PROSTITUTION: SEWING A WAY OUT OF SEX WORK IN SPAIN
SOPHIE DAVIES, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a Catholic-established social enterprise is helping women who have escaped from forced prostitution make a new life…
WOW! SOCIAL BUSINESSES TAKE TOURISTS OFF BEATEN PATH TO ‘SPREAD THE WEALTH’
SARAH SHEARMAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how tourism businesses like London’s Good Hotel as giving back to the community as well as making a profit…
Companies trying to do good face stiff competition – from each other
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThomson Reuters Foundation Competition for funding among companies trying to do good by doing everything from harvesting rainwater to making prosthetic limbs can be fierce. Taking part in international contests that reward the best business ideas with prize money is a way for social enterprises to raise funding without giving away equity. Chivas […]
WOW! HOW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES LIKE DENMARK’S HUSET VENTURE ARE BUILDING MORE INCLUSIVE WORKFORCES
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how social enterprises are employing people with disabilities…
WOW!: THE START-UPS BUILDING CHANGE FOR LEBANON’S WORKERS
HEBA KANSO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Lebanon…
“IMPACT INVESTING”: HOW A START-UP FACTORY IS HELPING AFRICAN NUNS SPREAD THE WORD ON SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
HEATHER ADAMS, writing for Religion News Service, reports on how nuns in Africa are turning social ministries into social enterprises for a better future for the communities in which they live…
Homeless Dubliners to give tours with a difference as tourism booms
DublinThomson Reuters Foundation Dublin’s Phoenix Park boasts the official residence of Ireland’s president, but for a while it was also home to Eddie Dooner who lived there in a tent with three dogs. Dooner, 27, plans to return to his old haunt soon, but this time he will be leading a party of tourists under […]
WOW! NO SOCIAL SKILLS REQUIRED – AUTISTIC STAFF HELP IT FIRM THRIVE
UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from London on how one social enterprise is providing new employment opportunities to people with autism…
POSTCARDS: LAUNDRY FOR THE HOMELESS REVEALS RUSSIAN SUSPICION OVER SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
DARIA LITVINOVA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Russia…
WOW!: ‘RESILIENT’ REFUGEES FIND FREEDOM WITH AUSTRALIAN FOOD BUSINESS
DOUG HENDRIE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a Melbourne-based social enterprise is helping refugees in Australia to make a new life for themselves…