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Glowee: Illuminated by glowing life from the sea
Click here to learn how Sandra Rey, CEO of Glowee, one of the past winners of the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, created an industry for light that needs no electricity. Turn on the glowing sea bacteria! Click here to read all previous stories.
Venice Microfinance Initiative: results
Since 2017, seven students from Venice’s Ca’ Foscari University have been offering their knowledge and expertise to selected microfinance institutions on a pro-bono basis under the Venice Microfinance Initiative supported by the Institute. As part of this project,...
“Acting locally”: the social impact of microlux
“I wanted to contribute to the economic fabric of the country that had welcomed me”. This is how Riad, a refugee who arrived in the Grand-Duchy in 2013, sums up his experience. From an entrepreneur employing 27 people in his native Syria, he became a self-employed...
Jobiri: bringing the job hunt into the digital age
Click here to learn how Claudio Sponchioni, CEO and co-founder of Jobiri, one of the past finalists in the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, created with Jobiri an artificial intelligence-based digital career advisor, helping job seekers take a...
EIB Institute partner receives award
Filipe Santos – chair professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Dean of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Chair of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) and EIB Institute partner – has just received the Social Innovation Thought Leader...
Walk with Path, winner of SIT 2017, awarded European Prize for Social Innovation
Walk with Path, the winner of one of the prizes in the 6th edition of the EIB Institute’s Social Innovation Tournament (SIT) was awarded a European Commission Horizon Prize for social innovation worth EUR 1 million in September 2019. The prize was aimed...
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Institute sign research grant
Michele Bugliesi, Rector of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Fulceri Bruni Roccia, Head of the Knowledge Programme, EIB Institute, signed on Thursday 26 September in Venice an agreement for an EIBURS research grant on the theme of ‘Incorporating environmental,...
October days for sustainable development
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Peppy Pals: Learning emotional intelligence through play
Click here to learn how Rosie Linder, founder of Peppy Pals, one of the past finalists in the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, created a series that uses animal characters that helps children develop skills such as empathy and sharing. Click here...
Webinar on Leading teams for social innovation
How can social entrepreneurs evolve from a disruptive or creative idea to a tangible solution while effectively engaging the team in the process? Teams are critical for any venture or adventure we embrace, especially if the expectation is related with a better world...
Speak: breaking the ice in a new culture
Click here to learn how Hugo Menino Aguiar, CEO and co-founder of Speak, one of the past winners in the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, created Speak a social enterprise that helps newcomers and immigrants make connections and learn the language...
Financial education in Greece
The EIB Institute is launching HELITFIN, a new financial education programme in Greece, following the success of a similar programme in Bulgaria and an ongoing project in Italy. This will be the first time that systematic and harmonised activities focusing solely on...
Adopta un abuelo: Easing the isolation of the elderly
Click here to learn how Alberto Cabanes, founder of Adopta un Abuelo, one of the past finalists of the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, sought a system to ease the isolation of the elderly while allowing them to pass on life lessons to young...
Conference “Acting locally: what is the social impact in Luxembourg?” / Conférence “Agir localement : quel impact social au Luxembourg ?”
When? Thursday 26 September 2019, 17.00-19.00 (registration from 16.30) To mark the equity investment in microlux of the European Investment Fund (EIF), microlux and the EIB Institute are organising a conference on the social impact of local...
Nights in Tunisia
On a hot summer night, more than 3,000 people gathered in the majestic environment of the Roman amphitheatre of el Jem, in Tunisia.The concert they came to listen to was performed by a professional orchestra Jeunes Cordes de France accompanied by a choir of high school Tunisian students who had never been on stage before. This is one of the many results of Tunisia88…
Progetto QUID: Turning fragility into strength
Click here to learn how Ana Fiscale, founder of Progetto QUID, one of the past finalists of the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, combines ethical and environmental values by hiring disadvantaged workers to create sustainable, ethical fashion items...
Can social outcome contracting help integrate migrants in the EU?
Social outcomes contracting, an innovative form of procuring services based on outcomes rather than outputs, offers new opportunities for combining and directing public and private resources towards positive social impact. It could help promote social and economic integration of migrants in the EU, according to a study presented at the EIB by Sciences Po Masters’ students in 2019.
Koiki: Delivering more than packages
Click here to learn how Aitor Ojanguren, founder of Koiki, one of the past winners in the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, addressed the need for a neighbourhood delivery service in Europe’s crowded cities, which at the same time gives a job...
Pana: Storytelling Furniture
Click here to learn how Pezana Rexha, founder and CEO of Pana - Storytelling Furniture, one of the past finalists of the EIB Institute's annual Social Innovation Tournament, combines her passion for social and environmental work with her skill as an architect...
Three SIT alumni among EU social innovation prize finalists
Three SIT alumni (Walk With Path, The Freebird Club and Adopt Grand Parents) are among the ten finalists of the first EU prize for social innovation dedicated to ageing and mobility. The winners will be announced in the second half of 2019. Launched by the European...