About HIH Academy

Hand in Hand Academy for Social Entrepreneurship is an institution that provides a learning platform to aspiring entrepreneurs in the development sector. It was set up by Hand In Hand India to invest its decades of experience in the social development sector, and create a community of social entrepreneurs and development specialists. The Academy offers educational programmes in niche areas such as microfinance, banking, insurance and social entrepreneurship. Students of the Academy will have the advantage of not just studying theory but also be exposed practically to Hand In Hand India’s million plus micro-businesses.

The institution is guided by business leader, Dr.Percy Barnevik, entrepreneurship expert, Professor Kasturi Rangan of Harvard Business School and Hand in Hand India’s CMT, Dr.Kalpana Sankar. The Academy has forged alliances with renowned institutions and industry partners such as IIT-M, IFMR, Harvard School of Business, INSEAD Singapore and more.