YSE Pitching for Change 2016

Kay Kay Ong from Malaysia presenting BeBonobo’s business idea on promoting conscious consumption that exemplifies a sharing economy to reduce waste.

(From left) Oktoviano Gandhi and Gregorius Rionugroho Harvianto from Cognoscente, Indonesia, which aims to set up a plant that desalinates sea water, and teaches traditional salt farmers how to use the new technology.

Sonia Saravanan from India pitching about L.A.M.P which seeks to provide slum-dwellers with lamps that run on salt water and explore alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and gravity.

Mohit Dave from India answering questions from the judges about his social enterprise, Saadhan, which seeks to source healthy produce (cashew) from farmers to increase their earnings by processing the produce and providing marketing services to create secure supply chains to markets in India.

(From left) Anggita Arum Pertiwi, Hestyriani Anisa Widyaningsih and Muhammad Rushan Faizal Jauhari from IWAK, Indonesia, which seeks to use investment funds to help fish farmers build their farms. Apart from micro funding, IWAK helps farmers with their production facilities, distribution and selling access.

(From left) Stephanie New and Amelia Aw from Singapore, presenting Grand’s Kitchen idea which seeks to tap on the culinary expertise of the elderly to provide healthy and nutritious home cooked meals to households that would in turn generate additional income for them.

(From left) Victor Mari C. Baguilat Jr and Avianna Nahzneene Castano from the Philippines presenting samples of Kandama’s products. Their business idea seeks to provide opportunities for women in skill building and environmental education through the production of garments which incorporate indigenous woven products into fashionable pieces for modern women.

(From left) Muhammad Haziq Bin Mohd Rashid and Mohd Nasrul Bin Rohmat from Singapore, answering questions from the judges about their social enterprise, NOMAD, which seeks to partner local artisans with rural communities in India to create unique crafts. The crafts will be sold to a wider customer base to meet increasing demand.

Novi Anasthasya Purba displaying the products from KAMA BATIK, Indonesia, which seeks to collect batik companies’ waste and recycle them to make products such as necklaces, bracelets, bags, hair accessories. In the process, they will provide periodic training sessions to unemployed women.

(From left) Shafiqah Nurul Afiqah Binti Ramani and Sayid Hafiz Bin Sayid Zin, from PsychKick, Singapore, which seeks to create a mobile application, in addition to traditional approaches, to assist clients and psychotherapists in the treatment process.

(From left) Ong Geok Chwee , VP, Emerging Businesses, Starhub and Keith Chua, Chairman, Asia Philanthropic Ventures applauding the efforts that our young changemakers have put into their business pitches.

SIF Governor and Lead Judge, Karen Ngui (centre) giving insightful feedback on our Young Social Entrepreneurs’ business ideas.

(From left) Keith Chua, Chairman, Asia Philanthropic Ventures; Ng Songwah, Executive Director, Asia Philanthropic Ventures; Karen Ngui, SIF Governor and Lead Judge; Jean Tan, Executive Director, SIF; Ong Geok Chwee, VP, Emerging Businesses, Starhub; Melanie De Cruz, Director, Head of Brand Communications, Asia, Deutsche Bank; Rajan Raju, SIF Special Advisor, Programmes at the Young Social Entrepreneurs 2016 Closing Reception.

The six winning teams from the Young Social Entrepreneurs Programme 2016 who received up to $20,000 each in seed funding to develop their social enterprise.

Friendships cultivated through the eight month Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) journey will continue even as the YSE 2016 programme comes to a close. We believe that these young changemakers will continue to do well and do good!

Interactive discussion on “Innovation for Social Good” which focused on how the social sector can leverage on technology to scale the impact and reach of their work. Pramodh Rai (top left), Co-Founder of Jugnuu, Young Social Entrepreneurs 2014 alumnus facilitating the session with Lee Pui Kwan, Founding Chapter Leader, DataKind Singapore.