Aspir8

15/11/2020

Good ideas can come from anywhere...even Todd! What have you been brainstorming this lockdown?

24/06/2019

to running our first "Strategic Storytelling for Impact" workshop during this inspiring conference at Sequoyah School a few weeks ago 🤗. More exciting collaborations coming soon...

29/11/2018

Thank you Arc Benders for highlighting our work with students in Dubai and Pune! More updates coming soon, but this sums up a lot of what we've been doing - and why - so far!

PS - Interview features wisdom from Lensational, Emilie Wapnick and Designing Your Life the Book by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans too 😃.

https://www.wearethearcbenders.com/teaching-high-school-students-how-to-do-well-while-doing-good/

Jivika Rajani is the founder of Aspir8; an award-winning transnational social enterprise that leads social innovation & entrepreneurship education programs for HS students in the Middle East and across South Asia.

14/11/2018

Aspir8 is a semi-finalist for HSBC backed C3 Accelerator! -

We're a small team with a huge amount of dedication, hustle, creativity, and most of all; big dreams. We need your help to cut through the clutter and grab the attention of the C3 team. We're in it to win it and, as you know, super serious about making impact. Please consider supporting us in this ...

13/11/2018

Exciting stuff - we're actively searching for the go-getters who will go get these awesome jobs! Design Thinking, Interdisciplinary Media, Research & Strategy and Biz Dev & Community Engagement internships are all still open for Spring 2019.

Our internship program allows students unfettered access to the bold thought processes of young entrepreneurs who are changing the world, while also providing a rare chance to contribute to the business of running an award-winning* transnational social enterprise.

It truly is a phenomenal learning opportunity for anyone interested in the startup x social enterprise x education x digital x design worlds.

All positions are remote, for credit and expected to work between 5-15 hours a week on a flexible schedule. Head on to https://lnkd.in/gVMNDTq to apply and learn more.

PS - We're also considering early applications for the summer :)

*...and recently selected as a semi-finalist for the C3 - Consult and Coach for a Cause Social Impact Accelerator, powered by HSBC.

13/11/2018

Just a few glimpses of our pilot program held in December 2017.

13/11/2018

First ever initiated by (Aspir8) students and held at Raffles World Academy, Dubai, UAE.

13/11/2018

If you're curious about what we've been doing in Nepal, just look out for our next newsletter and all will be revealed!

Hint: it involves a strategic new partnership, exciting original research, more SIEB-like programs, mentoring high-potential youth, seeing the impact of their passion projects, shooting a documentary and much much more!

Just a few more days...

13/11/2018

We're just so happy to announce that Aspir8 is a semi-finalist for the C3 - Consult and Coach for a Cause Social Impact Accelerator Program, powered by HSBC!

A very special thank you to 88 people who have already shown their support by creating and posting videos for us on social media. Please check out our newsletter update to see how you can continue to support us and make sure we make it to the final round; https://mailchi.mp/cd7e4bc756b9/aspir8-is-a-semi-finalist-for-hsbc-backed-c3-accelerator

We couldn't have made it this far without you, and now that we have; it is only the beginning once more.

10/11/2018

Thank you Woman at Work for writing about our founder's journey, and for being brave enough to visit and take a peek into our Pune ;)

ttps://www.womanatwork.in/aspir8s-jivika-rajani-tryst-with-social-entrepreneurship-and/ #

What happens when a gathering of local underprivileged teens find themselves playing Shark Tank at a community center in Pune City, India, pitching their business ideas in small teams and asking questions as authoritatively as the famous Sharks? They learn that to make a change in their communities....

23/06/2018

Thanks for the feature on our founder, Indspire Me! It's great to be part of such a wonderful community :)

I think the “one quality an entrepreneur needs,” can change depending on the situation one finds themselves in (and more often that not has to pull themselves out of…), but there is one quality that makes dealing with anything life throws at you easier; resilience.