Radhika Holmström is a London-based journalist. She has been writing about social care, social affairs and health for 20 years now, and before that she ran press offices in the voluntary sector.
Children are setting up their own social enterprises at school clubs across Jamaica. New research reveals that these clubs are helping develop creative, well-skilled young people.
It started out as a school project – but seven years on, a Philippines design hub and soft toy producer has helped get more than 100 women into jobs. The journey hasn’t always been easy, though.
Should social enterprise be on every school curriculum? It will be in Scotland by 2028. We find out what pupils and teachers think about a groundbreaking programme led by the Social Enterprise Academy and the Scottish government.
Technology is the key to transforming the lives of disabled people, believes Ghanaian Derick Omari. His award-winning social enterprise trains people with disabilities to use IT to get educated and employed.
Social enterprise can operate in unexpected areas, as Nyambu village in Bali shows. With a unique offer to tourists, villagers protect their environment and generate their own income.
Sri Lanka has a long history of social enterprise, a new report finds. And with the right ecosystem, it could stop looking to foreign investment and employment to thrive.
