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Social Entrepreneurship Support Summit 2008 - collaboration with social entrepreneurs & students x citizens x mass media to awake everyone to social entrepreneurship.
Social Entrepreneurship Support Sumit 2008 (1st)
“84% of Japanese do not know social entrepreneurship.” This is the report by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industory in spring 2008.
To know the shocking fact, teenagers have started to organize this event to rise citizens’ recognition, with listening to social entrepreneurs’ voice.
10 young social entrepreneurs from all over Japan show up at one time. In addtion, 300 citizens join in the event.
7/30(Wed) Open:13:30 start:14:00
Location:Okuma small Hole(underground) at Waseda University
map: http://www.waseda.jp/jp/campus/waseda_up.html
Official website (CCC:Change maker Cooperation Committee)
Beforehand, we’re going to have a press conference:
7/17(Thur)15:00-17:00
26th BLDG 302 classroom at Waseda University
map: http://www.waseda.jp/jp/campus/waseda_up.html
speakers:Saki Zama(CCC leader 18 years old),Shunichi Gogami(CCC presenter 19 years old),Hiroyuki Tsuruta(CCC IT producer 17 years old),Isshow Con(CCC organizer),etc.
E-mail:info [at] cccjp.org (staff:Saki Zama)
Our missions are;
- Have a free lecture of public relations for social entrepreneurs.
- Deliver date of supportive 300 citizens to social entrepreneurs to satisfy human resource needs.
- Make a great opportunity for journalists to lean Japanese social entrepreneurship and join them to social entrepreneurs.
News Value for media；
- This is the first large supportive Event by citizens for social entrepreneurship in Japan.
- Teenagers organize this Event with involving adults.
- 10 young social entrepreneurs from all over Japan show up at one time.
Please ask any questions.
We are willing to accept interview that day or in advance.
Project Leader Saki Zama
E-mail:info [at] cccjp.org
(Please include your phone number)
One Comment
The 84% number is interesting, I wonder how that compares to other countries with similar GDP?
I get the sense that the UK has a robust SE movement among the public (and less so in the US).