Makli Pakistan Heritage Foundation

Meet Pakistan’s barefoot entrepreneurs

The elite will never help the poor, believes Pakistan’s famous architect Yasmeen Lari, so she has spearheaded a project to train beggars to become skilled craftspeople enabling them to earn their own living.

Karen Lynch Belu with beneficiaries of WaterAid

Karen Lynch: Why I’m stepping back from Belu

Ethical water brand Belu is one of the UK's biggest and best-known social enterprises. But it’s time for its ambitious – sometimes impatient – boss to step down. Karen Lynch reflects on a decade of risk-taking, frustrations and sparkling success.