As the British Council launches a landmark study on the state of the social enterprise sector in South Asia, Tristan Ace argues that such data is urgently needed to realise the vision of a world where business delivers social as well as financial impact.
In Bangladesh, Nila and other underprivileged children are learning valuable computer programming skills. This is the third in a series of films from the British Council showing social enterprises in action around the world.
There are currently no formal legal structures or a national membership body for social enterprises in Bangladesh. However, organisations such as the British Council are working to increase understanding about the sector.
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A sizeable contingent from the British social enterprise sector travelled to Dhaka earlier this year to find a positive environment for the movement to grow there too.
From 12 women in one room to 7,000 in production units across Bangladesh, over the past decade Hathay Bunano has empowered Bangladeshi women from the country's most disadvantaged communities. Ellie Ward reports.
Renewable energy and agriculture are among the sectors offering "great potential" for a strong impact investing market to develop in Bangladesh, reports Pioneers Post's Ellie Ward from Dhaka.
Reporting exclusively from Dhaka, Ellie Ward says the home of Grameen and Brac is calling for government backing for Bangladesh's emerging social enterprise success story.
