Providing social entrepreneurs in global health with the knowledge, systems, and networks needed to succeed

Who We Are

SEAD brings together interdisciplinary partners through a coordinated effort across Duke University and leverages institutional relationships and networks to create an integrated global health social entrepreneurship hub for diverse stakeholders across the globe. SEAD, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the USAID Higher Education Solutions Network (HESN), mobilizes a community of practitioners, investors, policymakers, faculty, staff, and students to identify, assess, help develop, build capacity of, and scale solutions, technologies, and business models for healthcare delivery and preventive services in developing countries around the world. Through this program, SEAD will capture lessons learned and policy implications to ensure that our work impacts both entrepreneurs on the ground and the broader development community.

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Ending Extreme Poverty: USAID Launches Global Development Lab, Duke One of Eight University Partners
On April 3rd, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah announced a new program to help lead the effort to end extreme poverty by 2030. The U.S. Global Development Lab will develop solutions to global problems using science and technology.