SSIR’s 15th Anniversary
Since 2003, Stanford Social Innovation Review has provided a forum for social-change leaders to share new ideas and best practices, and learn from one another.
Articles P2570
Raising Opioid Addicts from the Dead
North Carolina’s Project Lazarus has brought harm-reduction principles to Appalachia to address the opioid addiction crisis.
Waging Lawfare to Save the Planet
ClientEarth has taken a US-style legal strategy of protecting the environment across the Atlantic and found surprising success.
A Space for Refugees
An ambitious community project is helping Amsterdam’s newest residents find both dignified work and a social network.
Building Community by Sharing Books
Little Free Libraries draw neighbors together on street corners, on school campuses, and in police stations.
Algae for Food and Green Jobs
EnerGaia is growing spirulina to feed people and help the environment.
Taking Kids Off the Streets in Nigeria
Street Priests ministers to the homeless children of Calabar, Nigeria, to help them find a better path.
Digital Natives Collect Community Needs
Humanitas AI has created a smartphone app to enable young people to coordinate social projects.
Free College
San Francisco’s Free City program covers tuition at its community college through a real estate transaction tax.
IMPACT INDIA
Women, Prosperity, and Social Change in India
Social enterprise, which promises both economic empowerment and social trans-formation, is driving tremendous positive change in the lives of women in India. But it is also at the heart of a growing debate about the past and future of India's social sector.