OSA Impact Insights Briefing Three

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OSA Impact Insights Briefing Three
 

Good Morning from OSA Impact!

Welcome to OSA Impact Insights, a bi-weekly email briefing in which we share original insights, interviews with nonprofits on the ground, and curate only the best information to keep you informed about the realities in Odisha. It’s hard to stay updated about what’s actually happening – for that reason, we are your eyes and ears on the ground.

Important Announcement

We are currently co-hosting a weekend long hackathon in Bhubaneswar solely for high school students. Read about our ground partner in today’s Changemaker Spotlight.

We would also like to announce that OSA Impact has now partnered with the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Invest India/Startup India initiative – specifically, we are working with the initiative’s Odisha state engagement team to create a global Odia diaspora angel network. If you may be interested in joining the angel network and engaging with the incredible technology movement developing now in Odisha or simply have questions, please reach out to us at impact@odishasociety.org.

Changemaker Spotlight

A high schooler from Bhubaneswar serves as a role model for the next generation of Odias. The story of Deepraj Pandey, who is playing a crucial role in the movement towards digital literacy, innovation, and Odisha’s transformation into a technology hub.

Social Entrepreneurs Around the World

Refugees are increasingly taking the entrepreneurial route. Social entrepreneurship has provided not only a path for employment but also for solving the problems refugees face firsthand.

What We’re Reading

Cultural collectivism is manifesting even in China’s philanthropic initiatives. The abundance of new wealth in China hasn’t resulted in the types of individualistic foundations found in the US. Rather, budding Chinese philanthropists are pioneering a model of collectivist charity.

Educational reform in Odisha is largely still a mystery. Despite myriad efforts from the state government and many crores being allocated to education, elementary education suffers from stagnant outcomes. More money is clearly not the answer — Odisha’s education system needs innovative thinkers and effective implementers.

Odisha’s government sets a focus on modernizing shipping infrastructure. This ambitious project serves as a crucial test to see if Odisha can execute on its high hopes.

Amisha Paul

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