The following is an excerpt from “Brigham Young University Honors Kushal Chakrabarti with the 2013 Social Innovator of the Year Award” published in The Sacramento Bee on April 3, 2012:
“Vittana Founder and Co-chair Kushal Chakrabarti was selected as 2013 Social Innovator of the Year by The Ballard Center at Brigham Young University (BYU). The Melvin J. Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance at BYU leads the advancement of social innovation through education, research and experimental learning. Vittana is a non-profit who pioneered student microloans in the developing world ensuring access to education and the graduation of a generation beyond poverty.”