global 2022 news

January 2022 at a glance

Explore the highlights from January to get inspired by our social entrepreneurs across different markets.

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2021 in a nutshell

All the greatest moments of 2021 in one place to inspire and motivate for new victories.

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An Anthology on empowering female entrepreneurs

In 2021, together with Global Utmaning we launched the Women Leaders Anthology - a collection of voices, data and insights on empowering female entrepreneurs and their importance in the transition towards sustainable societies. The authors of the anthology are social entrepreneurs, investors, civil society representatives and researchers.

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How does the Nordic Changemaker Landscape look like?

On November 30th Reach for Change and Ashoka Nordics launched the insights and data from the Nordic Changemaker Map - a health check on the ecosystem for changemaking and social entrepreneurship in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.

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Great news from September and October

Check out the highlights of the fall and get inspired by all the achievements across the globe.

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Advisory Board 2021

We at Reach for Change are happy to announce our new Advisory Board 2021, that will support the mission and Impact goals of the organisation with the expertise of its members.

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The world through our children's eyes

According to a recent UNICEF report, an astonishing 1 billion children, nearly half of the world’s children, live in extremely high risk countries. That means that they will be severely affected by climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses. In their lifetimes , they will experience damage from heat waves, cyclones, flooding, water scarcity and pollution.

Sofia Breitholtz

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The secrets behind being a successful social entrepreneur

What is the common denominator between them all? What are the success factors and common mistakes? And what would he advise all who have taken upon the path of social entrepreneurship? This blogpost gives answers to all those important questions.

Richard Gorvett

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Partnering for change with Kivra and Hogia

Cross-sector partnerships are key to accelerate the speed towards Agenda 2030. If we combine our strengths the actions and initiatives will be much stronger and more sustainable.

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Great news from July and August

Explore the highlights from the summer 2021 to get inspired by our social entrepreneurs across different markets. Check this article for more information.

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Great news from May and June

Capture the most exciting news of the last month of spring and the first month of summer. Check this article for more information.

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How tech can truly be a game changer for acceleration of social impact

It’s 2021 and technology is present in every part of our daily lives. We know the power of technology, but it can also be leveraged as a tool to enable change. There are so many opportunities to use tech to create a more equal and sustainable world. But in order for that to happen we need to ask ourselves - how do we use this power of technology?

Sofia Breitholtz

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Reach for Change to co-establish a national competency center in Bulgaria

A consortium across Bulgaria, Ireland, Cyprus and Portugal announced a new European Union funded project to promote social innovation in each country and cross-collaboration across Europe. The goal of the project is to establish a sustainable and responsive National Competence Centre for Social Innovation (NCCSI) in each of the countries.

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5 ways to promote more equal and inclusive investments

Numbers don’t lie. 3% of global venture capital funding goes to women. In Sweden, that number dwindles to just over 1%. And this funding goes almost exclusively to white women. How can we proudly position ourselves as frontrunners of innovation and entrepreneurship, while we still shut out women from accessing the capital they need to build and scale?

Sofia Breitholtz

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Gitanjali Rao - Keynote speaker at Partnering for Change Talks on May 20th

It’s time for the second session of Partnering for Change Talks - a virtual series curated by Reach for Change and powered by Danske Bank. This time the talk will dig deeper into “Tech as an enabler for social impact” and we are proud to announce Gitanjali Rao, the 15 year old scientist and innovator, as the main Keynote speaker.

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Three learnings from trying to democratise social innovation

My name is Nicklas Wallberg and I’m a farmer son from Söderköping, Sweden trying to transform the situation for social entrepreneurs in socio-economic challenged areas. As Reach for Change’s Country Manager I have the will, right intentions and strong networks to make it happen. What could go wrong right?

Nicklas Wallberg