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Philanthropreneurship:Applying sustainable, entrepreneurial ideas to
meet public health care needs around the world
Suzanne S Gilbert, PhD, MPH
Director, Center for Innovation in Eye Care
Seva Foundation
Berkeley, CA
www.seva.org
Philanthropy• Love of Humankind• “Giving of time, money, and know-how to
advance common good”• Scholarly definition: “Giving outside one’s family”• Non-Profit Foundations in US
– 1982 23,770– 2002 64,843 $240 billion (US Govt: 1 month)– 2020 100,000 $316 billion
• Struggle to improve effectiveness
From Looking Out for the FUTURE: An Orientation for Twenty-first Century Philanthropists. Katherine Fulton, Andrew Blau 2005
Social Entrepreneurship
• Innovative, resourceful, practical, opportunistic• Go for the “ideal” not the deal• Blended value: multiple dimensions• Motivation: Social returns on investment• Generate paradigm shift• Transformative
From Unreasonable People: Ten Characteristics of Successful Social Entrepreneurs. John Elkington, Pamela Hartigan. www.socialedge.org/blogs/unreasonable-people
Case Study inCase Study in
Philanthropreneurship:Philanthropreneurship:Aravind Eye Care SystemAravind Eye Care System
Seva Foundation Seva Foundation
and the Intraocular Lensand the Intraocular Lens
Problem Statement:
• Around 4 Billion People Make < $2/day• Most people unable to access technology
required to prevent or remedy disability• Disabilities are both a cause and effect of
poverty• New paradigm needed to end this cycle
How a Tiny Piece of Plastic Revolutionized Blindness Prevention
• 37 Million Bilaterally Blind Worldwide
• 90% in low-income countries• Two out of Three Blind People
are Women• The Majority of Preventable
Blindness is due to Cataract• Cataract Surgery Unpopular
What is an IOL?
Close Up of IOL
Dilemma
• No reliable source for affordable lens
• Unconventional for non-profits to go into production
• Significant skepticism re manufacturing
• Risks seen as too great (we must be crazy)
• Distrust of “investing” in medical manufacturing, even for the public good
Solution: Make them Ourselves!
• Identified technology partner
• Established infrastructure in India
• Raised funds from individual and institutional donors
• Made IOLs available at a cost poor people could afford: approx $5 each
Top Quality Standards (CE and ISO Approvals)
Huge Volume, Huge Impact
• Five million+ IOLs sold• Export to 120 Countries• Expand Production
Capacity Every Year• Teach safe use of IOLs• Drive down cost for
everyone
Critical Impact Award 2007
US Council on Foundations recognized:• Seva’s grant catalyzed creation of Aurolab• Partnership with grantee & enabling network• Significant factor in poor people obtaining sight• Attracts people to surgery before they go blind• ROI: Affordable lenses and good vision• Creates economic engine for sustainability
Ultra High Annual Volume
Within Aravind Eye Care System annually:
• 250,000 Surgeries• Strong community
based programs• Training• Scale Up
Centers for Community Ophthalmology Network: Seva and Partners
Aurolab Today
• Wide product line• Fill gaps in market• Easy access • Sales in low and
high income countries
www.aurolab.com
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