IMPACT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISANS- A STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CEKIA

Social Entrepreneurship is the organisation of business around specific social and environmental causes and it can operate as a non-profit, for-profit, or hybrid business (also known as a social enterprise). Some key areas of interest for social entrepreneurs might include Unemployment, Economic development, Education, Gender equality, Health care, agriculture, environmental sustainability, Renewable energy, Community development etc. Unemployment is one of the key problems faced by rural economy which hinders the economic development. Through proper and systematic training, it is possible to create the employment opportunities and alleviation of poverty. This paper aims to contribute better understanding of the role of social enterprise in empowering artisans through training at free of cost in rural areas and prevent from migrating to urban areas. To assess the role of social enterprise, the paper focuses on a case study of social enterprise of Coastal Karnataka ie CEKIA . By employing in-depth interviews with beneficiaries of such enterprise, the empirical study will focus on the assessment of the role social enterprise might play on various dimensions of artisans’ empowerment in rural areas. KEYWORDS: Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, Unemployment and Training