Social Innovation

This week’s summary is all about solving social problems using more effective, efficient, sustainable way of bringing change to people. Social innovations are all around us; it talks about new ideas that work to meet our needs and creates opportunities for the public sector and the markets. 

 

What interests me this week is “What Is Your Calling in Life?”  By Jeffrey A. Thompson which talks about callings. “God endows each of us with particular talents and gifts, and that it is our calling to discover those gifts and seek ways to use them in the service of our fellowmen”. “For as God bestows any ability or gift upon any of us, he binds us to such as have need of us and as we are able to help.” We need to discover our callings, gifts to bring change to society and to our own selves. This great man Mohammed Yunus brought change by providing loans, savings, insurance, and other financial services to poor people who lack access to money for their businesses.

Social innovation is becoming more prevalent today so far as some countries remain undeveloped as well as the existence of inequalities in income levels, inefficiency in resource allocation and lack of access to basic amenities.