ACADEMIA REPORT ON SOCIAL BUSINESS 2019
YUNUS CENTER AT ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (YCA), THAILAND University:____Asian Institute of Technology Location:______Bangkok, Thailand Contact:______Dr. Faiz Shah Email:_________fshah@ait.asia YCA acts as a knowledge hub and an enabling platform to accelerate the spread of social business as an approach to eliminating poverty. At YCA, we operate in four main focus areas: Awareness, Action, Academy, and Learning. It provides a space for discussion between people from the public, private, academic and grassroots sectors to exchange ideas on poverty alleviation, the contribution development and social business. YCA continues to maintain its momentum in creating new networks and strengthening existing ones by increasing consciousness of social problems in the community and showcasing social businesses in the area. We aim to disseminate knowledge around social business rooted in best practices and to widen learning opportunities for various levels of learners, from field or community-level activists to students. We found Professor Yunus’ approach went hand-in-hand with