Collaboration between university students and social entreprises

Abstract

This paper is framed in the pedagogical models of action research and service-learning, through the operation of a program of assistance to social entreprises. It shares the operation of a program of research, assistance and teaching to businesses in which undergraduate students of the Autonomous University of Baja California (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California) act as consultants to micro-entreprises in highly marginalized areas, assisting them in business and personal development issues. In this way, from 1999 to 2019, more than 1,720 students have been engaged in 12,790 social businesses, impacting their strengthening as a source of income for families living in poverty. The findings yield desirable results in learning mechanisms for students, through real experiences with businesses in highly marginalized contexts, improving their sense of solidarity, entrepreneurship and collaboration.