In October last year, an NGO founder and social innovator Park Won Soon (朴元淳) was elected Mayor of Seoul. Park is a lawyer by profession and a well-known human rights lawyer. But he was most popularly known for his work as the founder of two NGOs – People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) founded in 1994 and the Beautiful Foundation founded in 2000.
Education for Good CIC — A HKSEF Initiative
While the social entrepreneurship sector has made remarkable progress in recent year, KK has a big plan to announce - he is setting up the Education for Good CIC to spearhead innovation, scalable educational and training programs contributing to the development of social entrepreneurship and social innovation.
The Jade Club: Innovation is the Gem in Elderly Care
Patrick Cheung is now embarking on a new social venture – the Jade Club – an innovative social enterprise that promises to completely transform the elderly care service in Hong Kong, and ultimately the Greater China region. Here is why -
Get Ready to Join the HUB – The Place to Work, Dream, Collaborate and Make a Difference
HK will have its own HUB soon – opening in August and opening for membership now. The HUB is designed to facilitate the creation of sustainable impact through collaboration. Read more about the HUB -
A New Business Model that You Would Like to be a Part of – Introducing Joshua Vial’s Enspiral Group
KK introduces a very innovative, young social entrepreneur from New Zealand, Joshua Vial, and Enspiral, the company that he founded and created entirely new career options for people who want to make a living and make a difference in this world at the same time.
The New Capitalist Manifesto – Come Read with Me
KK introduced a new title "The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business", written by Umair Haque, who argues that the current mode of capitalism is unsustainable and presents the blueprint for an infinitely better kind of business.
Would you be Inspired by Karen Tse – the First Ethnic Chinese Ashoka Fellow?
KK introduces Karen Tse, an exemplary social entrepreneur who founded the International Bridges to Justice and managed to change the fate of millions who face human right abuses in Asian countries.
How MaD Makes a Difference in Me : Imagine a Changemaker with Turbo-charged Wings
KK attended the MaD (Make A Difference) 2012 over the weekend. Here are the insights he learned -
Adopting a Mentor – My Experience with Vivian Hutchinson
When growing number of organisations in Hong Kong introduce mentorship schemes in recent years, KK would like to share his experience in "Adopting a Mentor" -
A Social Entrepreneurship Course in an American University – Have you come across one in Hong Kong?
KK interviewed Claudia, a HKU student who happened to have completed a short course on social entrepreneurship at Brown University.