Archive for June 2014
A Thousand Blog Posts Cannot Describe the Accelerator Program
Two months ago, when I read the email with the schedule of the SE-Forum Accelerator program my first reaction was: “Wow, this is amazing!” The agenda was rich in activities, workshops and events. It even included a four days retreat devoted to teambuilding at Sigtunastiftelsen in Sigtuna, the oldest town of Sweden located just one…
Read MoreSocial Venture Africa, Promoting Women Empowerment and Economic Development in Africa
Meet 32 year old Cristiana Benedetti Fasil, researcher and economist turned social entrepreneur. She is the Head and Co-Founder of Social Venture Africa, an enterprise working to economically empower women in rural Ghana through the provision of solar powered water disinfection and solar powered cell phone chargers. In 3 sentences only, who is Cristiana? (Laughing) I am…
Read MoreSo Much to Experience, Such Little Time
It is now Six weeks since the Accelerator program started and day-by-day I wish it would get longer than the eight weeks it is planned for. I still remember the first day, I opened the window to see what the weather was like before deciding what to wear – with my sleeveless top I matched…
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