IDOMENI Social Business Challenge
First Step - Bonn Event
AN INSPIRING PROJECT,
A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS!
7 teams of 30 University Students from
4 European Countries working together with
a mission: to contribute to the community
with creativity and knowledge, sharing their potential to make an impact in society!
This is IDOMENI Social Business Challenge,
a life-changing experience for the participants, that thanks to their commitment will boost the growth of an NGO trying to offer
fair employment to refugees.
WHAT IS #IdomeniSBC?
One Business Plan, one social cause: helping the NGO NAOMI
30 participants coming from all over Europe
3 steps
One winner
Do you want to learn more? Go to the official event's page
STEP 1 - BONN EVENT
Have you ever wished you could make a change, even small, for better in the world?
This is what pushed 31 young businessmen and businesswomen coming from seven different colleges around Europe, divided into seven teams, to head to Bonn on 26-29 February.
They decided to change the life of refugees in Greece by participating in the Idomeni Social Business Challenge and create a business plan and a website for Naomi, the greek NGO based in Thessaloniki that aims at becoming a textile social enterprise.
The seven teams - Romans (Italy), Odyssey (Romania), 4Ward (Italy), Lentejas (Spain), Monterroni (Italy), Cidizens (Hungary) and D.R.E.A.M. (Italy) - met in Bonn, Germany, for a 4-days training, from 26 to 29 of February. They not only had the chance to meet their rival teams for the first time, but it was also the opportunity for them to get to know more about Naomi and the Challenge itself. Finally, they learnt how to develop a stunning business plan and website to help Naomi in its objective.
NEXT STEPS
SECOND STEP - TEAMWORK IN THE COLLEGE
Once the teams return to their countries, they will work on their business plans independently.
They will be assigned a mentor from EucA, in order to follow their work, offer help and assure that NAOMI receives the best possible proposals!
THIRD STEP - THESSALONIKI EVENT
The final event is set in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 27-29 April 2020.
Each team will present its business ideas that will be evaluated by a jury composed by Social Business specialists and professionals, who will judge the entries and will pick a winner. The winning business plan and website will be used by NAOMI to launch its venture.
Besides, all the participants will have the opportunity to meet the NGO staff and facilities, in order to know the people they had helped.
MEET THE TEAMS!
4WARD
Collegio Nuovo, Pavia (Italy)
LENTEJAS
Residencia Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Madrid (Spain)
D.R.E.A.M.
Collegio Don Nicola Mazza, Padua (Italy)
ODYSSEY
Mikó Imre Szakkollegium, Cluj Napoca (Romania)
THE ROMANS
RUI Collalto, Rome (Italy)
RUI Celimontano, Rome (Italy)
CIDIZENS
Corvinus IT Students’ Association, Budapest (Hungary)
MONTERRONI
IPE Collegio Monterrone, Naples (Italy)
IPE Collegio Villalta, Naples (Italy)
AGENDA
BONN EVENT - FIRST STEP
26 FEB
#GetWelcomed
Morning
Arrivals
15:30 - 16:00
Registration
16:00 - 16:30
Welcome Session
16:30 - 17:30
Remembering Idomeni
The moving stories of the people behind NAOMI
17:30 - 18:30
Don't Waste It, Wear It!
Icebreaking activity
18:30 - 19:00
Break
19:00
#TasteEurope
You are invited to an international dinner in which people from all over the continent will present their countries' more typical food and drinks
27 FEB
#GetSocial
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome Remarks
Alessandra Arcodia, Policy & Advocacy Director, EucA
9:15 - 10:15
Arriving in Europe
The European and German policies towards refugees
Dr Manuel Becker, Director of the Institute for Political Science and Sociology, University of Bonn
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15
Meeting EucA
Introducing EucA and the #IdomeniSBC
Guillermo González Molina, Communication & Policy Officer, EucA
11:15 - 12:30
Status Update: Refugees Today
The current situation of refugees and the international work of UNHCR
Chris Melzer, Spokesperson of the UNHCR's branch office in Berlin
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch On Your Own
13:30 - 14:45
Introducing NAOMI
Presentation of the NGO
Helge Dresen, Online Communication Officer, UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe
14:45 - 16:15
Financial Analysis
Strategic thoughts on NAOMI's financial plan
Ulrich Gensch, General Director, GESA Wuppertal
16:15 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:00
Market Analysis
A theoretical approach and challenges for NAOMI as a church-based charity in Germany
Ulrich Gensch, General Director, GESA Wuppertal
18:00 - 19:00
Free Time
19:00
Dinner All Together
Cafe Von & Zu; Bonner Talweg, 77, 53113 Bonn, Germany
28 FEB
#GetEntrepreneurial
9:00 - 10:45
Social Entrepreneurship: Why and How?
Behind the scenes of social business and its challenges
Uwe Schneider, Chief Impact Designer & SDG Economist,
Unitely-Connected Impact
Astrid Nierhoff, Co-founder and Director, StoryAtelier
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45
The Bazaar 4.0
Digital market and e-commerce
Anna van Westen, Junior Consultant Customer Experience Design, 4-advice
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch On Your Own
13:45 - 15:15
#WhoMadeMyClothes
Laboratory - Sustainable and ethical fashion
Stylanee Parascha, Founding President, Fashion Revolution Movement Luxemburg
15:15 - 16:15
A Glimpse into the Digital World (I)
Workshop - Website design
Celia de las Cuevas Tovar, Communication Officer, EucA
16:15 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:00
A Glimpse into the Digital World (II)
Workshop - Website design
Celia de las Cuevas Tovar, Communication Officer, EucA
29 FEB
#GetInspired
9:00 - 10:15
From Kenya to Vogue Italia
Testimonial and best practices session
Ruven Börger, Co-founder, Looks Like Avido
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Departures