A social entrepreneur, according to Joanna Buczkowksa, is “someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change.” In order to create social change, one must have a clear goal/mission as well as the steps to achieve that goal. Complete Digital Inclusion (CDI), founded by Rodrigo Baggio, is a prominent example of social enterprise that helps to stimulate local economic development and job creation by giving people access to Information & Communication Technologies. CDI constructs community centers, mostly technology and learning centers in impoverished communities, to educate people, help them find jobs, and increase their standard of living.
I believe that it’s not only important for social entrepreneurs to help make positive social changes, we also need to raise awareness for the public to understand the importance of social entrepreneurship, and perhaps more and more organizations would be persuaded or pressured to put effort in this area.
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