
In 2008, an eminent panel of judges [2] will select 5 E4SI Fellows to gain from challenging immersion [3] experiences in partner social enterprises. In addition, they will join a select cohort of outstanding young leaders committed to social impact and build valuable relationships with leaders in the development sector.
E4SI partner [4] social enterprises (founded by alumni from schools such as Harvard, Wharton, INSEAD and IIT) are leaders in education, energy, health, microfinance and multiple bottom-line investment advisory services.
The application is open to current undergraduate students at select Indian engineering schools [5].