10 Years of Believing in People
Stories of Purpose. Journeys of Courage. Impact that Matters.
For ten years, the story of SSE India has been written not by programmes, but by people who chose to act. This commemorative book celebrates 20 Fellows whose journeys offer a glimpse into a much larger community of changemakers who have created livelihoods, strengthened communities, challenged inequalities and built solutions rooted in lived experience. Their paths have not always been linear—they carry stories of uncertainty, experimentation, resilience and the courage to persist.
As SSE India enters its second decade, this book is both a tribute to every Fellow who has walked this journey and a reminder of the belief with which we began: Everybody has the capacity to be remarkable.
We created a space. Fellows created the impact. The next decade is just beginning.
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Building People. Incubating Enterprises. Strengthening Ecosystems.
School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) India is a social enterprise incubator and capacity-building organisation investing in people to create lasting change. Since 2016, we have worked across India to nurture social leadership, incubate and accelerate enterprises, strengthen livelihoods, build youth skills, and empower adolescents and communities.
Through fellowships, incubation, mentoring, market linkages and customised capacity-building programmes, we support entrepreneurs and institutions from idea to impact.We are your think-and-do partner—combining knowledge and strategy with capacity building and on-ground implementation to take ideas from incubation to impact and from local solutions to scalable systems.
Where YOU and I together catalyze social change!
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We're honored to collaborate with a network of dedicated partners who share our commitment to driving positive change. Together, we drive positive change and empower social entrepreneurs across India, making a meaningful impact on society.
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Providing the support people need to change the world
SSE India provides a wide range of learning and development opportunities ranging from 1 day workshops to 12 month programmes. Here’s a few examples of what we do
Scaling social impact
Getting new ideas off the ground
Promoting entrepreneurial approaches and developing skills
SOCIAL START-UP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME
Start-up support for people looking to get a new idea off the ground, develop and sustain with study sessions, action learning, mentoring. 100+ fellows have graduated from this programme.
BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
Supporting organisations in developing a strong and robust social impact strategy within their existing structure; working with their employees/intrapreneurs to take greater ownership and connect with the organisation’s vision
FOSTERING LOCAL GRASSROOT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Workshops to strengthen local SHG groups registered under multiple state specific schemes of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY – NRLM) . Rajasthan based Local Entrepreneurs Programme (women)
THE INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
A pre-incubation 3-month programme for promoting LGBTI livelihoods and mitigating gender based violence & discrimination. Focuses on building entrepreneurial skills for the budding entrepreneurs via learning by doing methodology of SSE India. The elements of the programme include practical learning, mentoring and action learning – which together enable them to examine their idea, develop a business model, integrate their personal values, and refine social impact.
LOCALISING SDGS, TAKING ACTIONS TO IMPACT
Work with Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to mainstream SDGs through the planning process at the local level. Equipping PRIs to align with SDGs and be effective vehicles of social change and rural development is the vision of this intervention. An action learning approach to build capacities of PRIs for inclusive planning and achieve the vision of ‘Leave No One Behind’ is at the core of this intervention.
LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS
Harnessing Entrepreneurship & Skills potential and aligning it with youth & women power, socially excluded groups, private sector and SHGs. Explore entrepreneurial opportunities for better service delivery and job creation. Active participation of the Gram Panchayats, Block Panchayats, Zila Panchayats and mobilizing their leadership & ownership would enable creating transformative outcomes. Create lighthouse projects that can guide ‘how development should happen’.
ACCESS TO THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF CHANGEMAKERS
SSE Global community offers a gateway to the most innovative social enterprises across the globe. Country chapters under SSE Global – UK, India, Canada, Scotland, etc Gives a platform to explore avenues of learning, opportunities and collaboration.
THE WORLD IS MY CLASSROOM: GLOBAL EXCHANGE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
Encourage cross-cultural experiential exchanges we host social changemakers from different parts of the world to experience our fellows’ work in India through a designed intervention tailored to their needs & interests
THEMATIC APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The thematic approach is an amalgamation of sectoral expertise with our globally acclaimed entrepreneurship development pedagogy. We have worked with cohorts specific to the development themes of leveraging technological advancement to create social impact, localising SDGs at the grassroots and initiatives supporting local to global climate action. Tribal Entrepreneurs Programme Jharkhand, WASH Entrepreneurs Fellowship Programme Odisha.
What people say!
I was able to meet my needs as a social entrepreneur, acquire skills related to it and above all, I was able to understand myself. I met my mentor here who made me believe the mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.