Building inclusive and sustainable civil society: A social entrepreneurship toolkit created by and for young people (Cambodia and Malaysia)
Building inclusive and sustainable civil society: A social entrepreneurship toolkit created by and for young people was a Phase 2 Large Grant project in Cambodia and Malaysia.
Young people and civil society organisations (CSOs) are increasingly pushed into social entrepreneurship. While social entrepreneurship can catalyse positive social change in economically sustainable ways, it can also be exclusive and potentially unsustainable for individuals with impact on their wellbeing. At the same time, the dominant approach to social entrepreneurship support neglects the personal costs of the process. This is why this project aims to co-develop, co-pilot, and evaluate a Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship Toolkit (SSET) from a person-centred and critical perspective that enables young people’s engagement in social entrepreneurship in ways that are economically and personally viable in environments of project-based funding, institutional voids, and shifting institutional responsibilities. This will be achieved with a unique approach combining co-creation, case studies, and evaluation to bridge arts and humanities with social sciences and enhance the voices of young people.
This project will provide a foundation for making social entrepreneurship more inclusive and accessible. In doing so, the project will contribute to
- social entrepreneurship research by challenging the current portrayals of social entrepreneurs as heroes;
- development studies by challenging discourses around entrepreneurialism and sustainability; and
- civil society research by addressing calls for research on the lived experiences of individuals involved in CSOs and how these experiences are shaped by organising forms.
By focusing on sustainable social entrepreneurship in Malaysia and Cambodia, this project aligns with the overarching aims of Changing the Story, while questioning important terms in development studies, such as entrepreneurialism and sustainability. The project will generate synergies between the current Changing the Story strands in Malaysia and Cambodia and enable scalability and sustainability of methodologies, learning, and impact across projects from the network.
By co-developing, co-piloting, and evaluating a Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship Toolkit, the potential impact of the project is supporting young people and CSOs to engage in social entrepreneurship in ways that are economically and personally sustainable to shape inclusive civil societies.
The Wellbeing For Impact toolkit is a collaborative effort between Social Innovation Movement, University of Sheffield, Monash University and Impact Hub Phnom Penh. The toolkit aims to support the development of change makers’ attitudes, skills, and practices towards wellbeing, which can ultimately lead founders to create and sustain social ventures that catalyse positive social change.
Project location
Cambodia location
Resource Archive
Search or browse the resource archive for films, reports, toolkits and other resources produced by the Changing the Story and its commissioned projects. Items relating to Cambodia and/or Malaysia are listed below:
| Title | Summary | Author | Categories | Tags | doc_categories_hfilter | doc_tags_hfilter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase One Critical Review: The Anlong Veng Peace Tours (Cambodia) | As part of Changing the Story’s Phase One activities in Cambodia, this critical review and project reflection explores the use of arts within attempts to redress and remember experiences of … | Dr Pete Manning | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: report, language: english, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 4 Education, subject: reflections | cambodia phase1 location | report language-english sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-4-education subject-reflections |
| Arts, Education and Reconciliation in Cambodia: Sociological Perspectives | This is an Accepted Manuscript version of chapter 8 of the book 'Participatory Arts in International Development' published by Routledge/CRC Press on 29 August 2019. The final version of each … | Dr Pete Manning, Sayana Ser | Cambodia | format: article, language: english | cambodia location | article language-english |
| Enabling reflection amongst young social entrepreneurs in Malaysia | Blog (2020/07/31) Enabling reflection amongst young social entrepreneurs in Malaysia | Dr Andreana Drencheva | Malaysia, Phase 2, Young Changemakers | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | malaysia phase2 changemakers location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| Participatory methods =/= inclusive methods | Blog (2020/01/29) Participatory methods =/= inclusive methods | Dr Andreana Drencheva | Cambodia, Malaysia, Phase 1, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | cambodia malaysia phase1 phase2 location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| CTS Workshop in Cambodia Reflections as an Early Career Researcher | Blog (2019/04/30) CTS Workshop in Cambodia Reflections as an Early Career Researcher | Cambodia, Event, Malaysia, Phase 1, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | cambodia event malaysia phase1 phase2 location | blog language-english subject-reflections | |
| Creative Expression and Contemporary Arts Making Among Young Cambodians | The Creative Expression and Contemporary Arts Making Among Young Cambodians research project analysed the creative practices and concerns of young adult artists (18-35 years old) in contemporary Cambodia. The project … | Dr Amanda Rogers | Cambodia, Phase 2 | SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 5 Gender, subject: participatory arts, subject: youth | cambodia phase2 location | sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-5-gender subject-participatory-arts youth |
| Youth led Social Enterprises Case Study | Case study introduction Youth-led social enterprises (Malaysia) investigates the lived experiences of young social entrepreneurs and how social enterprises contribute (positively and/or negatively) to civil society. Discover the project highlights … | Malaysia, Phase 2 | language: english, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 8 Work, SDG 9 Industry | malaysia phase2 location | language-english sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-8-work sdg-9-industry | |
| Cambodia workshop | In March 2019, Changing the Story hosted a workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia titled ‘Learning from the past with and for young people: Intergenerational dialogue, education and memory after genocide.’ … | Prof Paul Cooke | Cambodia, Event | format: film | cambodia event location | film |
| Intergenerational dialogue, participatory video and perpetrator memories in Cambodia | This article reflects on a series of participatory video projects led by young Cambodians that sought to engage and explore complex ‘perpetrator’ memories with the aim of building dialogue across … | Dr Katie Hodgkinson, Dr Pete Manning, Prof Paul Cooke | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: article, language: english, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 4 Education, subject: participatory arts | cambodia phase1 location | article language-english sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-4-education subject-participatory-arts |
| Social enterprises: Supporting and safeguarding refugees | Blog (2019/10/25) Social enterprises: Supporting and safeguarding refugees | Dr Andreana Drencheva | Cambodia, Malaysia, Phase 1, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | cambodia malaysia phase1 phase2 location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| Anlong Veng Peace Tours – Cambodia | Blog (2018/04/01) Anlong Veng Peace Tours – Cambodia | Dr Ly Sok-Kheang, Dr Pete Manning | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: english | cambodia phase1 location | blog language-english |
| The Anlong Veng Peace Tours | Blog (2017/11/24) The Anlong Veng Peace Tours | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | cambodia phase1 location | blog language-english subject-reflections | |
| Consolidation, Learning and Evaluation in Asia | Project Principal Investigator, Sreenath Nair The South East Asia Consolidated Learning project will work across a selection of the existing CTS portfolio of projects to draw out key lessons learnt, … | Dr Sreenath Nair | Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Phase 2 | format: film, subject: reflections | cambodia india malaysia nepal phase2 location | film subject-reflections |
| The landscape of social enterprises in Malaysia: Involvement of young people | Blog (2020/01/29) The landscape of social enterprises in Malaysia: Involvement of young people | Jian Li Yew | Malaysia, Phase 2, Young Changemakers | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections, subject: youth | malaysia phase2 changemakers location | blog language-english subject-reflections youth |
| The experiences of young people in social entrepreneurship: Insights from Malaysia | Blog (2019/10/2) The experiences of young people in social entrepreneurship: Insights from Malaysia | Dr Andreana Drencheva | Malaysia, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | malaysia phase2 location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| The Anlong Veng Peace Tours, Cambodia, Khmer Rouge History | On April 18, twelve trainee teachers, including students from Takeo province and three from the local area, themselves children of former Khmer Rouge, participated in the tour. Preparing for the … | Cambodia, Event, Phase 1, Young Changemakers | format: film, language: english, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 5 Gender, subject: peace | cambodia event phase1 changemakers location | film language-english sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-5-gender subject-peace | |
| Narrating Career in Social Entrepreneurship | Narrating Career in Social Entrepreneurship: Experiences of Social Entrepreneurs by Andreana Drencheva, Jian Li Yew, and Wee Chan Au. The purpose of this qualitative study is to contribute to the … | Dr Andreana Drencheva, Dr Wee Chan Au, Jian Li Yew | Malaysia | format: article, language: english, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 8 Work, SDG 9 Industry | malaysia location | article language-english sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-8-work sdg-9-industry |
| Perspectives from ‘Creative Expression among Young Cambodians’ Workshop | Blog (2021/07/15) Perspectives from ‘Creative Expression among Young Cambodians’ Workshop | Cambodia, Event, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | cambodia event phase2 location | blog language-english subject-reflections | |
| PUBLICATION LAUNCH! Changing the Story: Our Third Year | Blog (2021/05/21) PUBLICATION LAUNCH! Changing the Story: Our Third Year | Aisha Kayani | Cambodia, Colombia, India, Kosovo, Phase 2, South Africa, Young Changemakers | format: blog, language: english, subject: covid19, subject: participatory arts, subject: youth | cambodia colombia india kosovo phase2 south-africa changemakers location | blog language-english subject-covid19 subject-participatory-arts youth |
| The shadow of religions in the peace-making process | In this February 2018 article in the Phnom Penh Post, our Cambodia Co-Investigator, Ly Sok-Kheang shares his reflections on Im Chaem’s recent conversion to Christianity and its role in Cambodia’s … | Dr Ly Sok-Kheang | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: article, language: english, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: reflections | cambodia phase1 location | article language-english sdg-16-institutions subject-reflections |
| Environmental activism and indigenous issues in Cambodia – film-based advocacy with and for young people | Blog (2021/07/06) Environmental activism and indigenous issues in Cambodia – film-based advocacy with and for young people | Dr Pete Manning | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | cambodia phase1 location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| LIVING ARTS BLOG: ‘We Have More and More Stories to Share’ | Blog (2020/08/24) LIVING ARTS BLOG: ‘We Have More and More Stories to Share’ | Cambodia, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: participatory arts, subject: reflections | cambodia phase2 location | blog language-english subject-participatory-arts subject-reflections | |
| Creative Expression among Young Cambodians Webinar Summary (CTS & Oxfam) | On March 3, 2021, Changing the Story and Oxfam welcomed practitioners, researchers, youth, and colleagues to an online discussion on how national and international NGOs can engage in creativity, connection … | Dr Amanda Rogers, Reaksmey Yean, Sokhorn Yon | Cambodia, Event | language: english, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 5 Gender, subject: youth | cambodia event location | language-english sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-5-gender youth |
| Changing the Story: Whose stories and why? | Blog (2018/05/16) Changing the Story: Whose stories and why? | Dr Ly Sok-Kheang, Dr Pete Manning, Sayana Ser | Cambodia, Phase 1, Young Changemakers | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | cambodia phase1 changemakers location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| A long road if we don’t walk together | Blog (2018/03/23) A long road if we don’t walk together | Inés Soria-Donlan | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: english | cambodia phase1 location | blog language-english |
| Environmental activism and Indigenous issues in Cambodia (Khmer) | Final project report, 'Environmental activism and Indigenous issues in Cambodia: The role of film-based advocacy with and for young people.' Funding for this project was provided by the UK Arts … | Dr Pete Manning | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: report, language: khmer, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 13 Climate, SDG 16 Institutions | cambodia phase1 location | report language-khmer sdg-10-inequalities sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-13-climate sdg-16-institutions |
| Environmental activism and Indigenous issues in Cambodia (English) | Final project report, 'Environmental activism and Indigenous issues in Cambodia: The role of film-based advocacy with and for young people.' Funding for this project was provided by the UK Arts … | Dr Pete Manning | Cambodia, Phase 1 | format: report, language: english, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 13 Climate, SDG 16 Institutions | cambodia phase1 location | report language-english sdg-10-inequalities sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-13-climate sdg-16-institutions |
| Report of Cambodia Conference | In March 2019, Changing the Story hosted a workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia titled ‘Learning from the past with and for young people: Intergenerational dialogue, education and memory after genocide.’ | Cambodia, Event | format: report, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 4 Education | cambodia event location | report sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-4-education |