Working together to solve social issues using business and leadership skills
Monday, November 2, 2009
Young Leaders Visitors Program
The Swedish Institute Young Leaders Visitors Program (YLVP) is an intercultural leadership program with focus on social media as a tool for progress. The program targets youth from Sweden and countries in the Middle East and North Africa who are actively working for social progress in their respective contexts, through innovative online initiatives.
The US-Saudi Women's Forum on Social Entrepreneurship aims to enrich the lives of women and their communities through the application of business and leadership skills to social needs, while generating societal and economic value.
Food for thought...
"Social entrepreneurs identify resources where people only see problems. They view the villagers as the solution, not the passive beneficiary. They begin with the assumption of competence and unleash resources in the communities they're serving."
-David Bornstein
Partners
Partners
ICF International is coordinating a partnership between Dar Al Hekma (DAH), a private all-girls college in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Babson College and the Wellesley Centers for Women to teach students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia the business and leadership skills required to successfully implement a social enterprise in their communities. The Forum is funded through MEPI (Middle East Partnership Initiative).
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