Nurturing grassroots innovations

Summary

The project will incubate rural innovations by enabling and offering business development services to innovators and entrepreneurs

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Research indicates that the Honey Bee Network has developed a database of over 10,000 innovations. Investments and training to scale-up these innovations are few because of the lack of the much needed technology and business mentoring. RIN identifies and nurtures those innovations that create significant outcomes for rural lives and positively impact the environment and society. RIN offers innovators funds, mentoring, networks and recognition.

Activities

Our work will also generate sizeable consumer surplus for the rural farmers/users. We will generate considerable social returns by incubating innovations which conserve natural resources, improve human health and improve agricultural skills.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Funding Policy: partial (Retired)

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will directly impact innovators by adding value to their innovation. It will also work towards achieving monetary returns to entrepreneurs through enterprise profits, marketers through marketing margins and innovators through royalties.

Project Message

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- Paul Basil, Chief Executive Officer

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Paul Basil,
Chief Executive Officer
9, Kanakasri Nagar
Cathedral Road
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 086
India
91-44-5210 5447
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Rural Innovations Network (RIN)
9, Kanakasri Nagar
Cathedral Road
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 086
India
91-44-5210 5447
http://www.rinovations.org

Learn more about Rural Innovations Network (RIN) and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 29, 2003.