Aniruddha Patil

Hippocampus Learning centres(www.hippocampus.in), is a Bangalore based organization with a vision to transform lives of the underserved through high quality education. It works primarily in rural India and currently operates a network of 160 Kindergartens(3-6years) and 19 private K-10 schools in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra. A vast majority of the caregivers, hovering around the poverty line, are farmers and laborers. The average tuition fee for preschool children is Rs.5000(US$70pa) and for primary grade children is Rs.12,000(US$170). The Hippocampus team of 900 teachers educates 18,000 children annually. While examinations are important, Hippocampus believes in holistic growth of children. Their 7C program focuses on building the skills of Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Cultural appreciation, Community engagement, Caring and Critical thinking. Over the next 5 years, Hippocampus is targeting to scale the organization to 500 schools and 2000 preschools.

Simpa Networks is an award-winning, venture-backed social enterprise with a bold mission: to make modern energy simple, affordable, and accessible to everyone. Simpa sells solar-as-a-service to energy poor households and micro-enterprises that lack access to electricity in rural areas. Simpa helps its customers transform a daily expenditure for energy into ownership of a valuable asset using our innovative solar leasing model called 'Progressive Purchase'​. Customers make a small initial payment to get a high-quality solar PV system installed. Using pay-as-you-go approach (PAYG), each subsequent payment for the energy service also contributes towards the final purchase price. Once fully paid, the system unlocks permanently and delivers free solar energy for years. Simpa's model is enabled by its patented metering technology, deep rural sales reach and attractive customer financing. This business model is disruptive and highly scalable, re-imagining the value chain for delivering energy access at the base of the economic pyramid. We're present in India as Simpa Energy with our head office in Noida, and rural operations across several districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & Odisha.

Hippocampus Learning centres(www.hippocampus.in), is a Bangalore based organization with a vision to transform lives of the underserved through high quality education. It works primarily in rural India and currently operates a network of 160 Kindergartens(3-6years) and 19 private K-10 schools in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra. A vast majority of the caregivers, hovering around the poverty line, are farmers and laborers. The average tuition fee for preschool children is Rs.5000(US$70pa) and for primary grade children is Rs.12,000(US$170). The Hippocampus team of 900 teachers educates 18,000 children annually. While examinations are important, Hippocampus believes in holistic growth of children. Their 7C program focuses on building the skills of Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Cultural appreciation, Community engagement, Caring and Critical thinking. Over the next 5 years, Hippocampus is targeting to scale the organization to 500 schools and 2000 preschools.

Simpa Networks is an award-winning, venture-backed social enterprise with a bold mission: to make modern energy simple, affordable, and accessible to everyone. Simpa sells solar-as-a-service to energy poor households and micro-enterprises that lack access to electricity in rural areas. Simpa helps its customers transform a daily expenditure for energy into ownership of a valuable asset using our innovative solar leasing model called 'Progressive Purchase'​. Customers make a small initial payment to get a high-quality solar PV system installed. Using pay-as-you-go approach (PAYG), each subsequent payment for the energy service also contributes towards the final purchase price. Once fully paid, the system unlocks permanently and delivers free solar energy for years. Simpa's model is enabled by its patented metering technology, deep rural sales reach and attractive customer financing. This business model is disruptive and highly scalable, re-imagining the value chain for delivering energy access at the base of the economic pyramid. We're present in India as Simpa Energy with our head office in Noida, and rural operations across several districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & Odisha.

ADB’s vision is to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Despite the region’s many successes, 1 in 3 people still live under $3.20 a day - thats 1.24 billion people. ADB will continue to prioritize the regions poorest and most vulnerable countries. Established in 1966, ADB is owned by 68 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance.

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