Interviews
“A social enterprise is not a hospital – it’s a business!”
Betty Ikalany graduated from the SE Outreach Accelerator one year ago and a lot has happened since then. She’s won international awards, worked with MIT to develop her cookstoves and increased her sales with over 500%. We had the privilege of visiting Betty and her team at their office in Uganda to talk about dreams, challenges and…
Read More“There is a single language we all share and that is how much we care about each other”
Cooking with people from all over the world, identifying your real customers and finding a second home far away from your actual home – these are some of the things we talked about with Sibjan Chaulagain, of Creating SMILES, Building the Nation, after he completed the first three weeks of the SE Outreach Accelerator. Why…
Read More“These three weeks have been like three days!”
The Swedish blood bank system, cracking the business model and teaching entrepreneurship to high school students – those are a few of the things Francis Adereti, founder of Redbank, has experienced during his three weeks in Sweden. We asked him a few questions to learn more! Why did you apply to this program? I applied…
Read More“I wanted the opportunity to meet social enterprises from all over the world”
During her three weeks in Sweden she gained valuable insights into her business from both university lecturers and high school students. We asked Anja Juliah Abu Bakar, founder of Blubear & Co, to tell us about her Swedish experience and about why people are better than Google when it comes to learning about other cultures.…
Read More“I feel stronger because I know I’m not just one crazy person”
Making life-long friends from around the world, seeing your business in a new light and the challenge of looking tall Swedish people in the eyes – these are a few of the things we talked about with Luciana Oliveira, of New Hope Ecotech, after she completed the first three weeks of the SE Outreach Accelerator.…
Read More“Solving a social problem is not a one-man activity”
Great weather, great people and surprising moments – Derrick Hosea Opio, founder of Onelamp, seems happy with his three weeks in Stockholm. We asked him a few questions to find out more about the importance of choosing the right partners, valuing different cultures and why he only gives Stockholm an 8,5 out of 10. Why did…
Read More“Those fighting for the wellbeing of women – they are my customers”
Pumpkin soups, women’s empowerment and second chances! We had a chat with Joyce Kyalema, founder of JOSMAK, to hear what the near future holds for her. Why did you apply for this program? I first applied in 2014 and I didn’t go through. Maybe I was in your database, so I got an email about…
Read More“When I leave here it’s like my network can span the whole world”
Is it possible to make car ownership redundant in South Africa by 2025? Ask Fikile Magadlela, co-founder of bike-sharing business iBoni, and he’ll say “yes!”. We asked him a few questions to hear his thoughts on the bicycle culture in Stockholm, working in an international environment and the confused Swedish weather. Why did you apply…
Read More“I am selling a message and the message is to end violence against women”
Value-based pricing, culture shocks and bicycles – those are a few things Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale learned about and experienced during the first three weeks of the SE Outreach Accelerator. Why did you apply to this program? I applied to this program because I wanted to learn how to do business as a social entrepreneur. I wanted to…
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…
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