Seminar Title: Emerging Social Enterprises in Cambodia from the Multiple Perspectives and their Empowerment Impacts on the Poor

Date: 16 June (Monday): 13:00-16:30

Venue:

RCAPS (Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies) Conference Room B, B Building (2F), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Oita)

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Campus Map: http://www.apu.ac.jp/home/contents/campusmap.html

For Those who Are from Kanto Area:

It is possible to take Jet Star's (LCC: http://www.jetstar.com/jp/ja/home) morning flight from Narita to Oita and then fly back to Narita with the evening flight (less than 12.500 yen for the round trip as it shown on 29 May 2014).

For Those who Come from Kansai Area:

It is possible to take an over-night ferry from Beppu to Osaka if it is too tiring to go back to Kansai Area by train after the seminar: http://www.ferry-sunflower.co.jp/language/english/time/.

Language: English (no translation)

Presenters:

1. Sothy Khieng (Researcher at the Cambodian Development Resource Institute, PhD Candidate at VU University Amsterdam)

2. Satoko Kono (President of ARUN Social Investment Firm)

3. Isaac Lyne (Visiting Lecturer on Social Enterprise and Non-Profit Management at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, PhD Candidate at the University of Western Sydney)

Moderator: Rikio Kimura (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)

Summary:

This seminar will present the comprehensive views of emerging social enterprises (SEs) in Cambodia. First, Sothy Khieng will set the overall context of SEs in Cambodia. Following that, Sothy Khieng and Isaac Lyne will present their recent research endeavor to map out SE typologies in Cambodia. Then Satoko Kono will share her view as a social investor and the activities of her social investment firm, ARUN, in Cambodia. Finally, Isaac Lyne will show the perspective of what is happening on the ground using case studies and his action research based on the appreciative inquiry (the asset-based approach). In addition, all the presenters will share their views on what is really happening to the "beneficiaries" of SEs?whether they are recipients, workers, suppliers or members?as well as on whether SEs really "empowers" them.

Schedule:

13:00-13:50 Overall Context of Social Enterprises in Cambodia (Sothy Khieng)

13:50-14: 25 Social Enterprise Typologies in Cambodia (Sothy Khieng and Isaac Lyne)

14:25-14: 40 Break

14:40-15: 35 Social Investor's View on Social Enterprises in Cambodia and ARUN's Activities (Satoko Kono)

15:25-16:30 View on the Ground and Potential of Appreciative Inquiry (Isaac Lyne)

Booking: Through Rikio Kimura at rkimura@apu.ac.jp. There are the limited numbers of seats available.

( By Prof. Kimura, R. )