Social Enterprise

A dairy programme in Sri Lanka is lifting rural communities out of poverty. Selina Prem Kumar and charity Tearfund set the programme up in 2009 and with support from Kiwi farmers, it's grown from… Video, Audio

Nikki Mandow tells us why social procurement is way more exciting than it sounds - and how it might change the world. Audio

Louise Aitken is chief executive of the Akina Foundation, which aims to develop and support social enterprises - businesses that work to improve social wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and… Audio

Kathryn Ryan meets the co-founder of the social enterprise, Thankyou, which is taking on the big guns of the retail industry to make changes in developing nations and at home. Thankyou has a range of… Audio

Earthquake demolition work in Christchurch has made way for an urban farm that is equipping young people with life and work skills.  Audio, Gallery

An outdoor work programme called The Skill Mill is giving teenage offenders in the UK an opportunity to gain qualifications and eventually enter the job market. Audio

Over the summer Wellingtonian Irene Wakefield is honing her online resource for teenagers who're considering serious relationships, or who are with partners who're hurting them physically and… Audio

Children with wistful eyes and empty pockets used to hang around a kayak rental boatshed in Eastbourne in Wellington. Now, thanks to a new project called Everyone's Adventure, there's a very good… Audio

They have runnerbeans growing up the side of a police station in Canterbury, and if you pick them you won't get arrested. They're there - like many of the fruit and vegies growing in Geraldine - for… Audio, Gallery

It's been announced the World Social Enterprise Forum will be held in Christchurch next year and local business are keen to capitalise. Last night, the Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo… Audio