E35 - Pooja Rai - Bring back Play

<p>Pooja Rai’s NGO, <a href='https://anthillcreations.org/'>Anthill Creations</a>, builds sustainable playgrounds for kids “Playgrounds should not be a luxury”. It is something every child should have access to for free.” And that is when the then 23-year-old student of architecture in IIT-Kharagpur made her first playground for children within her institution’s campus, using colourful tyres from cars and two-wheelers repurposed as play equipment. In 2017, Pooja started Anthill Creations, an NGO that builds sustainable playgrounds for all kids.<br/><br/>In this episode, Pooja shares her journey as a co-founder of the social enterprise - Anthill Creation. Role of community in her project and the positive impact it creates. Bolstering academic progress through playgrounds, pointers for all wannabe social entrepreneurs. How working with various forums will enhance your ideation and network. The skills needed for children in the 21st century.</p><p><b><em>Timestamps </em></b></p><ul><li><b>Pooja’s backstory &amp; Anthill  - 2:07</b></li><li><b>Start-up and social enterprise ecosystem - 10:49</b></li><li><b>Things to watch out for as a social entrepreneur  - 15:34</b></li><li><b>Power of 3 - 22:39</b></li><li><b>Play and its development in children - 29:26</b></li></ul><p><b>Key quotes and references from the episode:</b></p><ul><li><b>There is no one metric to define impact in social entrepreneurship - Impact first; profits next</b></li><li><b>The only way to beat the competition is to be ahead of them</b></li><li><b>Have a bias for action</b></li><li><b>Make play as part of education, 21st-century skills are learnt at the playground</b></li></ul><p><em>Connect with Pooja Rai:</em> <a href='https://anthillcreations.org/'>Website</a>, <a href='mailto:pooja@anthillcreations.org'>Email</a> and <a href='http://linkedin.com/in/poojaiitkgp'>LinkedIN</a></p><p>Pooja’s book -  <a href='https://www.amazon.in/Road-Not-Taken-Management-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B00SX6WCG8'>The Road Not taken</a></p><p>If you loved listening to thi