Understanding the needs and challenges of a Black community in South Africa

McGhie, Venicia; Keim, Marion

doi:10.1080/09614524.2017.1294146

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“…Secondly, drawing from wider international debates and approaches, the role of public policy in supporting SI is considered. South Africa represents an interesting case, as the scale of destitution is significant and there is a lot of community level activity (McGhie and Keim, 2017). But it is only recently that the terms SI and Social Entrepreneurship are being used in the South African policy environment (Roodt et al , 2017; Lekhanya, 2019; Meldrum and Bonnici, 2019).…”

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Social innovation in South Africa: building inclusive economies?

Sheik

Rooyen

Mazzei

2022

SEJ

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Purpose Social innovation (SI) acknowledges socio-economic challenges as opportunities to make communities more sustainable and cohesive through inclusive grassroots practices. The question remains, however, as to whether and how socially innovative practices can be effectively supported in developing inclusive economies. Drawing on the findings from two South African in-depth case studies, This paper aims to discuss how social innovation ventures may be supported to drive inclusiveness. Design/methodology/approach This paper purposively sampled two social enterprises (SEs) and conducted in-depth case studies through interviews and secondary data review. Findings The SEs selected promoted digital, economic and social inclusion. Despite the diversity of the two organisations, they shared similar challenges in undertaking their practices mostly deriving from South Africa’s lack of legal recognition and policy framework for social purpose-driven businesses. Originality/value Applying Moulaert et al.’s (2007) SI classification criteria to the case studies in focus, this paper seeks to extend our understanding of the challenges that innovative SE organisations face in tackling exclusion and contributing to build inclusive economies in the South African context.

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confidence: 99%