Raising Funds and Capital from the Public to Promote Social Entrepreneurship in Africa - The Mauritian Success Story Case Study

Ambareen Beebeejaun is a senior law academic at the University of Mauritius where she teaches Trusts, Revenue, Company, Business, and Insolvency Law. She holds a bachelor of law degree with honors, a Master of Law in International Business Law, and a PhD in International Tax Law. She has also completed the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification and is an ACCA Affiliate. Her research areas of interest range from business law, corporate law, governance, gender issues, taxation and financial services law. Email: a.beebeejaun@uom.ac.mu

Rajendra Parsad Gunputh was the Dean of the Faculty of Law and Management (2020-2023) at the University of Mauritius, with a Personal Chair in International Comparative Law. He supervises MPhil/Ph.D. students (22 students), has contributed to two treaties on Civil Law and Criminal Law, 10 manuals for the UoM, has authored 10 manuals on Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law and SDGs, has contributed to more than 150 articles in regional and international journals with more than 100 conference proceedings worldwide, is a blind peer reviewer for various international journals, he organises regular webinars, workshops and international conferences on Law, moot competitions and is also a member of a number of national committees. Email: rpgunput@uom.ac.mu