Collecting bottles in Nairobi and coding in Dar es Salaam – seeing our impact first-hand
Sometimes you feel blessed doing the work we do. This was certainly the case last month. A trip to Kenya and Tanzania enabled us to see first-hand the impact of...
A whirlwind of travels, programs and the launch of 2017’s SE Outreach Accelerator participants
In my professional life, I’ve always heard that January and February are quiet months. That doesn’t seem to apply to 2017. We are announcing 2017’s participants in the SE Outreach...
Christmas and new opportunities!
Christmas is approaching fast, which means we’re soon moving into 2017. A new year with new possibilities. However, before we get ahead of ourselves I would like to take the...
Selecting 2017’s participants: exciting, intense and very inspiring!
This time of year is as busy as interesting. We are currently selecting participants for the next SE Outreach Accelerator program starting in April next year. A capacity building program...
SE Forum took on a Ukrainian challenge in Kiev
SE Forum was invited to present at the second all Ukrainian Forum of Social Entrepreneurs in Kiev last week. It was there we and the audience received the challenge, do...
Thoughts from snowy Stockholm and sunny Palestine
October isn’t my favorite month of the year. It’s usually wet (in Sweden at least), cold and quite dark. However, this year October has flown by with programs being delivered,...
Graduation, goodbyes and new opportunities!
September was one of those months that passed by SO quickly. We had 8 social entrepreneurs here for our Accelerator program and they did so much. Moving into October it...
SE Outreach Accelerator 2016 Graduation
The SE Entrepreneurs of 2016 held their final presentations in front of a full audience at Berghs School of Communications, together with keynote speakers Stefan Krook (founder of GoodCause Foundation)...
Techsektorn måste hjälpa till att lösa FN:s hållbarhetsmål
Under OS lever idrottare från hela världen på en och samma plats under en månad. De har kanske aldrig setts eller bekantats med varandras grenar. Ändå känner de en koppling...
1 year later – Visiting our SE alumni from 2015!
Annabel from SE Forum recently spent three weeks visiting our alumni in India, Vietnam and Uganda! Having the privilege of being hosted by three social entrepreneurs from the SE Outreach Accelerator 2015...
Bridging the gap – from Lund to India
Last week SE Forum had the privilege of being partners to a summit called The Bridge in Lund, Sweden. The theme was “pushing humanity forward by linking science and business”....
Sociala entreprenörer leder samhället framåt
Midsommarhelgen var händelserik. Glatt midsommarfirande blandat med nedstämda Brexitrapporter. Nu är det dags för kommuner, civila sektorn och näringslivet att lyfta blicken och gå vidare. Mer än någonsin är det...
Two Months of Blood, Sweat and Impact
Almost two months has passed since I stepped into our office at Riddargatan. It’s been a whirlwind of meeting inspiring people, seeing the impact of our social entrepreneurs and understanding...
Mini-Accelerator and Training of Trainers in Nairobi 2016!
SE Forum just got back to icy Stockholm after spending 3 weeks in Nairobi, Kenya, where we conducted the latest Training of Trainers and Mini-Accelerator. In partnership with Global Business Labs and Africa...
SE Forum visits social entrepreneurs in Jordan
In the beginning of 2015, SE Forum partnered with Global Platforms and ActionAid Arab Region Initiative in Jordan, to promote social entrepreneurship in and around the country. Staff members from...
Trine Harnesses the Power of Crowdfunding to Launch Solar Projects
Sam Manaberi, Founder and CEO of Gothenburg-based Trine, recently stopped by Impact Hub Stockholm to share his journey as a social entrepreneur with SE Forum and its members and talk...
SE Forum, a Swedish pioneer – a decade later
What’s next for social entrepreneurship – past, present & future? On the 19th November SE Forum will celebrate a decade of supporting, promoting and working with social entrepreneurs in Sweden and abroad. Sign...
SpellAfrica – SE Forum Showcase
We are proud to announce that another of our SE Outreach Accelerator alumni has been awarded a prize for their social enterprise. Elvis Austins, founder of SpellAfrica, was awarded the...
Maendeleo – SE Forum Showcase
SE Forum is happy to announce that Asia Kamukama and Maendeleo Foundation, one of our SE Outreach Accelerator alumni, was one of the recipients of the 2014 SEED awards. “The Mobile Solar...
Banapads – SE Forum Showcase
Growing up in Uganda, Richard Bbale saw that women and girls, including his own sister, who did not have access to sanitary pads were severely hampered when it came to...