Workshop on Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation and Social Value Creation
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Chamindha Rajakaruna
The Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya together with Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies and the local affiliate of CEFE (Competency-based Economies through Formation of Enterprise) is presenting a workshop on “Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation and Social Value Creation”.It will held on Tuesday, January 12 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, BMICH.
The key resource person is Prof. Jay Weerawardena of the UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia who has worked with social enterprises for over 15 years. His teaching, research, consultancy and workshops in this area are highly respected by academics and practitioners around the world, the organisers (Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya) said in a media release.The other speaker, Chamindha Rajakaruna, Executive Director of Sarvodaya Movement will share decades of Sarvodaya’s experience in creating social value and building a sustainable enterprise. This interactive workshop will also feature a case study of women empowerment to address social issues, the release said.
Prof. Jay Weerawardena
This workshop aims to provide insights to the nature of social entrepreneurship in a global setting, assess how social enterprises operate and lessons for the developing world, assess how social enterprises can deliver sustained social value and how social enterprises can be ignited, built and nurtured. “Social entrepreneurs, not-for-profits, local and international funding agencies, organizations involved in micro financing, academics, government ministries, policy planners and all those interested in social entrepreneurship are welcome to take part in this workshop,” it said.
Social entrepreneurs contribute through a multitude of activities ranging from helping slum children working in sweat-shops in developing countries to addressing poverty and environmental degradation. With decreasing government funding and increasing social and community issues, social entrepreneurs have embarked on building financially sustainable enterprises through business model innovation which includes both public and private sector partnerships, the organisers said. For more information and registration, visit http://www.kln.ac.lk/workshop/Social-Entrepreneurship-2016/