The Social Ideas podcast shares the impact of social innovation, its necessity and its capacity to challenge the status quo. Throughout this series, highly committed change makers in business, civil society, policy and academia will talk about their work, their ideas and their motivation to strive towards to a more equitable and sustainable world.The Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, acts as a platform for research and engagem ...
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Women’s Work Lab – helping single mothers regain independence through a career support community
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In this episode, we talk to Rachel Mostyn and Camilla Rigby. Rachel and Camilla are co-founders of Women’s Work Lab, a Community Interest Company which supports the careers of women and single parents in the South West of England. Women's Work Lab Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Cambridge Social Ventures Follow the Cambridge Centre for Socia…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Sirlute – crafting the creative future of London
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In this episode, we talk to JR Josephs, founder of Sirlute. As a charitable organisation, Sirlute provide creative learning and mentoring for children and young people in London. Sirlute Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Cambridge Social Ventures Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter YouTube …
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The Social Ideas Podcast: InPower Academy – transforming lives through martial arts
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In this episode, we hear from Daryl Chambers, founder of InPower Academy CIC. InPower Academy work in in crime impacted areas to transform young people’s lives through martial arts training. InPower Academy Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Cambridge Social Ventures Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on: Facebook Instagram Linke…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Foundervine - removing social and economic barriers to entrepreneurship
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In this episode we hear from Izzy Obeng, co-founder of Foundervine. Foundervine’s mission is to remove social and economic barriers to entrepreneurship for women and are racially-minoritised individuals. Collaborating with global partners, they help emerging companies reach their potential. Since 2017 they have supported over 1,200 helping them rai…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: winning the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize
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In this episode of The Social Innovation Podcast, Lisa Stepanovic shares the benefits and power of winning the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize. Lisa is the Founder and CEO of the multi award winning, Social Ark, which enables 16–30-year-olds from East London communities to develop social businesses that draw from their lived experiences. This yea…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the power of AutonoMe
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, social entrepreneur Will Britton shares why he created the AutonoMe app and how winning The Cambridge Social Innovation Prize helped develop his social enterprise further. The AutonoMe app helps people learn new skills through step-by-step videos and helps them self-evaluate their needs. It’s already ope…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: changing the system
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, graduate of the Masters in Social Innovation Programme and social innovator, Nora Wilhelm shares her journey to becoming an activist. She discusses her work within the world of systems design and systems change and shares why she thinks others should apply for the Masters in Social Innovation. Apply for …
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The Social Ideas Podcast: educating with insight
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast we hear from Christine Kinnear, Founder and CEO of With Insight Education. With Insight Education is a charity that mentors Black-heritage pupils to help them successfully apply to top universities and progress into professional careers. With Insight Education Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Cambri…
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from CEO and Founder of Noise solution, Simon Glenister. Simon shares how the social enterprise uses music mentoring to work with young people who’re dealing with challenging. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Cambridge Social Ventures Noise Solution Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social In…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the social impact of procurement
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In this episode, we hear from Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Co-founder and the COO of Supply Change. Supply Change is a social enterprise platform, which allows buyers to find social environmental suppliers based on location, trade, and social impact, enabling the procurement of everything from food and drink to marketing, cleaning, road signage, floori…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Babbasa - inspiring our youth
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In this episode, we hear from Poku Osei, the founder and CEO of Babbasa. The social enterprise was created to tackle the challenges of youth unemployment and educational underachievement in Bristol’s ethnically diverse inner city communities. Poku is one of this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, which is awarded by Trinity Ha…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the social impact of online news
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In this episode, we hear from Tim West, the Founder Editor and CEO of the social enterprise magazine, Pioneers Post. Tim is also involved in a number of different organisations, working to promote social entrepreneurship, and connecting social entrepreneurs with social impact investment companies. Tim is one of this year's winners of the Cambridge …
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The Social Ideas Podcast: dementia and the community
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In this episode, we hear from Dr Liz Dennis, the co-Founder of The Filo Project, which offers high quality day care for small groups of older people, supporting individuals who are socially isolated, many of whom are experiencing symptoms associated with moderate dementia. Liz is one of this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, …
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Generation Medics
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On 5 July 2023, the National Health Service - one of the UK's greatest social innovations - turned 75. In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Dr Hinnah Rafique shares why she founded Generation Medics. The social enterprise works with young people to help them both find and achieve careers in the NHS. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Ca…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: no longer invisible
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Congratulations to Zakia Moulaoui, who is one of five winners of this year’s Cambridge Social Innovation Prize. Listen to The Social Ideas Podcast: no longer invisible to learn more about Zakia’s social enterprise, Invisible Cities. Zakia trains people who’ve experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides to share their knowledge and person…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2023
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In this short episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we introduce you to this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners. Throughout the coming days, we'll be sharing longer interviews with the winners. Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter YouTube…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: incubating a social enterprise
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In The Social Ideas Podcast: incubating a social enterprise, Ellie Finch shares how the computer game Minecraft inspired how she delivers counselling for young people, parents, and parent carers. Ellie is the founder of Ellie Finch Counselling and Consultancy and is in the process of developing training for counsellors so they too can use Minecraft…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: social venturing on the weekend
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In this episode The Social Ideas Podcast, Ellie Finch shares how the computer game, Minecraft, has inspired how she delivers counselling for young people, parents, and parent carers. Ellie is the founder of Ellie Finch Counselling and Consultancy, and is in the process of developing training for counsellors so they too can use Minecraft and other g…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the social innovation of mental wellbeing
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast we hear from Ariana Alexander-Sefre, the Founder and Co-CEO of wellbeing music app, SPOKE; and Chris Hope, Founder of the 100 Coffee Movement. Ariana is a recent graduate of the Masters in Social Innovation and Chris is currently researching and writing his dissertation for the programme. Since the COVID-…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: creating the future of social innovation
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, four graduates of the Masters in Social Innovation talk about why they chose the programme, what they got out of it, and how what they've learnt has impacted their socially innovative work. Find out more about the following: Masters in Social Innovation Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Follow the C…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: how digital capitalism harms women
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Dr Lilia Giugni discusses her book, The Threat: How Digital Capitalism is Sexist – And How to Resist. She explains what digital capitalism is and the damage it is causing women around the globe. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Masters in Social Innovation Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Inn…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: education and relationships in the social innovation space
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The Social Ideas Podcast: education and relationships in the social innovation space Jerry Ong, Va Yang, and Chris Hope join us for another episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, in which they talk about the possible tensions between Western university education and the practical delivery of social innovation. Find out about the Masters in Social Inn…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the relationships of social innovation
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from three people who have been involved with our Masters in Social Innovation. Jerry Ong and Va Yang are graduates of our programme, whilst Chris Hope will soon submit his research dissertation! The three social innovators discuss the complexity of relationships in the social innovation space. C…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2023
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The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help them to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create …
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the flight path of social innovation
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Professor Bill DeMarco, Colonel, USAF (ret), serves as the Chief of Innovation Development for Air University in, Alabama. With around 500 students on site and thousands more who complete AUiX’s online programmes, the university works to deliver – amongst many other skills - leadership and innovation. In The Social Ideas Podcast: the flight path of…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: leading the social innovation revolution!
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Baroness Glenys Thornton, talks to us about her work as a social innovator and as a Member of the House of Lords. Baroness Thornton has recently become a Fellow for the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, and she is also a judge for this year’s Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, for which we’re now t…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: how £10,000 helped Form the Future CIC
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Last year, Anne Bailey, was one of four winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize. Anne is the Founder and CEO of Form the Future, and throughout the podcast she shares how winning the prize is helping her to form her own future. Applications for the 2023 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trini…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: our incubation of social ventures
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast we hear from Nicole Helwig and Mark Goodson, both of whom are involved with Cambridge Social Ventures. The team at CSV deliver programmes which designed for people who want to drive their businesses forward creating real, scaleable, lasting social or environmental change. If you are a founder of a social …
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the both/and paradox
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In The Social Ideas Podcast: the both/and paradox, Professor Wendy Smith draws on over 25 years of research to argue that our typical either/or approaches to tensions can lead be limiting at best and detrimental at worst. She introduces the scholarship on both/and thinking as an alternative approach to enable more creative and sustainable outcomes.…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: business advice for social ventures
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, business advisor, Leonore Lord-Patterson share how she works with social ventures. Leonore's varied career and business expertise is used to great effect as a business advisor for Cambridge Social Ventures. Cambridge Social Ventures supports a range of businesses that have positive social and environment…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the Chief Officer of Everything
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, MSt in Social Innovation graduate Flóra Raffai discusses the challenges she faced when she started as a Chief Executive Officer of a small charity. Flora has taken the lessons she's learnt and written a book called Chief Everything Officer: a field guide for small organisation leaders. Cambridge Centre f…
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The Social ideas Podcast: DE&I and the importance of age, class, and lived experience
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Dr Noa Gafni discusses why you should consider age, class, and lived experience when developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies for your organisation. Noa is the Executive Director of the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Masters in Social…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Altruist Enterprises and esteem in mental health
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Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support fro…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Form the Future guiding young people's careers
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Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support fro…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Luminary Bakery empowering disadvantaged women
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Moon Lane and equality in children's books
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Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support fro…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: female empowerment in Pakistan
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, founder and CEO of Aurat Raaj, Saba Khalid shares her mission to educate, entertain, and empower the girls and women of Pakistan. Aurat Raaj is a social enterprise which educates girls about health, hygiene, and safety through the use of interactive and engaging technology. Cambridge Centre for Social In…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: caring for a community
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Terry McDonald shares how St Vincent De Paul in Eugene, Oregon USA, creates social impact within its community. For more than 60 years, St Vincent De Paul, has provided social services to the city of Eugene; and through its waste-based businesses, the non-profit corporation has generated revenue which it…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the impact of war on Ukrainians with disabilities
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In this episode of Th Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from Gunta Anca, the General Secretary of the European Disability Forum. 2.7 million of the Ukrainian population are people with disabilities and currently the vast majority of them are not able to leave the country. And with the bombing of built up areas increasing, many cannot access safety – ev…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: become a change maker
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Dr Neil Stott and Professor Paul Tracey share why you should apply to study the Masters in Social Innovation at the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, Cambridge Judge Business. It's a two-year, part-time programme, which blends learning via our digital learning environment and four week-long residen…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: the neo-colonialism of COVID-19
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In The Social Ideas Podcast: the neo-colonialism of COVID-19, Dr Ingrid Katz shares why her tweet celebrating the work of South African researchers also criticised the ‘them vs us’ attitude to medical research conducted outside of countries deemed more affluent. With AIDS, COVID-19 and the inevitability of a future pandemic, Dr Katz discusses the u…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: leading the way from the classroom to the boardroom
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Masters in Social Innovation graduate, Richard Akerele talks about how he hopes his Black Leadership conference (2022) can encourage diversity in boardrooms across the UK. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Apply for the Masters in Social Innovation Register for Black Leadership conference March 2022…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: engineering a love of lifelong learning
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from Asrif Yusoff, graduate of the Masters in Social Innovation talks about his journey from bored engineering undergraduate to determined PhD student. Asrif's educational journey has taken him around the world, and brought him to Cambridge to complete the Master's in Social Innovation. His learn…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize – Lisa Stepanovic
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Applications for the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. In The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize – Lisa Stepanovic, Lisa shares how the £10,000 prize has enabled her to focus on the further development of Social Ark…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize – Sashy Nathan
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Applications for the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. In The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize - Sashy Nathan, Sashy shares how the £10,000 prize has enabled him to focus on the further development of Commons Lega…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize - Kim Griffin
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Applications for the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. In The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize - Kim Griffin, Kim shares how the £10,000 prize has enabled her to focus on the development of her social enterprise, …
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The Social Ideas Podcast: Africa's tech space
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Masters in Social Innovation graduate, Eunice Baguma-Ball, explains why she founded the Africa Technology Business Network. She explores why social innovation and social enterprises should be organised according to place and community. Eunice also shares why she applied for the Masters in Social Innovati…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: war, discrimination & Afghanistan's Disabled women
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, researcher Kriti Sharma from the organisation, Human Rights Watch, discusses what life has been like for Disabled women in Afghanistan and what it could be now the Taliban have taken over. Kriti's work includes investigating and documenting human rights violations against Disabled people around the world…
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The Social Ideas Podcast: war and the Disabled women of Afghanistan
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In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Elham Youssefian from the International Disability Alliance talks about the fears the Disabled women and girls of Afghanistan will be facing now the Taliban have taken over the country. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation MSt in Social Innovation International Disability Alliance Follow the Cambridge …
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The Social Innovation Think Tank: incubation in isolation
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In the fourth episode of The Social Innovation Think Tank, we discuss about 'Incubation in Isolation: supporting social entrepreneurs during a pandemic', shedding light on the impacts of the pandemic on social entrepreneurs in not only the UK but also Canada. Our guests are Dr Belinda Bell from Cambridge Social Ventures, Cambridge Centre for Social…
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