As humanitarian aid agencies buckle under the collapse of financial support, the private sector must step in to invest in refugees and integrate them into the economy. We review three models of success and offer investment strategies. | This article is free to all readers thanks to sponsorship by the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia.
Patrick Awuah launched Ashesi University as an institution of higher learning thoroughly shaped by social innovation. While it began by borrowing ideas, methods, and credibility from elsewhere, it has evolved into a uniquely Ghanaian enterprise that is a model for Africa and the world.
One Kyrgyz entrepreneur had an ambitious vision for transforming his country into a vital, independent nation free from its Soviet past. He reverse-engineered that vision into a stepping-stone strategy that is already having enormous impact in Kyrgyzstan and beyond.
China took a pragmatic approach to adopting social enterprises as a new organizational form.
Research demonstrates that social enterprises are political actors that seek to influence public policy and sociocultural norms.
How can social entrepreneurship promote social justice? An unlikely source provides an unambiguous and practical framework.
An excerpt from From Vision to Action with 11 principles for social entrepreneurship
Formerly incarcerated individuals who face employment discrimination are more likely to pursue entrepreneurship.
Social enterprise law around the world faces a difficult trade-off between cultivating public trust and promoting scale. The sector will benefit by getting clearer on the available options.
