Whats the answer to world poverty?
Simon Edwards of the Mowgli Foundation believes the key is in fostering entrepreneurship in developing countries. He tells Shiva Kumar Thekkepat how the foundation proposes to achieve that. “One of the greatest challenges facing the world today is poverty; poverty of both wealth and aspiration,” says Simon Edwards, chief executive officer, Mowgli Foundation, a UK-based non-profit organisation that helps start-ups across the world find a firm footing. Worded that way, it seems to be just another sound byte but face-to-face with Edwards in his office in Dubai, the sincerity behind that belief shines clear in his eyes. Plus his credentials add heft to his sincerity. Edwards is both a business and social entrepreneur. He has pioneered the use of mentoring as a key personal development tool. He started his career in the restaurant business in which he worked for seven years culminating in the acquisition of the Pierre Victoire restaurant group after a complex management buyout. Subsequently
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