Beyond Borders-Innovative Approaches to Global Social Change

There are many social issues that extend well beyond national borders, such as poverty, food insecurity, violence against women, and lack of access to healthcare. These issues require collective action and an ability to respond quickly to wherever the need is. Since the inception of Doctors Without Borders, a groundbreaking organization dedicated to providing life-saving medical care all over the world, many other organizations have followed suit and are addressing a number of global social problems in innovative ways.

In this Discussion, you will focus on one of these organizations and examine some of the innovative strategies that are used to address global social issues and problems. You will also consider how the organization takes culture, ethics, and power into account when addressing global issues and problems. 

• Consider how "Clowns without Borders" the organization addresses global social problems or issues.  
• Review the Learning Resources on innovative strategies for global social change. Think about how "Clowns Without Borders" uses innovative strategies to effect positive global social change.  
• Review the Learning Resources on culture, ethics, and power. Reflect on how "Clowns Without Borders" accounts for culture, ethics, and power in its mission and initiatives. 

Please use all three references provided:

Adams, M. (2007). Self and social change.Links to an external site. In Self and social change (pp. 13–24). SAGE.

Our Approach | Clowns Without Borders USA. (2023, September 9). Clowns without Borders. https://clownswithoutborders.org/our-approach/ 

Zelizer, C. (2019, October 16). Guide to organizations without/beyond borders in social change.Links to an external site. PCDN.
https://pcdn.global/tools-resources/guide-to-organizations-without-beyond-borders-in-social-change/