In general, social entrepreneurship is about applying practical, innovative and sustainable approaches to benefit society. It defined the problems of society and overcome it with their services or products which will make a social improvement.
So why do a person will choose to be a social entrepreneur? From my view, it is a quite hard entrepreneurship type since the person need to analyse the social problem and provide solution on it. Is has to be something that benefit to the social, not just earning money only. Someone may choose to be a social entrepreneur because they already earn too much in their originally business. And now they have extra funding to develop a social entrepreneurship which to give back something to the society. This did will help them build up the name of kindness and good deed which will bring reputation to their corporate. Another type person who want to involve in social entrepreneur maybe the one who really want to serve and do something good to the society. They are ambitious to improve the community with their own efforts.
So, I have found some successful social entrepreneurs in 2013:
Mois Cherem Arana, Enova, Mexico
In Mexico, 69% of the population does not have access to computers or the internet, severely limiting opportunities in education. Enova’s solution to this challenge is the Red de Innovación y Aprendizaje (RIA), or the Learning and Innovation Network. RIA represents a chain of 70 educational centers that provide underserved Mexican communities with quality educational opportunities and access to information technologies. A successful collaboration among social, public, and private sectors, RIA has served more than 350,000 people in low-income communities since 2007, with 3000 new members signing up weekly.
Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, Rags2Riches, Philippines
At the Payatas landfill in the Philippines, enterprising women scrounge for scraps of cloth for weaving rugs. Recognizing the women’s work ethic, but also the challenges they faced in earning a living wage, Rags2Riches was founded to connect these women directly with garment factories and markets. Rags2Riches has expanded its activities beyond Payatas to provide a fully integrated and sustainable livelihood platform to communities that seek to increase incomes, gain access to social services, and build a roadmap for their families to get out of poverty. In addition, Rags2Riches has partnered with top Filipino fashion designers to build a high-end brand with great social impact.
From the examples/evidences above, I realise that social entrepreneurship do provide a better living to us which is in win-win situation that the corporate will earn money and the social will get improved.
So, I have found some successful social entrepreneurs in 2013:
Mois Cherem Arana, Enova, Mexico
In Mexico, 69% of the population does not have access to computers or the internet, severely limiting opportunities in education. Enova’s solution to this challenge is the Red de Innovación y Aprendizaje (RIA), or the Learning and Innovation Network. RIA represents a chain of 70 educational centers that provide underserved Mexican communities with quality educational opportunities and access to information technologies. A successful collaboration among social, public, and private sectors, RIA has served more than 350,000 people in low-income communities since 2007, with 3000 new members signing up weekly.
Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, Rags2Riches, Philippines
At the Payatas landfill in the Philippines, enterprising women scrounge for scraps of cloth for weaving rugs. Recognizing the women’s work ethic, but also the challenges they faced in earning a living wage, Rags2Riches was founded to connect these women directly with garment factories and markets. Rags2Riches has expanded its activities beyond Payatas to provide a fully integrated and sustainable livelihood platform to communities that seek to increase incomes, gain access to social services, and build a roadmap for their families to get out of poverty. In addition, Rags2Riches has partnered with top Filipino fashion designers to build a high-end brand with great social impact.
From the examples/evidences above, I realise that social entrepreneurship do provide a better living to us which is in win-win situation that the corporate will earn money and the social will get improved.
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