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Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2019 for young Social Entrepreneurs (Funded to Nigeria)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: Sunday February 17th 2019 at 12 midnight CET

Co-created by Ashoka and Robert Bosch Stiftung, ChangemakerXchange is a global collaborative community for young changemakers to connect, share and develop cross-border collaborations.

ChangemakerXchange will bring this group together in a unique collaborative summit format close to Nigeria from May 9th-13th, after which they will get the chance to become part of a global community of innovators. The summit will be followed by an accelerator program for this group to advance their impact to the next level, diving deeper into issues like system change, fundraising, holistic well-being and stakeholder engagement.

NIGERIA

9th – 13th April

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.: This summit will be bilingual in French and English.

Logistics and Cost

ChangemakerXchange covers your travel costs to/from the venue as well as all of the conference costs for all four nights and five days (including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees, etc.). However we expect you to cover your own visas, local travel to airport in your own country and from the airport to the venue in the host country (in very limited cases we may be able to support with some of these costs, please reach out to us). We also request a small application contribution of 15 USD (making exceptions for those who are unable to contribute) to cover our costs of thoroughly reviewing a large number of applications.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2019

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Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 for young social innovators in West Africa (Fully Funded to Ghana)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: August 27th 2018

The ChangemakerXchange is a global collaboration platform for young social innovators. It gathers some of the world’s most exciting changemakers at impact retreats in beautiful spaces around the world for the exchange and co-creation of ideas.

ChangemakerXchange brings together some of the world’s top social innovators, who have dedicated their lives to solving a social problem and have the skills and mindset to collaborate for collective impact.

The summit will take place from 15TH OF OCTOBER 2018 evening until 19TH OF OCTOBER 2018 morning and participants must be able to attend all days.

Requirements:

Applicants for ChangemakerXchange:

  • Must be aged between 18 and 35. Please note a limited number of three places is available for 29- and 35-year-old applicants.
  • Should lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture which is up and running and addresses a relevant social problem. We are unable to accept applicants with an idea only or who are volunteering for an organisation.
  • Must have a good level of English that enables them to understand, present, and collaborate throughout the summit.
  • Should have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and be willing to play an active role within this community.
  • Must come from BENIN, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, The GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, LIBERIA, MALI, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, TOGO.

LOGISTICS AND COSTS

ChangemakerXchange covers your travel costs to/from GHANA as well as all of the conference costs for all four nights and five days (including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees, etc.).

Top tip: Please draft your application in a Word document before filling out the following form, as it does not allow you to save your progress.

Apply Now for the Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 for social innovators in West Africa

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 for social innovators in West Africa

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Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 for young social innovators from Africa (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: April 9th 2018

The ChangemakerXchange is a global collaboration platform for young social innovators. It gathers some of the world’s most exciting changemakers at impact retreats in beautiful spaces around the world for the exchange and co-creation of ideas.

ChangemakerXchange brings together some of the world’s top social innovators, who have dedicated their lives to solving a social problem and have the skills and mindset to collaborate for collective impact.

The summit will take place from Monday, 18 June 2018 evening until Friday, 22 June 2018 morning and participants must be able to attend all days.

ChangemakerXchange has no panels, no power-points, no guest speakers or site visits. We believe the magic comes through an open and flexible participant-led agenda which leverages the collective intelligence of the group. There is a strong emphasis both on maximizing social impact and on personal wellbeing.

Requirements:

SELECTION CRITERIA

Applicants for ChangemakerXchange:

  • Must be aged between 18 and 30. Please note a limited number of three places is available for 29- and 30-year-old applicants.Should lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture which is up and running and addresses
  • a relevant social problem. We are unable to accept applicants with an idea only or who are volunteering for an or
  • ganisation.Must have a good level of English that enables them to understand, present, and collaborate throughout the summit.
  • Should have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and be willing to play an active
  • role within this community.Must come from Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Benefits:

ChangemakerXchange covers your travel costs to/from Johannesburg/South Africa as well as all of the conference costs for all four nights and five days (including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees, etc.).

Apply Now for the Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2018 

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Robert Bosch Stiftung/Ashoka ChangemakerXchange summit 2017 – Dakar, Senegal (Fully Funded)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: midnight GMT on 15TH OF OCTOBER 2017.

Join the first ever #ChangemakerXchange summit in West Africa : Dakar, Senegal from November 28th to December 1st 2017!

Co-created by Ashoka and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the ChangemakerXchange is a global collaboration platform for young social innovators to connect and co-create with peers around the world!

SELECTION CRITERIA

Applicants for ChangemakerXchange:

  • Must be aged between 18 and 35. Please note a limited number of three places is available for 29- and 35-year-old applicants.
  • Should lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture which is up and running and addresses a relevant social problem. We are unable to accept applicants with an idea only or who are volunteering for an organisation.
  • Must have a good level of English that enables them to understand, present, and collaborate throughout the summit.
  • Should have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and be willing to play an active role within this community.
  • Must come from BENIN, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, The GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, LIBERIA, MALI, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, TOGO.

Benefits:

  • ChangemakerXchange covers your travel costs to/from DAKAR/SENEGAL as well as all of the conference costs for all four nights and five days (including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees, etc.).

Top tip: Please draft your application in a Word document before filling out the following form, as it does not allow you to save your progress.

Apply Now for the Robert Bosch Stiftung/Ashoka ChangemakerXchange summit 2017

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Robert Bosch Stiftung/Ashoka ChangemakerXchange summit 2017

 

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Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2017 for Social Innovators from the MENA Region (Fully Funded to Dubai)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: midnight GMT on Sunday, 19th February 2017.
The Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Dubai 2017 Summmit will take place from Wednesday, 26th April 2017 evening until Sunday, 30th April 2017 morning and participants must be able to attend all days.

Selection Criteria:

  • Must be aged between 18 and 30. Please note a limited number of three places is available for 29- and 30-year-old applicants.
  • Should lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture which is up and running and addresses a relevant social problem. Ashoka are unable to accept applicants with an idea only or who are volunteering for an organisation
  • Must have a good level of English that enables them to understand, present, and collaborate throughout the summit.
  • Should have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and be willing to play an active role within this community.
  • Must come from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, or Yemen.

Benefits:

  • LOGISTICS AND COSTS

    ChangemakerXchange covers your travel costs to/from Dubai as well as all of the conference costs for all four nights and five days (including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees, etc.). However, we will ask you to cover your own visa costs, as well as transportation from Dubai airport to the chosen venue on your arrival date.

    Top tip: Please draft your application in a Word document before filling out the following form, as it does not allow you to save your progress.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ChangemakerXchange Summit 2017

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Ashoka ChangemakerXchange Summit 2016 for Young Social Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to Palermo, Italy).

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: September 28th 2016

Originally created in Istanbul by Ashoka and supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the ChangemakerXchange is a global collaboration platform for young social entrepreneurs. It gathers some of the world’s most exciting changemakers at summits around the world for the exchange and co-creation of ideas. The ChangemakerXchange now brings together young social entrepreneurs from 55 different countries in Europe, Turkey, the South Caucasus, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia

The 12th ChangemakerXchange summit will bring together 25 of the region’s top young social entrepreneurs who have developed their own innovative solutions in all fields of social change.

It will take place for the first time in Sicily, Italy, in the heart of the Mediterranean and hosted by Ashoka Italy from Wednesday, 14th December 2016 evening until Sunday, 18th December 2016 morning.

Participants must be able to attend all days.

Selection Criteria

Applicants for ChangemakerXchange:

  • Must be aged between 18 and 30. Please note a limited number of three places is available for 29- and 30-year-old applicants.
  • Should lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture which is up and running and addresses a relevant social problem. We are unable to accept applicants with an idea only or who are volunteering for an organisation.
  • Must have a good level of English that enables them to understand, present, and collaborate throughout the summit.
  • Should have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and be willing to play an active role within this community.
  • Must come from Europe, Turkey, the South Caucasus, the Middle East or North Africa (the Maghreb and Egypt).

Costs

  • ChangemakerXchange covers 100% of travel costs and the majority of the conference costs for all four nights and five days (including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees, etc.).
  • However, participants will be charged a modest fee of EUR100 to cover part of the costs. Please note there are a limited number of stipends for those in special need – if that is you, please let us know in the application form.
  • During the summit, participants will receive mentoring by established social entrepreneurs and international facilitators.
  • Furthermore, you will become part of a community that continues to develop relationships and work together long after the summit.
  • Finally, you will have the opportunity to submit ideas for cross-collaboration projects and receive seed grants to support their implementation.

Application

Your innovative ideas can help us change this entire region – apply for our ChangemakerXchange summit in Sicily today.!

Only if you do not have a LinkedIn profile, please send your CV to Greta Rossi at  [email protected]. Please include your first name and surname in the subject line, e.g. “Your Name and Last name: Italy ChangemakerXchange CV”. You will hear from the organisers by Wednesday, 5th October 2016

Register Now to attend the Ashoka ChangemakerXchange 2016 for Young Social Entrepreneurs

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashoka ChangemakerXchange 2016 for Young Social Entrepreneurs

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2015 Ashoka ChangemakerXchange – Training for Young Social Entrepreneurs, Istanbul, Turkey.( Fully Funded)

by lanredahunsi
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Application Deadline: February 2nd 2015 (12:00 pm CET).

When: May 13 to May 17, 2015

Originally created in Istanbul by Ashoka and supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the ChangemakerXchange is a global collaboration platform for young social entrepreneurs. It gathers some of the world’s most exciting changemakers at summits around the world for the exchange and co-creation of ideas. The ChangemakerXchange now brings together young social entrepreneurs from 25 different countries in Europe, Turkey and North Africa.

Objectives

  • Identify and connect young innovators at summits around the world to build a community of like minded individuals (human connection)
  • create spaces and opportunities for the exchange of ideas/resources/ challenges/best case practices/tools and experiences.(peer to peer learning)
  • facilitate the co-creation of new ideas and cross border collaborations. (co-creation)

Eligibility:

Selection Criteria:
** You are between 18-28 years old. There are 3 places available for Changemakers up to 30 years old!
** You lead, co-lead, founded or co-founded your own social venture which is up and running and addresses a relevant social problem
** You speak English well enough to understand and make presentations in English and participate in discussions
** You are have the skills, know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and you are willing to play an active role in this community.

Cost

  • ChangemakerXchange is kindly supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and covers 100% of all travel and most of the conference costs for all 5 days (incl. inner city travel, food, entrance fees and more).
  • Participants will only be asked to pay a modest participation fee of $120 to cover part of the costs (A limited number of stipends in special cases are available upon request).

Deadline for applications is February 2nd and all applicants will be notified by February 9th.
For any questions please reach out to [email protected]

Apply Now for the 2015 Ashoka Changemaker Xchange in Turkey

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashoka Changemaker Xchange in Turkey

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