Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
April 10, 2010
Many of the 100+ participants flew in from Tibet, in addition to Diaspora Tibetans. The conference was convened by Machik and the Tibet Sustainable Governance Program at the University of Virginia.
The sessions, which took place at the Darden School of Businesss, touched on Concepts (sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship), Social Investment, including case studies from Tibet and elsewhere, and on New Horizons: Tibet, Social Entrepreneurship and Global Connections. I was invited by Machik, an NGO focused on education, capacity-building and innovation on the Tibetan Plateau to present GBSN to the Plenary.
The Tibetan economy offers much potential for broadly-shared development – a variety of mushrooms grow in Tibet, for example, which generate a substantial revenue stream to rural populations, eco-tourism is developing as well as dairy processing , exports of handicraft and of traditional medicines. There is however no institution that equips small businesses with enhanced entrepreneurial skills. Several of the Tibetan participants told me there is a need for such an educational center.
This was a heartwarming meeting. In coming weeks I will explore how GBSN can work with some of the participating organizations.
Read about the conference:
https://wiki.shanti.virginia.
April 10, 2010
Many of the 100+ participants flew in from Tibet, in addition to Diaspora Tibetans. The conference was convened by Machik and the Tibet Sustainable Governance Program at the University of Virginia.
The sessions, which took place at the Darden School of Businesss, touched on Concepts (sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship), Social Investment, including case studies from Tibet and elsewhere, and on New Horizons: Tibet, Social Entrepreneurship and Global Connections. I was invited by Machik, an NGO focused on education, capacity-building and innovation on the Tibetan Plateau to present GBSN to the Plenary.
The Tibetan economy offers much potential for broadly-shared development – a variety of mushrooms grow in Tibet, for example, which generate a substantial revenue stream to rural populations, eco-tourism is developing as well as dairy processing , exports of handicraft and of traditional medicines. There is however no institution that equips small businesses with enhanced entrepreneurial skills. Several of the Tibetan participants told me there is a need for such an educational center.
This was a heartwarming meeting. In coming weeks I will explore how GBSN can work with some of the participating organizations.
Read about the conference:
https://wiki.shanti.virginia.
