Author(s): Sami Alajlani, Lawal O. Yesufu
Social entrepreneurship studies have shown that over 350 researchers are currently exploring the concept of social entrepreneur and its impact. However, the role of social entrepreneurs in developed nations differs from developing ones like the group of Middle East North Africa (MENA) countries. Policy makers and researchers in Middle Eastern economies are concerned about the distinction between the rich and the poor MENA countries. Firstly, this study aims to explicate the potentials of social entrepreneurship education and explores the overlapping relationships between social entrepreneurship education and sustainable development goals. Our second step in this study is to conduct literature review on social entrepreneurship education in MENA countries toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) within the period of 2000-2019. The study aims to ascertain it contributions to poverty alleviation, fight inequalities, boost financial inclusion, and promote blue sea and green environment to tackle climate change. The study will rely on peer-reviewed literature published on social entrepreneurship education between 2000 and 2019 focusing on social entrepreneurship education within the selected MENA countries. The study documents and categorizes the current social entrepreneur education and provides a few recommendations for future work on the role of social entrepreneur toward SDG among MENA countries.