As catalysts of change, social entrepreneurs are often portrayed as heroic figures and thus required to maintain their reputation and avoid vulnerability. At the same time, social entrepreneurs face high demands that limit time for reflection. How do young social entrepreneurs cope with these issues to learn and sustain their activities? How do they thrive...
Andreana Drencheva is the Principal Investigator of the Phase 2 ECR project Youth-led Social Enterprises in Malaysia and Large Grant project Building Inclusive and Sustainable Civil Society (Cambodia and Malaysia). Under various labels, participatory methods are seen as new ways to create inclusive platforms for diverse voices, to access research...
This blog is part of Changing The Story’s #YoungChangemakers series. If you are a young person leading alternative actions for civil society building in the Global South and would like to be featured in the series, get in touch! Written by Jian Li Yew from GEMA, a Civil Society Partner on...
Andreana Drencheva is the Principal Investigator of the Phase 2 ECR project Youth-led Social Enterprises in Malaysia and Large Grant project Building Inclusive and Sustainable Civil Society (Cambodia and Malaysia). By the end of 2018, unprecedented 70.8 million individuals around the world have been forced to flee their homes because...
The significant numbers of young people globally are seen as a “demographic dividend” in relation to economic growth and sustainable development. Young people, who represent a majority of the population in many countries in the Global South, are portrayed as innovators, entrepreneurs, and peacebuilders who can positively contribute to the...
Celebrating and Supporting Young People in Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 8 October 2019 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Malaysia Time (Kuala Lumpur) About the Event Social entrepreneurship can be an outlet for young people to authentically express their values, creativity, knowledge, and passion for making a difference. Yet, young people face...