"It seems so straightforward. Companies generate revenue and—ideally—return a profit to their owners. Charities, by contrast, do not generate revenue, and certainly not profit. But enter the creative entrepreneur. The term is actually a combination of two words: in French, "entre" means between and "preneur" means taker. Which makes an entrepreneur literally someone who takes from between.

Steep Trail
On a trek in the mountainous country of Nepal, Anil Parajuli met porters from the northern Dhading district. The porters asked for medicine to take back to their village. Curious, Parajuli undertook his first medical assessment trek in 1991. That experience clarified the need to bring medical expertise to the villages of Nepal.
Parajuli then talked with a friend in New York who offered to establish a non-profit and solicit funds in America. He met doctors who, despite visiting Nepal on vacation, were willing to offer their expertise to locals needing medical attention. Pharmaceutical firms with medication to donate found their way to him. And, gradually, an entity that is known today as Himalayan Health Care (HHC) emerged."