Lessons from a Social Entrepreneur
Friday, April 17, 2015
Session Description
Managing and maintaining vehicles that deliver goods and services to transform health care for people living remotely in Africa continues to be a huge barrier in lifting people out of poverty. In the early stages of development, Riders for Health had to find a way of working in areas of market failure, using business principles while lacking support, legitimacy, guidance and specific investment. This conversation will explore how to transform an ambitious idea into a social enterprise operating at the forefront of the sector.
Time & Location
Time:
11:45 - 13:00, Friday, April 17, 2015
BST
Location:
SBS, Seminar 1
Speakers
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Delegate
Andrea Coleman is co-founder of Riders for Health and founder of Two Wheels for Life.
She is life-long motorcyclist and co-founded Riders with Barry Coleman, her husband, and motorcycle sporting hero, Randy Mamola in 1996. She has worked for 30 years to show that a systematic approach to managing motorcycles and motorised vehicles in Africa means health care can be delivered – predictably and reliably, however harsh the conditions or however remote the community - money saved and people employed and trained to a very high standard. Andrea’s motorcycle racing life and her work in promotion and sports management provided her with a practical outlook and a set of skills that have helped to guide the financial and advocacy development of the work of Riders for Health.
In 2013 Andrea won the Women of the Year Award, sponsored by Barclays Bank for her part in revolutionising medical provision across Africa. In 2006 she won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. Andrea was select
