Young Social Entrepreneurs 2015
Shortlisted Teams
Cooking
Travel
Village
Cooking Travel Village
Member: Le Thuy Binh, 23 (Vietnamese)
Field of social enterprise: Economic development, Food and
Beverage
Location of social enterprise: Vietnam
Cooking Travel Village seeks to provide employment to low-income
families, especially single parents, through its self-service restaurant
chain. The restaurant is targeted at tourists who are interested to
learn about local cooking and cuisine taught by the local community.
CTLR (Cacing Tanah Lumbricus rubellus)
Members: Alif Haidir Adana, 21; Ahmad Adhi Jatmiko, 21 and Agung Dwi
Prasetyo, 21 (Indonesians)
Field of social enterprise: Environment, Agriculture
Location of social enterprise: Indonesia
CTLR seeks to improve the standard of living of rural dwellers in Argosari
village, Indonesia, by providing them with alternative income through the
cultivation of earthworms, or lumbricus rubellus. These earthworms can
potentially become the solution to pollution caused by waste bio-gas in the
regency.
Ecodoe
Members: Larasati Widyaputri, 22 and Tatang Gunawan, 21 (Indonesians)
Field of social enterprise: Economic Development, Recycle
Location of social enterprise: Indonesia
Ecodoe seeks to provide employment opportunities for the unemployed and
also for craftsmen in Garut, Indonesia. It intends to do so through the
production of high-quality handmade tapestry products which are made from
sheep fur and aromatherapy grass (or akarwangi).
Young Social Entrepreneurs 2015
Shortlisted Teams
Gap Year Guide
Member: Kelyn Tan Po Yin, 21 (Singaporean)
Field of social enterprise: Education, youth
Location of social enterprise: Singapore
Gap Year Guide seeks to offer advice, motivation and useful tools to tertiary
graduates intending to take a year off before pursuing a university
education. Through its online portal, it aims to guide youth on how to
manage and make full use of their time, energy and money, to discover their
passion.
heySTARTIC
Member: Vania Santoso, 23 (Indonesian)
Field of social enterprise: Environment, economic development
Location of social enterprise: Indonesia
heySTARTIC seeks to help marginalised individuals generate
income through the production of exclusive recycled products for
the fashion industry. It intends to do so by providing free training
on waste management, marketing and product innovation for
them.
OSIRIS
Members: Aldo Egi Ibrahim, 22; Sheila Reswari, 22
and Ali Bahtiar Sirry, 21 (Indonesians)
Field of social enterprise: Economic development, disability
Location of social enterprise: Indonesia
OSIRIS seeks to empower a community of disabled people and dragon
fruit farmers from rural areas in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to gain higher
income and create an inclusive society for them. It intends to do so by
producing fresh and healthy dragon fruit ice cream and dragon fruit tea,
keeping in line with the rising trend of healthy living.
Young Social Entrepreneurs 2015
Shortlisted Teams
Jajan Ndeso
Members: Witri Ani Syafa’ati, 21, Siti Nurul Qomariah, 20 and Bayu
Firdaus, 20 (Indonesians)
Field of social enterprise: Economic development, F&B
Location of social enterprise: Indonesia
Jajan Ndeso seeks to promote and improve Indonesia’s local snacks
industry by working with local communities, government and
investors. With a higher standard of production and better
marketing, the industry will be able to attract investors, and
ultimately contribute positively to society’s welfare.
Kowang Home-Based Breeding
Members: Dimas Agung Saputra, 22, Rio Trimono, 22; Azizon, 24
(Indonesians)
Field of social enterprise: Economic development, agriculture
Location of social enterprise: Indonesia
Kowang Home-based Breeding seeks to improve the livelihoods of
local breeders in Kowang, Indonesia. It intends to do so by building
strong business networks for the breeders and seeking opportunities
for them.
Oldies Foodies
Member: Tiffany Ip, 17 (Chinese)
Field of social enterprise: Economic development, elderly
Location of social enterprise: Hong Kong
Oldies Foodies seeks to provide employment for the elderly
population in Hong Kong throughZits food delivery service. It
intends to do so through its internet platform that allows
customers to order old-fashioned Chinese cuisine prepared by
elderly employers.
Young Social Entrepreneurs 2015
Shortlisted Teams
Project Ubuntu
Members: Peh Gao Xian, 20, Jocelyn Gwee, 19 (Singaporeans) and Lau Ee
Min, 20 (Malaysian)
Field of social enterprise: Arts and culture, Disability
Location of social enterprise: Singapore
Project Ubuntu seeks to find employment for disadvantaged artists by
linking them to mentors and businesses. This includes artists with
disabilities, in financial difficulty or with any other medical condition such as
mental illness. It intends to do so by showcasing their artistic services and
selling the products through its network of stores.
The Lockr
Member: Khairuddin Anshar, 26 (Singaporean)
Field of social enterprise: Education, Youth
Location of social enterprise: Singapore
The Lockr seeks to provide at-risk youths with a fun, positive outlet for
their energy through the development of individual competencies. It
intends to do so through the fun physical challenge of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
while building their social skills with the guidance of mentors.
Twice
Members: Shinney Lim, 21, Stuart Thomas, 21 (Malaysians),
Pham Nguyen Nhu Quynh, 20 (Vietnamese)
Field of social enterprise: Environment, Recycle
Location of social enterprise: Malaysia
Twice seeks to raise awareness for environment sustainability by creating
value from used items. It intends to establish a sustainable business by
refurbishing and selling leftover items from university hostels.
Young Social Entrepreneurs 2015
Shortlisted Teams
VolunteerNow
VolunteerNow
Member: Abhishek Marla, 24 (Indian) and Thomas Ng Yuyang (Singaporean)
Field of social enterprise: Public services and volunteerism, Technology
Location of social enterprise: Singapore
VolunteerNow seeks to help corporations engage their employees in various
volunteering opportunities, donations and fundraising campaigns. This platform
also allows employees to assess the impact of these initiatives through impact
investment reports and social data.
WateROAM
Members: David Pong, 25 and Lim Chong Tee, 23 (Singaporeans) and
Vincent Loka, 21 (Indonesian)
Field of social enterprise: Healthcare, Sanitation
Location of social Enterprise: Singapore
WateROAM seeks to bring simple, portable and durable water filtration
solutions to disaster-stricken sites in developing countries.
WE Cabs
WE Cabs
Member: Rao Yogesh Kumar, 26 (Indian)
Field of social enterprise: Economic development, Women & Children
Location of social enterprise: India
WE Cabs seeks to provide safe transport solutions for women. It also
intends to provide employment for women from marginalised sections of
society, by employing them as drivers of the company.