Hard on the heels of its recent expansion of Vscan antenatal screenings to more than 2 million expectant mothers across Nigeria, GE — through its Healthymagination Mother & Child Initiative — has announced a partnership with Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
The partnership seeks to blend Silicon Valley entrepreneurial acumen with venture impact investing to focus, train and mentor social entrepreneurs working on maternal and child health innovations in sub-Saharan Africa.
More about GE in Africa in this BRIEFING.
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For over 25 years, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship has been a leader in the global social enterprise movement. With an emphasis on climate resilience and women’s economic power, we accelerate social entrepreneurship to end poverty and protect the planet, guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Located at Santa Clara University, we fuse the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley with the university’s heritage of social justice, community engagement, and global impact. Miller Center has served close to 1,500 social entrepreneurs based in over 100 countries that are impacting hundreds of millions of lives. Our 2024 Annual Report contains more information and stories about Miller Center’s outsized impact.
