Social enterprise rises from Remploy ashes
ITV News: A Remploy factory in Bolton is to reopen after being taken over as a social enterprise. It's thought to be the only one of the 36 factories closed by the government to have been saved. A new company, Ability Tec, has been formed and acquired the assets of the site.
Earthquake recovery in Japan: entrepreneurs to the rescue
Triple Pundit: 'Disaster relief' usually brings to mind images of tents, food and water convoys, and emergency medicine. But since 2011′s earthquake, tsunami, and reactor meltdown in the Tōhoku region of Japan, a Tokyo-based social entrepreneurship group called ETIC has added a whole new dimension: an entrepreneurial recovery effort.
Norwich women's group launches social enterprise with share of £1.1m windfall
Norwich Evening News: An art group which helps empower women in Norwich to learn new skills and boost their confidence is among dozens to have benefited from a £1.1m handout.
New initiatives to help people with barriers to employment get training and find jobs
My Steinbach, Canada: The Government of Manitoba will help community-based organizations, which support Manitobans with barriers to employment to get training and find jobs by supporting two new initiatives. This announcement was made by Premier Greg Selinger.
You've probably never even heard of the homeless World Cup — Here's why you should
The New Civil Rights Movement: From 6 – 14 October, Mexico City hosted the Homeless World Cup, an annual soccer tournament designed to raise awareness of poverty issues, which is played by teams made up of homeless and socially-disadvantaged people from around the world.
Build agricultural co-operatives to end global hunger
The News Co-op: The Committee on Food Security, an inter-governmental body of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has called on UN member states, international organisations and other stakeholders to foster co-operatives and farmer organisations.
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