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...
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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...
The power of art and storytelling
Afnan's passion for art and community development led her to become a partner at The Orenda Tribe, a social enterprise that empowers youth.
"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.
"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.
Impacting one and 1‘186 lives as a purpose-driven leader after our program
One program alumni impacted an average of 105 colleagues with purpose-driven leadership while improving job and life chances of 1'081 people
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.
"The program drastically improved my courage"
Originally from South Africa, Marnus works for SwissRe in the UK. In his blog post, he shares the impact of the 14th Capability Program.
"The program has given me a bigger picture of my career and personal life"
Steve gained a whole set of new business skills through the program. He also gained in self-confidence to pursue new roads in his career.