“…..Other organizations, such as Population Services International, have notable positive anecdotes in trying to crack that elusive overlap between making profit and doing good with a wide social impact. First launched in Pakistan in 1995, PSI’s social franchising initiative — aimed at improving public health services by getting business operators to franchise — is now operating in 30 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Rebecca Simmons, PSI reproductive health research advisor, told Devex that while the social franchising scheme works like a general business franchise, the objectives remain simple: to provide high-quality, consistent, affordable and sustainable solutions to family planning and SRHR issues in the most remote areas in the world.”