This chapter analyses the findings of the study related to the workshops and their effectiveness. They are presented in three sections. The first section reports on the findings related to different aspects of a series of workshops conducted with refugee and asylum-seeking women in Hong Kong such as the need, purpose, principles, and use of ESD teaching and learning (pedagogy) with a particular focus on generic green skills development, so that RAS can support SUD in Hong Kong. The findings in this section are presented according to learning experiences at different stages of the workshops, namely before, during, and after, to evaluate the impact of the intervention on learning (Level 2), behaviour (Level 3), and results (Level 4). In the second section, we share the findings on empowerment through social entrepreneurship. Empowerment is a change in behaviour and the ability to take control of decisions impacting one’s life at the personal or community level. It requires effective use of one’s resources. However, this can be influenced by structural issues at the societal level. If and when permitted, establishing a social enterprise could be a vehicle for RAS in Hong Kong to apply the skills they learned, and this, in turn, could have potential impacts at the societal, personal, and community levels because establishing a social enterprise is not only about generating income but also to find solutions for environmental and/or social issues. Therefore, the findings in this section are categorized at the societal, personal, and community levels. In the third section, we discuss these findings based on an evaluative framework applied for the study (See Chap. 1 for details on the research framework) as well as based on additional literature review concerning studies on refugee women and their empowerment. We conclude that although RAS indicated a lack of knowledge concerning sustainability at the beginning of workshops, their understanding and practices improved and positively changed due to their participation in the workshops. They indicated they valued learning new skills through generic green skills workshops, and they could be applicable at home. Social entrepreneurship is considered an inspiring concept; however, refugees do not have the freedom to establish one or work in one. We extended our discussion to women entrepreneurship and the barriers they face and concluded that participation in social entrepreneurship skills training increased their capability and gave them an option to choose.

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Empowering Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Communities through Social Entrepreneurship

  • Aysuhan Tuba Saral,
  • Margarita Pavlova

摘要

This chapter analyses the findings of the study related to the workshops and their effectiveness. They are presented in three sections. The first section reports on the findings related to different aspects of a series of workshops conducted with refugee and asylum-seeking women in Hong Kong such as the need, purpose, principles, and use of ESD teaching and learning (pedagogy) with a particular focus on generic green skills development, so that RAS can support SUD in Hong Kong. The findings in this section are presented according to learning experiences at different stages of the workshops, namely before, during, and after, to evaluate the impact of the intervention on learning (Level 2), behaviour (Level 3), and results (Level 4). In the second section, we share the findings on empowerment through social entrepreneurship. Empowerment is a change in behaviour and the ability to take control of decisions impacting one’s life at the personal or community level. It requires effective use of one’s resources. However, this can be influenced by structural issues at the societal level. If and when permitted, establishing a social enterprise could be a vehicle for RAS in Hong Kong to apply the skills they learned, and this, in turn, could have potential impacts at the societal, personal, and community levels because establishing a social enterprise is not only about generating income but also to find solutions for environmental and/or social issues. Therefore, the findings in this section are categorized at the societal, personal, and community levels. In the third section, we discuss these findings based on an evaluative framework applied for the study (See Chap. 1 for details on the research framework) as well as based on additional literature review concerning studies on refugee women and their empowerment. We conclude that although RAS indicated a lack of knowledge concerning sustainability at the beginning of workshops, their understanding and practices improved and positively changed due to their participation in the workshops. They indicated they valued learning new skills through generic green skills workshops, and they could be applicable at home. Social entrepreneurship is considered an inspiring concept; however, refugees do not have the freedom to establish one or work in one. We extended our discussion to women entrepreneurship and the barriers they face and concluded that participation in social entrepreneurship skills training increased their capability and gave them an option to choose.