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🌍 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗼! 🌸

What began as a simple conversation has turned into a beautiful space of connection, learning and empowerment. Together with social entrepreneurs Fatima Aitouknik and Fatima Ezzahra Draiss, a team from MANN+HUMMEL co-created a social enterprise that connects Moroccan women artisans with women travellers through stories, crafts and shared experiences.

𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗: 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!

Do you want to turn your vision for change in your community into a profitable social business? We build your business and leadership skills, give you a team to support you on the ground as well as access to capital. Apply using the link below until October 1, 2025 and become the social entrepreneur in our 24th Capability Program starting in April 2026.



https://www.bookbridge.org/post/wanted-social-entrepreneur

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲!

Do you want to turn your vision for change in Sierra Leone into a profitable social business?

We build your business and leadership skills, give you a team to support you on the ground as well as access to capital.

Apply here until October 19, 2025 and become the social entrepreneur in our next action learning program starting in March 2026.

Wanted: Social Entrepreneur in Sierra Leone! Do you want to turn your vision for change in Sierra Leone into a profitable social business? We build your business and leadership skills, give you a team to support you on the ground as well as access to capital. Apply here until October 19, 2025 and become the social entrepreneur in our next acti...

🌍 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮: 𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! 🚀

One week ago, a diverse team of 11 professionals arrived in Sri Lanka, joined by 5 local counterparts and social entrepreneur Yalini from a village on the East Coast. They didn’t come with ready-made solutions – instead, they stepped into the shoes of over 1,000 farming families to truly understand their needs.

Instead of pushing ideas, they listened. Instead of designing concepts, they co-created. And instead of planning from a distance, they acted. Together, they launched a new social enterprise with three Minimal Viable Products (MVPs):

🎓 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀
🚜 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺
🍯 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 & 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀

On Friday, they presented their business to the villagers – securing 𝟰𝟲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻-𝘂𝗽𝘀 and 𝗟𝗞𝗥 𝟲,𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀. With just two months to test and refine, they are working hard to maximize impact and sales. The results will be pitched to impact investors on 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟵 to scale up the business.

What unites them is their shared vision:
✨ 𝗕𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬, 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

What drives them is their collective purpose:
𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲.

This experience is part of 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗚𝗘'𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, which develops the next generation of leaders while creating tangible impact. Together, we strive for a world where people not only care but also act.

🎉 We have a new president! After 10 years of voluntary service as President of our Foundation Board, Abdullah Rasheed handed over his reigns and welcomed Boris Billing as new President.

🚀 Rasheed has played an important role in our growth from one learning center in Mongolia towards a global platform for people and organizations to learn, grow and create impact. Under his leadership, our network grew to more than 1,000 next-generation leaders developed whilst co-creating 133 social enterprises in 16 countries. We cordially thank Rasheed for all his contributions in the past 10 years.

👍 At BOOKBRIDGE, we develop purpose-driven leaders whilst creating social enterprises for the big challenges of our time.

Wanted: Social Entrepreneur!

Do you want to turn your vision for change in your community into a profitable social enterprise? We build your business and leadership skills, give you a team to support you on the ground as well as access to capital. Apply here until October 13, 2024 and become the social entrepreneur in our 23rd Capability Program starting in April 2025.

Wanted: Social Entrepreneur! For our Capability Program, we are looking for an aspiring social entrepreneur. Application deadline is October 13, 2024.

📣 Do you live in a European community with social, economic or environmental challenges? Do you want to transform your vision for change into a business? Then apply as a social entrepreneur in our new program with WHU until September 15, 2024.

🚩 In our new program with students from Germany's #1 MBA program at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, you develop your business and leadership skills, you get hands-on support from a team of MBA students to start up your social business as well as the chance to pitch for an investment.

🎖 At BOOKBRIDGE, we believe in a world where people care and act. This is why we combine transformative learning with impact. In our action learning programs, we develop purpose-driven leaders while creating social enterprises for the big challenges of our time.

👍 Are you interested in turning your vision for change into reality? Read our call for applications at https://www.bookbridge.org/post/wanted-community-leaders-in-europe and submit your short application until September 15, 2024.

Wanted: Community leaders tackling social, economic or environmental challenges! Do you want to turn your vision for change in your community into reality? Apply for our program with WHU as a social entrepreneur.

In our first action learning program in the Middle East in partnership with Cewas Middle East, a team of professionals co-created a mobile game to foster environmental protection. In this blog post, social entrepreneur Zaid from Jordan reflects about his learning journey in the program and provides insights in his work as a change maker in the region. Support Zaid and his work by downloading the app for your Apple or Android device.

Green Initiatives in the Middle East: How to Protect the Environment in a Growing Region Screenshot of the mobile app "For the Sea" developed by the teamIn our first action learning program in the Middle East, a team of professio

Congratulations to five social entrepreneurs from our family for having been selected for this year's exchange program. They get the chance to share best practices with our family members in other countries. The exchange program is sponsored by donations made to our Foundation. BOOKBRIDGE covers the flight and all other costs are covered by the social entrepreneurs. We will open up applications for 2025 in September. Enjoy getting together and learning from each other!