How to Be a Social Entrepreneur

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The social entrepreneur in the Czech Republic Plara Laurentz Gikawa who works to advance inclusion in education. She has built a network of alumni for children with different backgrounds and health conditions who experience discrimination at school. "I think it's really really really important that if you make community or community organizing part of your strategy" she says.

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.