Business Modeling for the Sustainability of Humanitarian Projects

Darshan Suresh Rathi and Ali M. S. Zalzala ()
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Darshan Suresh Rathi: Institute of Management Technology
Ali M. S. Zalzala: Institute of Management Technology

Chapter Chapter 13 in Managing Humanitarian Logistics, 2016, pp 173-188 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Sustainability is at the heart of the success of humanitarian efforts, and business modeling is essential to ensure such success. Although leading inherently non-for-profit operations, humanitarian workers often oversee the important need for an operation to be viable and sustainable. This paper studies the applicability of business modeling for the sustainability of an existing rural healthcare system deployed in the Ahmedabad slum community of Ramapir No Tekro. Primary data was collected by observing the existing infrastructure and meeting and interviewing the main actors. Secondary data was accumulated from various sources to validate the success of the existing infrastructure against some global projects run on similar healthcare programs. The paper reports the business model and discusses relevant issues with introducing microinsurance.

Keywords: Sustainability; Business Modeling; Humanitarian Efforts; Rural Healthcare System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2416-7_13

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