Why We Support Social Entrepreneurs
' The most powerful force in the world is a new idea that can change society – if it is in the hands of a true entrepreneur.'
Bill Drayton, Ashoka

Social Entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.

Rather than leaving societal needs to government or community along, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution and persuading entire societies to take new leaps.

SVA supports social entrepreneurs because we believe they are uniquely positioned to address the needs of vulnerable people who might otherwise slip through the cracks. Nimble, innovative, grass-roots and pioneering organisations, led by passionate social entrepreneurs who live with the challenges everyday, are often best able to fill those need gaps by tackling the root cause.