Projects. In Spring 2008, 15.990 projects cluster in three domains of the social sector:
- Global health delivery, with projects that tackle pressing needs in developing countries to reduce infectious diseases and improve heath. For example, one potential project addresses expansion plans a successful health organization in Zambia, and another project examines how a local program in Rwanda improves health outcomes.
- Enterprises and networks that could address poverty worldwide, with a cluster of projects that pair you with existing companies and student teams in India, China, Mexico, and Columbia to work on specific opportunities and challenges, such as an assessment of various models of corporate venture capital for social enterprise.
- Other entrepreneurial start-ups in the social sector, including innovative new business models, hybrid organizations, and successful start-ups that are addressing the challenges of scaling up. Alongside opportunities we have already collected, there is potential room for student-generated projects, but they must meet specific criteria (see below).
Students are matched to projects early in the semester and work on teams with the project hosts, using email, skype, and other means to collaborate with hosts and other stakeholders.