SOCIAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSENTREPRENEURS

HIPHIPBy: Dr. Hope P. LapatingBy: Dr. Hope P. Lapating

MBAH 10 BMBAH 10 BAGSBAGSB

March 9, 2013March 9, 2013

What is Social What is Social Entrepreneurship?Entrepreneurship?

• Identifying or recognizing a social problem Identifying or recognizing a social problem and using entrepreneurial principles to and using entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a social organize, create, and manage a social venture to achieved a desired social change. venture to achieved a desired social change.

• Typically furthers broad social, cultural, and Typically furthers broad social, cultural, and environment goals and is commonly environment goals and is commonly associated with the voluntary and not-for-associated with the voluntary and not-for-profit sectors.profit sectors.

• Promoted by BILL DRAYTON, the founder Promoted by BILL DRAYTON, the founder of ASHOKA: Innovators for the Public in of ASHOKA: Innovators for the Public in 1980.1980.

Noteworthy people whose work Noteworthy people whose work exemplifies classic “Social exemplifies classic “Social

EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship””

1.1. Susan B. Anthony (US)Susan B. Anthony (US) – fought for Women’s – fought for Women’s Rights in the US, including the right to Rights in the US, including the right to control property.control property.

2.2. Vinoba Bhave (India)Vinoba Bhave (India) – founder and leader of – founder and leader of the Land Gift Movement, caused the the Land Gift Movement, caused the redistribution of more than 7,000 acres of redistribution of more than 7,000 acres of land to India’s untouchables and landless.land to India’s untouchables and landless.

3.3. Florence Nightingale (UK)Florence Nightingale (UK) – founder of modern – founder of modern nursing, established the first school for nursing, established the first school for nurses and fought to improve hospital nurses and fought to improve hospital conditions.conditions.

4.4. Jean Monnet (France)Jean Monnet (France) – responsible for the – responsible for the construction of the French economy construction of the French economy following World War.following World War.

• Before, NGO’s and charities were Before, NGO’s and charities were “cash burn” affairs”!“cash burn” affairs”!

- donor fatigue resulted in lower - donor fatigue resulted in lower fund generation and total fund fund generation and total fund shutdown.shutdown.

• Difficulties of NGO’s Difficulties of NGO’s

- drying up of sources of finds - drying up of sources of finds from USA and Europe due to their from USA and Europe due to their own financial crisis and needsown financial crisis and needs

- most of executive time spent - most of executive time spent on fund generation.on fund generation.

• New Business model is needed:New Business model is needed:

- Sustainability- Sustainability

- Profit motive needed to support - Profit motive needed to support activitiesactivities

- From purely non-profit to profit- From purely non-profit to profit• Any creative and innovative solution applied Any creative and innovative solution applied

to solve problems (Mohammad Yunus, 2007)to solve problems (Mohammad Yunus, 2007)

- It involves social mission- It involves social mission

- profit and/entrepreneurial processes- profit and/entrepreneurial processes

“ “ Search for approaches to move poor people Search for approaches to move poor people out of poverty beyond welfare-based safety out of poverty beyond welfare-based safety nets.”nets.”

SOCIAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN

THE PHILIPPINESTHE PHILIPPINES 1.) The Jesuits and Ateneo University 1.) The Jesuits and Ateneo University

are leaders in social entrepreneurship.are leaders in social entrepreneurship.- Ateneo School of Government- Ateneo School of Government

Dean Antonio Lavina is an Dean Antonio Lavina is an Ashoka fellow and pioneer in social Ashoka fellow and pioneer in social entrepreneurship in the Philippines.entrepreneurship in the Philippines.

2.) Rags2Riches2.) Rags2Riches- Uplifting the lives of families at - Uplifting the lives of families at

Payatas garbage dump.Payatas garbage dump.

SOCIAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN

THE PHILIPPINESTHE PHILIPPINES3.) Human Nature3.) Human Nature

- Ana Menoloto Wills - Ana Menoloto Wills

4.) My Shelter Foundation4.) My Shelter Foundation- Mr. Ilac Diaz- Mr. Ilac Diaz

- Pier One-a sustainable lodging place for - Pier One-a sustainable lodging place for seafarers waiting for their place, ENT while in seafarers waiting for their place, ENT while in Manila.Manila.

- Peanut shellers – made peanut shelling - Peanut shellers – made peanut shelling faster and lucrative for Pampanga residents living faster and lucrative for Pampanga residents living off on peanuts. off on peanuts.

- House made of mud and other local materials to - House made of mud and other local materials to make it affordablemake it affordable

• UNLAD KABAYAN MIGRANT SERVICES UNLAD KABAYAN MIGRANT SERVICES FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

- Founded in 1996 by Maria Villalba- Founded in 1996 by Maria Villalba

- works closely with migrants - works closely with migrants working overseas and the working overseas and the entrepreneurial poor living in the entrepreneurial poor living in the Philippines, providing education in Philippines, providing education in economic issues and training in economic issues and training in business skills.business skills.

CHAMELEON CHAMELEON Association, Inc.Association, Inc.

• Created in 1977 by a French Created in 1977 by a French national Laurence Ligier, in Passi national Laurence Ligier, in Passi City, Iloilo. City, Iloilo.

• It is a non-stock, non-profit, NGO set It is a non-stock, non-profit, NGO set to provide safe and wholesome to provide safe and wholesome environment, for girls 5 to below 18 environment, for girls 5 to below 18 years old, aimed to heal and years old, aimed to heal and strengthen them from traumatic strengthen them from traumatic experience. experience.

CHAMELEON CHAMELEON Association, Inc.Association, Inc.

• It is haven where abused children It is haven where abused children can rebuild their broken lives.can rebuild their broken lives.

• Despite daunting challenges, Despite daunting challenges, Chameleon remained steadfast and Chameleon remained steadfast and committed in the mission of her committed in the mission of her founder of taking action and fighting founder of taking action and fighting child abuse in the Philippines.child abuse in the Philippines.

CHAMELEON CHAMELEON Association, Inc.Association, Inc.

• It extends its services to help build It extends its services to help build self-reliant and child friendly self-reliant and child friendly families and communities through families and communities through Sponsorship, Advocacy and Sponsorship, Advocacy and Networking.Networking.

• The association gives the girls The association gives the girls access to education, medical and access to education, medical and psychological treatment programs, psychological treatment programs, as well as legal help.as well as legal help.

CHAMELEON CHAMELEON Association, Inc.Association, Inc.

• As of date, Chameleon caters to 90 As of date, Chameleon caters to 90 girls in the residential rehabilitation; girls in the residential rehabilitation; 105 reintegrated girls in the post 105 reintegrated girls in the post residential rehabilitation; and residential rehabilitation; and community based sponsored children.community based sponsored children.

• Girls should be able to adjust and Girls should be able to adjust and respond easily to the challenges in respond easily to the challenges in life, to change their skin of the life, to change their skin of the wounded past, just like thewounded past, just like the

• Rather than leaving societal sneers Rather than leaving societal sneers to the government or business to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, the problem by changing the system, the solution, and persuading entire solution, and persuading entire societies to take new leaps.societies to take new leaps.

REFERENCES:REFERENCES:

• WIKEPEDIAWIKEPEDIA• ASHOKA: Innovators for the PublicASHOKA: Innovators for the Public• Prof Jorge slideshareProf Jorge slideshare• www.cameleon-association.orgwww.cameleon-association.org