The Importance of Community Engagement in Social Entrepreneurship

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Some social entrepreneurs don't necessarily have enough legitimacy to speak on behalf of the community. We all need to be kind of compassionate also with ourselves that this is actually very tricky to get it right, she says. "Every day we have to rebalance and and think about what is what is the best way of doing this effectively"

In the second episode of Season 2, Sascha Haselmayer and Olga Shirobokova explore the role communities play in keeping governments accountable. You will hear examples of how social entrepreneurs from Peru, the UK, Romania, India and the US empower people affected by a social problem to take charge and effectively engage with governments in order to improve public services.

If you are interested to learn more about how social entrepreneurs can effectively work with government and what are the examples, we encourage you to have a look at our new free online course on this topic at https://academy.vc4a.com/courses/trabajo-con-el-gobierno/ (Spanish version) and www.ashoka.org/working-with-government (English version). The online course and the second season of the Ashoka Systems Change podcast were developed thanks to the support and in partnership with PES Latam.