Towards Social Inclusion
Can social inclusion be achieved through market-based initiatives? The consensus seems to be that companies cannot achieve this goal alone. Partnering is of critical importance, recent articles …
Category: Thinking on Social Enterprise
NGOs and Socially Inclusive Businesses
In the nonprofit world, social mission and market-based operations and financing are seen much too often as a contradiction in terms. Relating and aligning both dimensions of organizational performance …
The Role of Government
In current discussions of market initiatives oriented towards low-income populations around the world, the government is often like the empty chair around a table. We all know its occupant exists …
Market Initiative with Low-Income Sectors
Angela, a power inspection crew member at AES-Electricidad de Caracas (AES-EDC), was inspecting an energy tower installed near a Caracas barrio. Nearby dwellers tapped the tower to get free power. …
Unlocking Opportunity
Should a private enterprise prosper by providing essential services to the poor? Consider the case of Sociedad de Aqueducto, Alcantarillado y Aseo (AAA) …
