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The COVID-19 response has shown what we are capable of when we work together

Raj Kumar, 42, a driver of an auto rickshaw ambulance which is prepared to transfer people suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and their relatives for free, waits for passengers in New Delhi, India May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RC23AN94AM13

Social entrepreneurs and other groups India have responded rapidly to help the population cope with the ongoing crisis. Image: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Mary Beth Cote-Jenssen
Chief Partnerships Officer, Root Capital
Saskia Bruysten
Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Yunus Social Business
Yasmina Zaidman
Chief Partnerships Officer, Acumen
Rebecca Eastmond
Co-Founder and CEO, Greenwood Place
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