Rippling: How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation Throughout the World

Part 4

Advancing Full Citizenship

Full citizenship means creating equality or supporting human rights for those who don't seem to have a full share of life as many of us know it—due to class, ethnicity, gender, religion, poverty, or physical and mental abilities. This section has much to do with giving people an entry into the economic mainstream—equalizing their chances to advance themselves, their families, and their societies. These chapters deal with struggles to obtain full equity by differently abled people, those who are socially excluded, and those who, by virtue of where they are born and in what society they grow up, may live in misery for most if not all of their lives. Sometimes referred to as the disadvantaged or downtrodden, these ...