Changemakers: What was your moment of obligation?

Mentorship & Incubation

Advisor and mentor, Melissa Carrier, Executive Director of Center for Social Value Creation, is amazing and created a social venture incubation program in addition to the Ashoka Changemaker Campus Initiative. Meeting Bill Drayton, Founder of Ashoka was great. Dean Anand, Smith School of Business, is dedicated to creating positive Social Impact during his tenure.

http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/svc/

 

Collaboration with Field Experts

Process & Partners

Poonsap, mentor and Ashoka/UNESCO Fellow, is pictured center. We collaborated with her on a project which linked 3 co-operative groups to product develop using natural, dyed textiles by women's groups in Thailand. We were fortunate to have connected with Khun Sinee, Director of Ashoka Bangkok Office.

This photograph was taken while purchasing punmai natural dyed textiles while on a site visit with Poonsap, an Ashoka Fellow. Poonsap is also a UNESCO award winner with the textile co-op in northern Thailand. Women run this enterprise in Roi Et.