In almost the entire Philippines today we experience poverty caused by inequality where the gap between the Filipino rich and the poor is relatively high and alarming. Poverty has always been present even in the past governments. It is one of the biggest and most evident problems in the Philippines considering that we are a developing country. According to the dictionary, poverty is defined as the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. Poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge and a main target of the government but the country still seems to be struggling to maintain a healthy growth in addressing this social problem. So far, the response …show more content…
The social entrepreneurship course presents these facts regarding this issue of poverty and suggests several sustainable ways to answer and help in this poverty problem of the Philippines. The course taught us that by the utilization of all our learnings in our whole stay in the Entrepreneurship program, we can create a social enterprise that can be directed towards the good. At first in other subjects we were made to believe that social enterprises and corporate social responsibilities are best-suited for large and established companies and not start-ups like us. But the course made me realize that we are now clearly aware that many people suffer from poverty but we millennials have become very passive in giving attention to these …show more content…
The course made us aware that in order to avoid poverty, we should solve the causes such as unequal income distribution, lack of quality education, lack of jobs, overpopulation, and corruption. If we are able to solve this problem, we would lessen poverty, thus, would help lessen health problems, crime rate and child labor. Through the fulfillment of even one of the 17 Social Development Goals of the United Nations we are contributing to the empowerment of the marginalized sector. The concept of SEPPS is very applicable in the Philippine sector since I believe that everyone is now tired of the good old top-down GDP growth approach. In an article I read, in the past years, it has been proven worldwide that it doesn’t always benefit the poor, in particular those in extreme poverty. In many cases, the wealth created in the country remains within the hands of an elite or at best a small middle class. There has now been a growing frustration with the traditional, ineffective top-down approach to development and poverty reduction. Therefore, the Philippines and several other countries have been trialing with a community-driven development. The many local accomplishments have now directed the government to try and replicate the experience at a larger scale. That’s why community-driven development is now at the focus of many poverty reduction strategies, so that the poor can actively take part in the development of their