International Study Visit Programme to Brazil 14th – 22nd October 2012
A once in a lifetime experience with inspirational social enterprises, great networking, fascinating cultural settings and outstanding locations.
CEiS are co-ordinating a Learning and Development Programme incorporating Social Enterprise Visits in Bahia and The Social Enterprise World Forum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This will be the sixth international programme following hugely successful visits to California in 2007, Berlin/Genoa in 2008, Australia in 2009, San Francisco/Vancouver and Seattle in 2010 and South Africa in 2011. These high paced programmes allow participants to interact with international social enterprises while spending quality contact time with policy makers, funders, support agencies and social enterprise practitioners from the UK.
The programme will:
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Provide high quality enterprise visits to outstanding social enterprises
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Provide opportunities to engage with local enterprise leaders and policy makers
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Generate discussion in our group about the relevance and potential of the experience
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Influence future investment, development programmes and policy initiatives in the UK
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Include attendance at the Social Enterprise World Forum
The cost of the visit will be approximately £3999 – £4299. This figure will be confirmed in April, depending on group size, sponsorship and flight prices at the time of booking. Price includes international and domestic flights, accommodation, subsistence, conference registration, local transportation, host and event management fees.
To download an expression of interest please click here.
Please return your expression of interest to Lynsey Johnston – lynsey.johnston@ceis.org.uk
The programme of events
Flights will depart from the UK on Sunday 14th October arriving in Rio de Janeiro late that evening. On Monday 15th October study tours to social enterprises in and around Rio will take place with pre forum workshops and the official opening ceremony of The Social Enterprise World Forum taking place on Tuesday October 16th.
The Social Enterprise World Forum
Taking place on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th October, The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is the premiere global event focused exclusively on social enterprise and on building global awareness of the effectiveness of social enterprise in solving critical social problems.
Social enterprise pioneer, NESsT – www.nesst.org – has been selected as the host of the SEWF 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This event corresponds with the 15th anniversary of NESsT and is an opportunity to raise the profile of social enterprise in Brazil as well as across Latin America.
Study Visits in Bahia
The group will depart for Bahia, a tropical state in the North East of Brazil on the evening of 18th October. The 3 day programme in Bahia will visit some of the most inspirational social enterprises and projects in the area. Based in Salvador, the centre of Afro-Brazilian culture in Brazil, our group will spend time with cultural enterprises, a children’s parliament, sustainable tourism ventures and a recycling enterprise. Our themes will include enterprise start-up without financial assistance, using group experience to problem solve and engagement using co-production techniques.
For more information please contact Lynsey Johnston – lynsey.johnston@ceis.org.uk
CEiS Annual Conference – 5th September 2012, Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
The CEiS Annual Conference will take place on Wednesday September 5th so please put the date in your diary. More information will follow soon.