Asia’s Young Changemakers: Melissa Yeung
Changing the world doesn’t always require bulging muscles, quick wit, or an affluent background. All that’s needed is an able body and a gargantuan heart. And with her big heart it was a natural development for Mel to set up the Got Heart Foundation. Got Heart Foundation helps uplift the lives of marginalized communities by [...]
Podcast interview with Naveed Ahmed, CEO and Founder of Mustakbil.Com
The annual Paragon Fellowship is a platform to provide young and inspiring entrepreneurs from Asia Pacific as role models to the youth to raise entrepreneurship awareness in Asia Pacific. 100 Young Entrepreneurs and Social Change makers under the age of 30 years are selected for a one- year fellowship and their stories serve as inspiration [...]
Asia’s Social Changemakers: FYSE announced Paragon fellows 2009
Irfan Alam pioneered a social venture that increases incomes for thousands of rickshaw drivers; he is preparing to list the venture on the stock exchange by 2012. Casey Wilson launched the first peer-to-peer micro-finance lending platform for rural farmers in China, enabling donors to make life-changing loans for an entrepreneur in rural China. Mathews Jose [...]
2010 Echoing Green Fellowship open
The 2010 Echoing Green Fellowship is for those individuals which “the next big idea for social change, and also have what it takes to start your own groundbreaking organization.” Organizations both non-profit and for-profit from any part of the world can apply for the fellowship. Selected Individuals benefit form up to USD90,000 funding, training and [...]
Ashoka’s new fellows announced
Ashoka announced its next round of selected fellows in 2009. From Asia represented are: Devi Shetty, India, Senior Fellow Dr. Devi Shetty is a serial social entrepreneur who has enabled millions of low-income people to access quality health care. He is currently establishing the foundations to realize the grandest of his visions: “health cities” that [...]
Nominate Changemakers for Changemakers Network
Change.org launched the Changemakers Network, which will identify the activists, politicians, creatives, and other people who have the greatest influence to spark social change. Right now, you can nominate and vote for people to be a part of this network. Being a part of the Changemakers Network will give these leaders access to blog and [...]
Fellowships for professionals in social Enterprises
If you are a young professional thinking about changing a career towards a job in a social enterprise or you just want to use your skills to help a mission-driven organization, check out these 3 fellowships who will place you in social enterprises in Asia Pacific (Singapore, Cambodia, India & Pakistan). 1. LGT Venture Philanthropy’s [...]
Application deadline Asia Pacific Future 100!
7 days to go! Just a quick reminder that the application deadline for the Asia Pacific Future 100 program is approaching! 31st August 2009 Apply now and join the most outstanding community of young entrepreneurs and social Changemakers in Asia ! For info and applications: future100@fyse.org www.fyse.org
Sandbox Fellowship – Vidya Poshak (India)
This year-long fellowship program by Vidya Poshak for dynamic professionals or post-graduate school candidates who have experience working in on- the-ground development and/or social entrepreneurship and are seeking an extended experience working on these issues. The Fellows work to address challenges at NGOs working the in the fields of Agriculture, Livelihood, Education and Health. Ideal [...]
d.light design Fellows Program (India)
D.light Design is seeking passionate and talented professionals to contribute to one of the world’s leading social enterprises through a 3-10 month fellowship. As a company that strives for excellence and innovation, we are committed to providing our fellows with a uniquely stimulating, challenging, and life-changing experience. Fellows will be supervised by one of our [...]
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