Participative Methodology for Local Development: The Contribution of Engineers Without Borders from Italy and Colombia: Towards the Improvement of Water Quality in Vulnerable Communities

Ramírez, María Catalina; Bengo, Irene; Mereu, Riccardo; Bejarano, Reyes; Silva, Juan Camilo

doi:10.1007/s11213-010-9175-3

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“…Physical assets are generally limited, meaning that SMSEs have fewer assets available to use as loan security (Fraser, 2007). On the other hand, due to their social mission, SMSEs are usually highly embedded in the community and have strong relationships with different groups of stakeholders, which can account for unregistered intangible assets (Dacin et al, 2010;Ramírez et al, 2011).…”

Section: The Lending Technologiesmentioning

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The relationship between small and medium-sized social enterprises and banks

Bengo

Arena

2019

IJPPM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to perform a critical analysis of the relationship between small- and medium-sized social enterprises (SMSEs) and banks. Based on the conceptual framework for the analysis of SME’s credit availability developed by Berger and Udell (2006), this study aims to contribute to the current debate in two ways: first, outlining the characteristics of the lending technologies currently used by banks and financial institutions to evaluate SMSEs when they apply for credit; and second, discussing, based on the results of the empirical analysis, the coherence of these systems from the social ecosystem perspective and identifying areas for possible improvement. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops a conceptual framework based on the model proposed by Berger and Udell (2006), which defines the characteristics of lending technologies that banks use to evaluate SMEs, and applies it to the case of SMSEs. To study the interplay of these lending technologies, the empirical analysis is based on a case study of five Italian banks. Data are collected from multiple sources to capture key dimensions of the problems analyzed. Findings The paper provides empirical insight about the relationship between SMSEs and banks. The Italian case shows that the current lending infrastructure must be revised to support SMSE credit availability, and government policies affect the national financial institution structure. The relationship between SMSEs and Italian banks remains underdeveloped. Social implications The research supports the scaling up of social business. Originality/value This paper fulfills an identified need to study how social enterprises credit access can be enabled.

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Section: The Lending Technologiesmentioning

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The relationship between small and medium-sized social enterprises and banks

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Arena

2019

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“…The hybrid nature of social ventures, where social aims and commercial models co-exist, affects also their relationships with the system of stakeholders. The social mission typically determines a closer relationship and involvement of certain stakeholder's caterogies (such as beneficiaries, local communities, other third sector organizations …) that could imply some form of cocreation of the service and the development of participative governance models (Defourny and Nyssens, 2006;Ramírez, Bengo, Mereu, and Silva, 2011). On the other hand, the commercial model grounds on the ability of the organization of ensuring its economic sustainability, securing the necessary resources (hence interacting with investors, banks and potential funders).…”

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Unlocking finance for social tech start-ups: Is there a new opportunity space?

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Calderini

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Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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This paper performs a critical analysis of the financial instruments that can be employed to fund social innovation,\ud with a specific focus on social tech start-ups that develop and deploy technology-driven solutions to\ud address social needs in a financially sustainable manner. The paper analyses how these start-ups can access\ud financing, the barriers to financing that these organisations experience and the financial instruments that are\ud most suitable to address their financial needs. Social tech start-ups have many points of overlap with high-tech\ud start-ups in terms of the barriers they encounter to financing in different lifecycle stages. Still, the institutional\ud solutions that are commonly exploited by high-tech start-ups for growth are not enough to support social tech\ud start-ups to scale. Therefore, we introduce the concept of SII and discuss its potential contribution to the social\ud tech finance landscape. Then, using the case of social tech start-ups as paradigmatic of the broader problem of\ud financing mechanisms for social innovation, we formulate a research agenda, including directions for research\ud and theoretical development in the field of SII

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“…forced displacement). It involves a combination of factors that determine the degree to which someone's life and livelihood is at risk by a discrete event and identifiable in nature (Ibrahim and Alex 2009) or society (Ramirez et al 2011).…”

Section: Definition Of Vulnerable Communitiesmentioning

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Methodology to Support Participative Decision-Making with Vulnerable Communities. Case Study: Engineers Without Borders Colombia/Ingenieros Sin Fronteras Colombia—ISFCOL

Ramírez

Sanabria

Duarte

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The decision-making process to select the best alternative for solving a social problem in a project, which involves vulnerable communities, must be carried out in a structured way. It is important to take into consideration the preferences and perceptions of all the beneficiaries and stakeholders with their many different competences and interests as this may increase the probability of successful solutions. Thus, this paper answers the following question: How to design a methodology that incorporates different points of view in order to reach solutions with vulnerable communities? Starting from this question, this paper presents a decision-making model for social systems incorporating conventional decision-making methodologies such as the Analytic hierarchy process to systemic methodologies like syntegration through the Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate project framework (CDIO). It also presents a case study developed by the organization Ingenieros Sin Fronteras Colombia (ISFCOL) -Engineers without Borders Colombiawhere this model has been applied for solving problems related to the contamination of water sources in vulnerable communities.

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Participative Methodology for Local Development: The Contribution of Engineers Without Borders from Italy and Colombia: Towards the Improvement of Water Quality in Vulnerable Communities

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

The relationship between small and medium-sized social enterprises and banks

The relationship between small and medium-sized social enterprises and banks

Unlocking finance for social tech start-ups: Is there a new opportunity space?

Methodology to Support Participative Decision-Making with Vulnerable Communities. Case Study: Engineers Without Borders Colombia/Ingenieros Sin Fronteras Colombia—ISFCOL

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