CSRB – Bala Vikasa

Bala Vikasa, a pioneering Community-Driven Development organization in India, established the Center for Social and Responsible Business (CSRB) as a Center of Excellence promoting Social Entrepreneurship and Responsible Business.

Through various programs and projects, Bala Vikasa CSRB fosters social innovation, supports social entrepreneurs and startups to scale and build sustainable businesses, helps corporates in designing, implementing and measuring sustainable CSR programs, and delivers cutting edge research publications and capacity building programs in the areas of Social Entrepreneurship and Business Responsibility.

Center for Social and Responsible Business

Bala Vikasa, a pioneer in Community-Driven Sustainable Development initiatives, turned its focus to promoting Social Entrepreneurship and nurturing Social Innovation, believing that these are key to Sustainable Development as the traditional development models are struggling to meet contemporary challenges.

However, Social Entrepreneurship, as an approach to create high-impact sustainable business solutions to solve critical social problems, is still at a nascent stage in India. While there are myriad support systems to aid business entrepreneurs in their entrepreneurial journey, there is a visible gap when it comes to resources that strengthen, guide and facilitate social startups/entrepreneurs, as they strive to sustain their enterprises while striking a balance between achieving their mission and generating revenue.

Diverse programs and activities are implemented throughout the year at Bala Vikasa CSRB to foster social innovation, support social entrepreneurs and strengthen the ecosystem.

Project Rummana

Project Rummana is a mental health-focused organization dedicated to prioritizing the well-being of students. Our mission is to raise awareness, break the stigma surrounding mental health, and introduce healthy coping mechanisms. With a vision of creating a society where all students have access to the mental health resources they need to thrive, Project Rummana works to empower individuals and foster sustainable development and social justice. Through innovative approaches and collaborative efforts, aim to address critical social issues and create lasting impact, advocating for a community that values and prioritizes mental well-being.

Process-U

Process-U supports small companies with outsourced services combined in monthly affordable packages. These services can include financial management, human resources, IT support, strategic coaching, and process management, according to the organization’s needs.
We especially focus on NGOs and companies with a social impact.
Recently, we have been engaging with Social enterprise Associations, and incubators to provide sessions on Operations Implementations to raise awareness of available affordable solutions for small companies to work better and more effectively.

Cuiablue OÜ

Cuiablue OÜ is a social enterprise which drives positive social and environmental change through creative educational solutions. We specialise in designing digital tools to support and advance the European workforce transformation and development through innovative initiatives. We work with different groups of people to advance shared environmental, social, or cultural ideas while simultaneously developing their skills and knowledge. We achieve this through the application of practical, targeted, innovative, sustainable approaches to European workforce, training, and education challenges. Cuiablue OÜ’s core activities are the design, development, management, implementation and widespread dissemination and exploitation of social innovation and research projects and programmes, to support wider European strategic goals.

An underlying tenet of Cuiablue OÜ’s philosophy is to promote Estonia’s unique digital approach and innovations, history, and culture within collaborative European networks. We work to celebrate and improve innovation and cooperation within the European community, whilst promoting and elevating Estonia’s standing within it. We use our expertise and strong European networks to generate long-term, positive social and digital impact in the adult education and vocational education and training sectors. Cuiablue OÜ also fosters empowerment and active participation among youths and marginalised communities, such as the elderly, refugees, and migrants. We achieve these goals whilst continuing to address and make progress towards key national and European priorities at local and regional level.

Cuiablue OÜ’s grant writing and project design experience is employed predominantly with the aim of empowering small, grassroots level organisations to achieve maximum positive impact through organisations and community groups which are already established and trusted by key stakeholders at local level. We accomplish this goal by providing guidance and funding expertise to community-led youth and marginalised groups, to create innovative solutions to European wide community issues. Cuiablue OÜ comprises 3 staff members, and around 300 wider stakeholders through networks and community groups we are involved in.

Cuiablue OÜ is also offers free blended and distance vocational training courses to a wide range of stakeholders, including SMEs, learners within the vocational training system, vocational education practitioners and local authorities. The courses Cuiablue OÜ delivers focus on promoting green skills, environmental awareness and measurement, digitisation tools and strategies, cybersecurity awareness training, reflective thinking skills for personal and professional improvement and diversity and inclusion training. Cuiablue OÜ is a member of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has 6500 members and also collaborates with them on relevant initiatives.