Archive for Asia
Top 10 reasons to attend the Asia Social Venture Academy
The academy is coming soon and you might still consider coming. Here 10 great reasons to not longer wait with your application! 1. Learn from the leading social entrepreneurs Meet Ashoka, Skoll, Schwab Foundation and Echoing Green fellows including Joe Madiath, Anant Kumar, Timothy Ma, Irfan Alam, Calvin Chin and more leading social entrepreneurs from [...]
ASVA Countdown: Sam Goldman, founder d.light
Sam Goldman is one of the outstanding speakers at the Asia Social Venture Academy. We have caught up with him for a interview about bringing light to the bottom billion around the world. What was the trigger that motivated you to not only come up for the idea for d.light but to actually do it? [...]
AVSA Countdown: United Nation’s International Year of Youth
“Youth should be given a chance to take an active part in the decision-making of local, national and global levels.” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Under the theme International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, the Year aims to reach across generations, cultures, religions and civilizations and promote the ideals of peace, respect for [...]
Countdown to ASVA: Crowd-Funding / Fundraising your Tuition?
You might be struggling with paying your way to Hong Kong, but as a social entrepreneur you shouldn’t straight away give up, but use your creativity, network and entrepreneurial mindset to fundraise your way to Hong Kong! The truth is that a large sum of money is surmountable when broken down into more manageable parts. [...]
Great News for ASVA 2011!
NEWS: Due to a recent grant we can now provide an special Early Bird Rate! Apply before February 1st, 2011 and benefit from a reduced rate of only US$250!!! Date: 19-22nd May 2011 Location: Hong Kong Application Form for download here
Work alongside Asia’s most exciting Social Entrepreneurs! Applications now open for the 1st Asia Social Venture Academy 2011
The Social Venture Academy is the leading opportunity for visionaries to explore their passion for social change, collaborate with social entrepreneurs on globally impactful innovations, in order to make a difference in their communities now. For the first time in Asia in 2011, the Asia Social Venture Academy recruits the 200 brightest and most daring young [...]
Asia’s Social Changemakers: Paul Kronenberg – Braille Without Border
Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg share a dream. Climbing mountains and crossing streams to follow their dreams come easy for this couple who envisage a bright future for the visually impaired. Sabriye’s life has been devoted to making that dream come true for her and thousands of others who share her disability. Although Sabriye lost [...]
ASVA Countdown: Can you make the pledge?
It’s Wednesday. Today officially marks 15 weeks until the grand opening of the Asia Social Venture Academy. Yes, that’s 105 days until all of the pioneering social entrepreneurs and energetic young delegates, the training sessions and workshops, the idea exchanges and parties all collide together for one big-bang of social entrepreneurship energy. We on the [...]
Calling for Submissions: Asia Social Innovation Award 2010
Have you come across social issues that you believe can be solved? Do you have simple ideas in mind that could help solve these problems? If yes, you too can bring about a Social Change! Asia Social Innovation Award 2010 (“ASIA SIA”) http://www.socialinnovationaward.asia ASIA SIA is currently open for level-zero innovative ideas that could solve some of the pressing urban [...]
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