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South East Asia Call for Applications
Are you a civil society organisation in South East Asia looking for ways to raise awareness of your work and connect with potential partners? BBS is launching a new initiative to raise the visibility of trustworthy SE Asian organisations and to help facilitate...
CSR Spotlight: Supporting Circus Kathmandu in Nepal
At the heart of Miller Tanner Associates, a global events company, you will find two distinctions: a team of dedicated individuals who strive for excellence in the work that they do every day; and a work culture that promotes a spirit of generosity and hospitality...
Literate Earth Open 16th Library in Uganda
This month the Literate Earth Project unveiled their 16th library in Uganda! Over the past seven years, literacy has been their mission as they opened library after library across the nation, providing 47,590 books to students thirsty for knowledge. We are thrilled...
BBS CEO Speaks at Tsinghua University
On May 9th, BBS CEO, Kelly Brantner, and Boldmoves China Founder, Cindy Jensen, were invited to speak with the Tsinghua INSEAD EMBA class on women in senior leadership. The diversity of the Tsinghua INSEAD class, in-terms of organisations represented and the countries...
BBS Welcomes New CEO
We are pleased to announce that Kelly Brantner joined our foundation this quarter as BBS's newly appointed CEO. Kelly brings over 20 years of leadership experience to our platform and we could not be more thrilled to have her on board. A Canadian who has long spent...
BBS Volunteers Help Nepalese Circus in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
This February BBS launched its first ever volunteer trip. Comprised of nine professionals from all over the world, this vibrant team set off deep into the Himalayas together to help a Nepalese circus in their fight against human trafficking. Representing everything...
Join BBS in Nepal: Mentoring Circus Kathmandu to Fight Human Trafficking
In February 2018, our team will be heading to Nepal for our very first BBS humanitarian trip! We will be taking a small team of incredible volunteers JUST LIKE YOU to work with our friends at Circus Kathmandu. Circus Kathmandu (CK) are a 12 person acrobatics troop...
Empowering Special Needs Students Through Sustainable Learning at TCDF
Supporting self-sustainable education through eco-tourism and farming in Thailand Thai Child Development Foundation (TCDF) is an NGO striving to create a self sustainable school environment for 52 special needs students. Tropical hillsides for as far as the eye can...
The BBS Off-Road Journey Through Afghanistan Continues
Shortly after passing through our final checkpoint, we found ourselves in the rugged heart of the Wakhan Corridor. Majestic Pamir Mountains towering on both sides, the valley felt powerful and...
6,000 Kilometers to the Wakhi: BBS’ Off-Road Journey Through Afghanistan
Recently the BBS team took extreme off road vehicles from our partners at Maltec and drove them all the way from Berlin to Afghanistan in search of the legendary Wakhi people. Making the 6,000km journey into the belly of the 14,000ft high Wakhan Corridor, this was not...
Simple Solutions, Big Impact: Kopernik’s Nazava® Water Filters
This week our BBS Exploration Team set out to Ubud, Indonesia. Nestled in the middle of this artisan community lies an innovative incubator for social entrepreneurship, among them the Japanese organisation Kopernik. Founded by the duo Toshi Nakamura and Ewa Wojkowska,...
Microfinance for Mothers
The BBS team found themselves in Medan, Indonesia this month to meet with the NGO Indonesia Women’s Heritage Cooperative - a microloan organisation working to bring rural women out of poverty. Founded in 2013, our team was eager to meet the hard working people behind...
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