The Rise of a Social Entrepreneur…
15 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment
Who would have thought that after Brazil, I would have become a full fledged Social Entrepreneur…
The journey has just begun with an amazing start, through the help of the Global Changemakers. Learning so much at LACYS 2010, I came back to my country, Trinidad and Tobago with mountainous energy to do much more for the youth of my country. I was infected with the positive virus and I didn’t knew until I infected others.
Time to Grind!
Fueled and Inspired, I set out to form something(didn’t know as yet) that would help the youth of my country become more involved in helping others but what..
Acquiring even more experience from the Summit, I sought to start my own Non-Governmental Organisation, which would aid in my goal, to develop the potential of the youth of Trinidad and Tobago. Literally scratching my head to get a name that would epitimize what I wanted to do, who am I going to infect with my positive virus, where I want to make the change. The name took a while to come around but it did after tickling my medulla oblongata; I decided to go with was International Movement for Change (IMC). Which seeks to develop Social Entrepreneurs.
British Council Projects
Currently I am working on two projects sponsored by the >Global Changemakers through the British Council. One is called Brother By My Side (BBMS) where we go into battered boys and girls homes, being the male positive influence in their lives. Training these youth to become future Social Entrepreneurs by giving back to the community what was bestowed upon them. They in return will go to other batterd homes and be role models and thats how the cycle will continue.
The other project called a Regional Action Project (RAP) which is based on Social Inequities in the region. Currently I am working with various Global Changemakers from Latin America; where we teamed up to battle these inequities in our various countries.
Together WE ALL can MAKE a DIFFERENCE!
The GCM- Christopher Walcott
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