In Pursuit of Dignity and Social Justice: Changing Lives Through 100 % Inclusion-How Gram Vikas Fosters Sustainable Rural Development

Nicola M. Pless; Jenny Appel

doi:10.1007/s10551-012-1415-2

In Pursuit of Dignity and Social Justice: Changing Lives Through 100 % Inclusion-How Gram Vikas Fosters Sustainable Rural Development

Nicola M. Pless
, Jenny Appel

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Abstract

This case study investigates Gram Vikas' innovative social entrepreneurial approach to sustainable rural development through its 'Water and Sanitation Programme'. We explore its key innovation of 100 % inclusion and the process of creating democratic, self-governing management systems. This allows us to demonstrate how a social enterprise tries to realize its vision of "an equitable and sustainable society where people live in peace with dignity", and ultimately, how it contributes to the United Nations Millennium Goals of improving health, empowering women and breaking the vicious circle of poverty. We also discuss the management challenges that the organisation faces in the area of finance, personnel management and scaling up.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-411
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Volume	111
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1415-2
Publication status	Published - Dec 2012

Keywords

Community development
Health
Social entrepreneurship
UN millennium goals
Water and sanitation

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