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If you work for a cause that is close to your heart, you can do amazing things

Vera shares what she learnt about purpose-driven teams and how she changed the way she leads her team and interacts with clients.

Anything is possible when you leave your ego at home

Eva participated in our 10th Capability Program to Mongolia. In her impact story, she shares what she learnt about high performing teams.

Becoming a human catalyst. Aspire to inspire!

Shihaam supported Die Urban Boer in building sustainable communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The social enterprise was born as an...

Inspiring Cambodians to turn waste into money

Rithy dreamed of becoming an engineer, but life took him on a different path to study Khmer literature. He built a career in the academic...

Social entrepreneurship is not just about business, it's also a lifestyle.

Ricky lives in Athlone, Cape Town in South Africa and believes that social entrepreneurship is not just about business. It’s also a...

Self-reflection as a means to grow

Chelsea Campbell co-founded CambAha, a social enterprise that builds trust in local and sustainable products to positively impact...

Mistakes are the start of a learning journey

Joachim Paaskesen co-founded CamAha. The social enterprise is a food ecosystem that aims to build trust in local and sustainable products...

I now have the courage to take the lead

Zuzana Szalaiová co-founded GROW, an education center and community workspace in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The social enterprise aims to...

Listen before you speak, learn before you act

Gijs Koopman co-founded Wise Owl, a community center in Bayangol, Mongolia. The social enterprise aims to empower the community based on...

I learned that seemingly impossible barriers can be overcome

Each year, we therefore assess our impact and ask our alumni community how much our program has impacted them

Building trust in local Cambodian products

Saloth is an entrepreneur at heart. Growing up, and throughout her career, she became aware of the lack of opportunities available to...

Sharing local skills, building local opportunities

Locals helping locals – that’s Tsetsgee’s vision for her village. Inspired by her international volunteering experience, she is ready to...

A place for young adults to grow and flourish

As a rural teacher, Ladushan saw the lack of opportunities he had struggled with repeatedly in his students’ lives. With BOOKBRIDGE...

"BOOKBRIDGE provides me with a supportive community of entrepreneurs"

Engineer Kaylea Brase has developped a portable water purifier after she got sick during a stay in India helping hundreds of poor families.

Impacting one and 883 lives as a purpose-driven leader after our program

One program alumni impacted an average of 93 colleagues with purpose-driven leadership while improving job and life chances of 790 people

"I want to turn my school into a community learning hub"

Turning a school into a community hub where all ages can learn and grow - this is Kimsorn's vision for his social business.

Creating an impact, from the other side of the world

Doya took part of the 14th Capability Program in 2019. She is part of Friends of BOOKBRIDGE, a Swiss association founded by Alumni.

Better farming, fairer prices, stronger communities

Growing local, pesticide-free products and selling them at fair prices directly to customers in the city - this is Saren's vision.

Can you learn to become a purpose driven leader? Our program alumni say YES!

100% of all our program alumni state that our action learning programs have transformed them in their personalities.

How we create impact with Swiss Re

Learn how we have been partnering with Swiss Re to engage employees while fostering entrepreneurship, agility and purpose in the company.