Siemens Stiftung’s empowering people. Network supports inventors and entrepreneurs focusing on the development of simple technical solutions with potential to eliminate deficits in basic needs in developing regions. It promotes solutions, initiates partnerships and fosters social development.

If you want to know if your organisation or company is doing well, this manual helps you with a comprehensive self-assessment. SAMforSE identifies an organisation’s strengths and successes and also helps to highlight those areas where there is room for improvement to sustain success in the long term.

Ana L. Arocena and Ruben Martínez founded TRIEX to improve and optimized waste management in Uruguay. As part of the series “Stories about us – how to tell your business narrative”, an initiative of Siemens Stiftung, social entrepreneurs give insights into the development of their business.

A. Fleming founded a micro fish farm in South Africa, which enables the poorer population to join the sector. As part of the series “Stories about us – how to tell your business narrative”, an initiative of Siemens Stiftung, social entrepreneurs give insights into the development of their business.

Jeremy Gordon founded Echo Mobile in Nairobi. The company builds and implements mobile first solutions. As part of the series “Stories about us – how to tell your business narrative”, an initiative of Siemens Stiftung, social entrepreneurs give insights into the development of their business.

Since 2012, the Siemens Stiftung has been working in South Africa with its international education programm Experimento to promote an understanding of science and technology among learners. The flyer outlines the mission and impact of this program.

The IRENE|SEE research network has completed its study on the role of social enterprises – the results are presented in this book.

Join us and our partners in looking back at a year of collaborative project activities and learn more about our commitment to sustainable social development.

The goal of this study is to ground the debate on the opportunities and limits of social enterprises and their ecosystem in four specific countries – Colombia, Mexico, Kenya and South Africa.

Technology helps solve global challenges, and its full effectiveness is realized when it goes hand in hand with social innovation. Read more in our annual report 2014.