Social entrepreneurs in South East Asia face significant barriers to growth – and so do many small businesses owners. New research highlights how governments, investors and others can give social enterprises a better chance of taking off.

The CEO of Social Enterprise UK, Peter Holbrook, committed to being a stronger advocate for gender equality and urged others to be more transparent about power imbalances within their organisations at the launch of a new report from the British Council.

Solomon Islands women are all too frequently attacked by their husbands - the country has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. But a courageous group is challenging this culture through theatre and social enterprise.

In a pioneering programme, Greek students are gaining the skills and knowledge they need to have a positive impact on the world around them.

In part two of their photo diary, Katie Moss and Joseph Thomas complete their 10,000km purpose-driven, human-powered expedition from Vietnam to Nepal.

It is time to shake up education systems around the world and put social entrepreneurship on the curriculum, concludes new thought-provoking report.

The Philippines has a fast-growing economy, but poverty remains entrenched. New research reveals thousands of social enterprises are successfully tackling social problems, but more needs to be done for the sector to really fly.

Even in the US - the land of the free - women are not equal to men. British Council research, published today, highlights how social enterprise can contribute towards a fairer society.