But while the for-profit sector enjoyed sweeping progress, the citizen sector languished.

但当营利性部门享受着势如破竹的进步时，公民部门萎靡不振。

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"Business and the citizen sector are two operating sectors and they really need to come together," says Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka, the social entrepreneurship organisation.

社会企业家组织ashoka创始人比尔·德雷顿(Bill Drayton)表示：“商业与公民领域是两个运营领域，它们确实需要结合起来。”

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We work with some 3,000 social entrepreneurs worldwide, and over the past 30 years we've seen the citizen sector catch up with business as it has increased its productivity, size, and reach.

我们与全世界大约3000位社会企业家一起工作，并在过去的30年间我们已经看到公民部门跟进商业，它们扩大了在生产力、规格和延伸范围。

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The citizen sector and its social-entrepreneurial cutting edge are going to be key here.

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In 1987, Ag Idbaltanat founded the citizen sector organization GARI to champion equal rights for all.

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The group encourages public dialogue about slavery by inviting government officials, representatives from citizen sector and white Tuareg leaders to participate in community meetings and public forums.

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