Public Private Development Partnership: Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Latin America

Projekt abgeschlossen

The Swiss Cooperation is actively collaborating with the private sector to achieve development outcomes. Whereas business entrepreneurs usually measure their performance with profit and financial return, social entrepreneurs’ priority is return to society, making social entrepreneurs well-aligned with SDC. The programme contributes to existing efforts of private sector organizations, in particular Ashoka and Hystra, in identifying and supporting more social entrepreneurs in Latin America.

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Lateinamerika
Beschäftigung & Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen
01.01.2014 - 31.12.2018
CHF  6’620’000
Hintergrund

A social entrepreneur can be defined as a person solving societal problems with a business approach. The resulting social enterprise (SE) is the organizational form to do so. Although SE is only a niche in the general economy, it is a growing one and yields a lot of potential for solving developmental problems in particular. Identification of social entrepreneurs, diagnosing bottlenecks for e.g. their growth and providing the necessary, tailor made support to them is a core competence of specialized organizations like the Ashoka network and specialized consulting companies like Hystra. SDC will contribute to their existing efforts financially and with thematic inputs, allowing support to some 80 additional social entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean and in particular in SDC partner countries and with the main target group being low-income households. Quantification of outcomes and outputs are difficult ex-ante, as the sector, countries and natures of the social enterprises (SEs) are to be identified during programme life. However, measuring results will be feasible and estimations based on past experiences by partners are promising and showing a good cost benefit relation.

Ziele

Pro Poor Growth, additional income, employment and improved livelihood for low-income households in Latin America and the Caribbean, in particular female headed households (fhh) (outreach target: at least 100.000 low-income households)

Zielgruppen

Direct beneficiaries: more than 80 social enterprises (SEs) Indirect beneficiaries: employees of social enterprises but most importantly: More than additional 100.000 low income clients of the SEs and a multiple of existing clients

Mittelfristige Wirkungen

  1. Some 80 social Entrepreneurs have provided more essential products and services to low-income households, in particular female headed
  2. Business and public partners involved in the different pillars of the programme (social entrepreneurs and beyond) are more inclusive and sustainable
  3. More resources and organizations concretely engaged to develop and support inclusive businesses through new projects and programmes, among partners of the programme or inspired indirectly by this programme

Resultate

Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

This is the first phase. Results and insights from activities of Ashoka and Hystra are documented on their corresponding websites. The methodolgies to be applied are well-proven.


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Kreditbereich Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Privatsektor
  • Ausländischer Privatsektor Norden
  • Hystra Sub-contractors: Ashoka, New Ventures Mexico


Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    6’620’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    6’351’565
Projektphasen Phase 2 01.11.2018 - 31.12.2024   (Laufende Phase)

Phase 1 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2018   (Completed)