Citizenship-Literacy

Introduction to social entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship is a model that has been gaining momentum in recent years as an answer to social problems on a global scale and scarce resources to address them. Social entrepreneurs apply business principles and leadership skills to address social issues. They build mission-driven businesses aimed at solving social problems, direct their professional skills and training toward helping people in need, or use their entrepreneurial skills to found non-profits that use innovative business models.

Social entrepreneurs are people who have noticed a need in their community or somewhere in the world, and have come up with a way of remedying that issue through the application of market principles. The remedy could be creative as entrepreneurs tend to think in this manner. In general, social entrepreneurs did not start out with the goal of making money, but in the long run, switch to a for-profit business. Many social entrepreneurs are faced with an issue in their youth that motivates them to do something about the problem in adulthood, such as poverty, sanitation.

History and impact of their venture

Room to Read’s programs have reached more than five million children so far and hopes to improve literacy for 10 million children by 2015. Imagine a world in which every child has access to an education. Room to Read is doing our best to make this dream a reality, one child at a time.

In response to the lack of adequate learning environments in many parts of the developing world, we partner with schools to build bright, new, well-ventilated classrooms, so that all children have a safe and beautiful place to learn.

Material support—such as school fees, clean uniforms or transportation, in addition to mentoring and life skills training to help girls succeed in the classroom and beyond.

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