Application of the Aflatoun program as a social entrepreneurial venture
Student X
University of the People
BUS 3303
Introduction
There are many organizations that consider themselves to be citizens of the world and as such they have set themselves the goal of improving the lives of others. Aflatoun finds itself in this category of social organization that seeks to help children and to get them out of their poverty.
Such a program, is a need in my country, Haiti, where we have so many children wandering the streets.
Choose one of the social entrepreneurial ventures that is detailed on the Skoll Foundation website. Provide the name of the organization or program, and what service they provide that benefits a particular group or community. …show more content…
It is an organization that helps children know their rights and take responsibility as a person. It also helps them manage money, and set up their own social and financial enterprises by providing them with the necessary skills.
It currently has more than 150 partnerships in 102 countries and has so far reached more than three million children aged 3 to 18 years (Aflatoun, 2016). Aflatoun started in Mumbai, India, in 199, as an action research project by Jeroo Billimoria. She started her project with schools bringing together rich and poor children to learn to know the life of each
Student X
University of the People
BUS 3303
Introduction
There are many organizations that consider themselves to be citizens of the world and as such they have set themselves the goal of improving the lives of others. Aflatoun finds itself in this category of social organization that seeks to help children and to get them out of their poverty.
Such a program, is a need in my country, Haiti, where we have so many children wandering the streets.
Choose one of the social entrepreneurial ventures that is detailed on the Skoll Foundation website. Provide the name of the organization or program, and what service they provide that benefits a particular group or community. …show more content…
It is an organization that helps children know their rights and take responsibility as a person. It also helps them manage money, and set up their own social and financial enterprises by providing them with the necessary skills.
It currently has more than 150 partnerships in 102 countries and has so far reached more than three million children aged 3 to 18 years (Aflatoun, 2016). Aflatoun started in Mumbai, India, in 199, as an action research project by Jeroo Billimoria. She started her project with schools bringing together rich and poor children to learn to know the life of each