Social Enterprise Ecosystems in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Countries

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: SOCIAL ENTERPRISE;    SOCIAL IMPACT;    NGOs;    AGRICULTURE;    HEALTHCARE;   

RP-ID  :  115152

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The study analyzes the SE landscape andrelated ecosystem of seven SAARC countries: Afghanistan,Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.The scope of this study is limited to three sectors that aresignificant for SEs: (a) Agri-business, (b) Healthcare and(c) Renewable Energy. The study covers mapping andevaluation of organized SE activity (government recognizedlegal structure) within each sector. The selection of thebasic services was done based on priorities of WB SystematicCountry Diagnostics and various multi-stakeholdersconsutations.This report attempts to bridge the informationgap for the SE ecosystem in the SAARC region excludingIndia. While analyzing the SE landscape and ecosystem in theSouth Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)countries, this report aims to provide insights to variousstakeholders to design initiatives for deeper assessment ofthe priority sectors and segments for promoting socialentrepreneurship across these countries.