Upcoming Journeys!

November 2010 - Bangaluru (Bangalore) and Mumbai (Bombay)

February 2011- Delhi and Rajasthan

A lot of work goes into the planning of a Journey for Change.  Part of that is creating awesome marketing material.  This new brochure, expertly designed in collaboration with Blue Beetle Studios, gives insight into what the Journeys experience is all about.

We're happy to announce that Biplab Das has joined our Advisory Group.

Fresh back from the recent November 2009 India social entrepreneurship journey, Biplab brings with him 30+ years of investment banking experience in locations as far flung as the US, Hong Kong, Germany and Switzerland. He is currently a Director at Credit Suisse focusing on development and worldwide distribution of sustainable investment products.

Biplab hails from Kolkata and currently lives in Zurich.

You can read his full bio on our Team page.

We're delighted to announce Cynthia Koenig of Hippo Water as the winner of our Justmeans contest to win a place on our February 2010 India social entrepreneurship Journey.

With so many high quality entries, it was always going to be a tough job picking a winner. However, the judges felt that Cynthia stood out in terms of her leadership experience, her achievements with Hippo Water and her rationale for how she could use the journey to increase her social impact in the world. This, together with the number of votes she got and the quality of the supporting comments on her entry pipped her into first place.

The judges also wanted to acknowledge all the other entrants for the high quality of your entries and for your time and effort in taking part. We hope many of you will take part in the Journeys for Change experience in the future.

Finally, congratulations again Cynthia - we're looking forward to spending time with you in Bangalore and Mumbai next year!

Today kicks off  the November 2009 India Social Entrepreneurship Journey. We’ll be taking a group of senior leaders from some of the world’s top private, public and civil society organisations (including Credit Suisse, Swedbank, BonnVentures & the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation) in Europe, the US and China to meet some of India’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs. As the group travels through Kolkata and Hyderabad, participants will connect to the people creating systemic change in this country - learning from them while offering perspective on addressing the key challenges they face.

The group will be sharing their experiences with you through just about every online avenue possible, like:

• twitter (@journeys4change)
• facebook
• flickr (@journeysforchange)
  
• youtube (@journeysforchange)
• vimeo (@journeysforchange)

Join us on what promises to be an unforgettable adventure.

We're super-happy to announce that Pooja Warier, the co-founder of Journeys for Change, has been selected as a TED India Fellow.

TED runs conferences drawing some of the world’s most inspiring thinkers with the aim of spreading ideas that can shift attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. For their upcoming inaugural India conference from 4-7 November, they have selected a number of TED Fellows, who, in their words provide “a snapshot of the creativity and innovation emerging from South Asia.”

We're so proud of you Pooja!

Read more:

• TED - Ideas Worth Spreading: http://www.ted.com
• TED India: http://conferences.ted.com/TEDIndia/
• TED India Fellows: - http://www.ted.com/pages/view?id=305

We'll be posting more videos soon on our new YouTube channel, here: www.youtube.com/journeysforchange

We're delighted to announce a partnership between Journeys for Change and the Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum (HKSEF). This will enable a range of social entrepreneurship practitioners and supporters in Hong Kong & China to take part in our journeys.

HKSEF is a membership-based organization dedicating to promoting and supporting the development of social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and around the region. It was launched in 2008.

Thank you Patrick Cheung - HKSEF Treasurer, newly-announced China representative for Ashoka, and a participant on our November 2008 India social entrepreneurship journey - for spearheading the partnership!