BOOKBRIDGE

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BOOKBRIDGE is a social enterprise that strives for worldwide balanced access to education.

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BOOKBRIDGE: from scouting to social entrepreneurship

In 2005, a group of European Scouts travelled to Mongolia. During a visit to a rural elementary school, they noticed that children tried to ask many questions in English and were very eager to learn. However, the school's library didn´t have any books. The scouts realized that Mongolian children really strive for education but they don’t have the chances European children have to learn.

Back to Europe, they started to collect English books and in 2009 they set up the first learning center with the books they had collected. The learning center had a dramatic impact on the local community as 25,000 people in the region immediately gained access to quality education. Within one year after the opening, the center became financially self-sustained and is now a local employer, offering salaried positions to three staff members.

With the support of the Asian-Pacific Scout Association, many more learning centers have been set up since. At the same time, the learning centers served as a learning environment for talents of companies in Europe. The idea is to learn by collaborating with people from another culture in a real entrepreneurial project.

Read the full story at http://bookbridge.org/en/our-story/

"Imagine a world of purpose-driven leaders.This is what we strive for.​We empower you to transform yourself and your organization with purpose. In our 6-month part-time action learning programs, you develop into a purpose-driven leader while creating tangible impact in a deprived community abroad. We invite you to join our family to pioneer new ways of co-creation, leadership and problem-solving for the big challenges of our time."