Posted By:  vanessamason Posted On:  Aug 14, 2008	Interesting Links of the Week - August 15, 2008
This week for me has been about returning to normalcy. The political crisis has ended and I have started a new project. These links below were great for re-inspiring me. Social Change Links of the Week Collective Lens stimulates social change through visual means by aggregating...... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Aug 10, 2008	SVP network meeting on 23rd in Tokyo
Social Venture Partners Tokyo is organizing a network meeting on 23rd in Tachikawa, a city next to my home town in Tokyo. If you are in Tokyo, wishing to participate, follow the link below. http://www.sv-tokyo.org/080823nwm.html I’m trying to participate this network event and...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason Posted On:  Aug 3, 2008	Water, water nowhere: Social marketing and the quest for access to clean water
It’s one of the most essential things to a healthy life and taken for granted by those who have it. Lack of access to clean water plagues affected people with completely preventable diseases. Argentina is the first developing country that I have lived in that has had water that you can...... [view]

Posted By:  TheoZ Posted On:  Jul 25, 2008	Going green
Top Gear, one of the most popular British shows, a must-see on every Sunday night for Britons, usually consists of numerous displays of smoking tires, rumbling engines and mind-blowing speeds. But in June, the pattern suddenly shifted to something else. Shockingly enough, a show about...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Jul 16, 2008	Ajegunle.org: The Journey Continues
Thanks to the support of our partners, the Ajegunle.org project is still delivering value and changing lives! We have added twenty-five new graduates during the first half of the year while we have also had to improve on our selection procedure in order to ensure that we select the young people...... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Jul 13, 2008	Japan’s first Social Entrepreneur Summit
This should be an interesting event, and will probably be a historical event to change Japan’s view on Social Entrepreneurship. Please social bookmark this site and forward to your friends. Social Entrepreneurship Support Summit 2008 - collaboration with social entrepreneurs &...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Jun 18, 2008	Dream Come True!
Her name is Hauwa and she’s a dream come true! I have heard and read about the Abuja Technology Village like many others but a meeting with the young and dynamic manager of the project has added a huge chunk to my belief in the role Nigeria will play over the next few years —...... [view]

Posted By:  kevinteo Posted On:  Jun 9, 2008	Social Enterprise - how did the term come about, and where will it go from here?
Here’s a somewhat UK-centric perspective on the origins around the term “Social Enterprise” ( link to full article ). The author, Dr Rory Ridley-Duff lists different audiences (see below) that should be aware of the history and evolution of this space. I see the third...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Jun 7, 2008	Yes, You Can!
Original post by Ejowewe (http://temiladeagbaje.blogspot.com) Yes, You Can! We all know now that’s a winning line . Over the past year and a half, the phrase has been sounded by a single man as a message of change, of hope rising… Last Tuesday we saw that hope begin to take...... [view]

Posted By:  kevinteo Posted On:  May 19, 2008	Social Intrapreneurs
About a month back, SustainAbility UK released a report on Social Intrapreneurs that documents how changemakers are leveraging their positions inside major corporations to effect widespread social impact.  The following diagram from page 12 of the report sums it up for me: Social...... [view]

Posted By:  gbengasesan Posted On:  Apr 17, 2008	Call for Applications: On-The-Go Project
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) is currently accepting applications for the On-The-Go (OTG) project. The OTG project (a.k.a. “Okada Project”) will empower young Nigerians from underserved communities, who have interest in sales and product distribution, by equipping them with motorcycles...... [view]

Ashoka
Submitted By:   nordine Website:  http://www.ashoka.org E-mail:  USCanadaProgram@ashoka.org	Vision:   Ashoka's mission is to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world. ...   StateProv:   Virgina   City:   Arlington   [view]