Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo

While its poverty rate has fallen slightly over the past two decades, the DRC remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The unaddressed demand for service delivery will require local private sector solutions to meet the needs of the poor,...

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Main Authors: Agapitova, Natalia, Apedo Amah, Marie Christine, Tinsley, Elaine
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/937471622212697604/Social-Entrepreneurship-for-Inclusive-Growth-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo
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spelling okr-10986-357012021-06-09T05:11:03Z Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo Agapitova, Natalia Apedo Amah, Marie Christine Tinsley, Elaine SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOCIAL PROTECTION POVERTY REDUCTION SHARED PROSPERITY INCLUSIVE GROWTH SOCIAL INCLUSION PRIVATE SOLUTIONS FRAGILE AND CONFLICT AFFECTED STATES While its poverty rate has fallen slightly over the past two decades, the DRC remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The unaddressed demand for service delivery will require local private sector solutions to meet the needs of the poor, marginalized, and other underserved populations. Social enterprises (SEs) champion emerging private sector solutions to bring services to these populations, by switching from charity-based, donor-dependent organizations to revenue generating and sustainable enterprises. This report provides an overview of opportunities for, and constraints to, social entrepreneurship in the DRC and lays out a menu of options for strengthening social entrepreneurship through development programs. 2021-06-08T16:14:48Z 2021-06-08T16:14:48Z 2020-11 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/937471622212697604/Social-Entrepreneurship-for-Inclusive-Growth-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35701 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SOCIAL PROTECTION
POVERTY REDUCTION
SHARED PROSPERITY
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
SOCIAL INCLUSION
PRIVATE SOLUTIONS
FRAGILE AND CONFLICT AFFECTED STATES
spellingShingle SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SOCIAL PROTECTION
POVERTY REDUCTION
SHARED PROSPERITY
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
SOCIAL INCLUSION
PRIVATE SOLUTIONS
FRAGILE AND CONFLICT AFFECTED STATES
Agapitova, Natalia
Apedo Amah, Marie Christine
Tinsley, Elaine
Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Congo, Democratic Republic of
description While its poverty rate has fallen slightly over the past two decades, the DRC remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The unaddressed demand for service delivery will require local private sector solutions to meet the needs of the poor, marginalized, and other underserved populations. Social enterprises (SEs) champion emerging private sector solutions to bring services to these populations, by switching from charity-based, donor-dependent organizations to revenue generating and sustainable enterprises. This report provides an overview of opportunities for, and constraints to, social entrepreneurship in the DRC and lays out a menu of options for strengthening social entrepreneurship through development programs.
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author Agapitova, Natalia
Apedo Amah, Marie Christine
Tinsley, Elaine
author_facet Agapitova, Natalia
Apedo Amah, Marie Christine
Tinsley, Elaine
author_sort Agapitova, Natalia
title Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_short Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_fullStr Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full_unstemmed Social Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_sort social entrepreneurship for inclusive growth in the democratic republic of congo
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/937471622212697604/Social-Entrepreneurship-for-Inclusive-Growth-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo
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