Center for Social Innovation

Published: May 30, 2011 Download  19 minutes, 8.9mb, recorded 2011-04-27

EducateNCare.com is an innovative online tutoring program for students struggling with math in the United States, as well as Latin America, Asia, and Africa. In this audio interview, EduCare founder and CEO Piyush Mangukiya speaks with Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Ashkon Jafari about the origins of his interest in the social entrepreneurship sector, his commitment to helping students in developing countries, and how he stared the enterprise. He shares how the virtual tutoring experience is making a real difference in the lives of children around the world, and outlines future directions for the organization.

Piyush Mangukiya is the founder of the socially responsible online education company EduCare. He regularly writes about education, college admissions, parents' role in their children's education, the use of technology in education, and social entrepreneurship. Before founding EduCare, he received his BS in computer engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University, magna cum laude, in May 2010.

Resources

• EduCare/EducateNCare
• New School Economics, a Stanford Social Innovation Review article (subscription required)
• What's Next: Curling Up with E-Readers, a Stanford Social Innovation Review article