INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

By Team D, Junwei, hu haoran, cheng you, kevin and joshua.

WHAT IS SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• A social entrepreneur is someone who recognises a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organise, create, and manage a venture to make

social change.

DEFINITION OF POVERTY

• the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being

poor.

FACTS OF POVERTY• The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of

global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.

• At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.

• Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.

EFFECTS OF POVERTY

• Water and food-related diseases, simply because the poor can't always afford "safe"

foods.

• Poor housing, a long-lasting cause of diseases;

ACTION TO BE TAKEN• You can donate food, money, clothing, toiletry

items, old furniture, toys and magazines.• You can volunteer with kids, families, the elderly,

the disabled, the homeless, women, and the mentally ill; in shelters, soup kitchens,

community centers, after school programs, and employment centers. You can teach literacy,

resume development, job training courses, ESL, computer class, coach sports, serve food, and

provide counseling.• If you want to educate your fellow students, try

getting approval to hang posters with facts and statistics about homelessness and poverty

around your school's campus. Facts that hit close to home are one of the best ways to mobilize

individuals to make a difference. Don't forget to include ideas for ways to take action!

• IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE GO TO • http

://www.jewishinseattle.org/programs-initiatives/focus-fight/resources/12-ways-fight-poverty