Long time friend of Red Ochre, Sam Llewellyn, is producing the Stand up for Windrush comedy night at the Hackney empire. This looks to be a fun night for a great cause. See The Hackney Empire for line up and to book. Read more »
Understanding and Qauntifying your Social Value, with the Directory of Social Change (DSC). Zoom session. Wednesday 9 June, 2021, 1000-1230 BST. NB: This is a combination of refresher and masterclass. Read more »
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Weclome to Gunning Kidul
I recently spent a week and a half on Gunning Kidul on Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This wasn’t a holiday.
It was an eye opening opportunity for me work with DEC (Disability Empowerment Centre) on a community enterprise programme. I found it interesting for a number of reasons.
Firstly, DEC is a cooperative (locally called an association) of cooperatives. It also engages directly in work with its members and the wider community.
Secondly, 98% of the membership has some form of disability.
Furthermore, the membership includes people that completed university through to people that haven’t completed primary school.
This was such an inspiring and eye-opening trip I came back energised and eager to do more to help aspiring social entrepreneurs in Indonesia.
While I was there I had a guided tour of the state capital, Yogyakarta.
Triyono and Robert enjoying the freedom of the road
The difference was the guide was “disabled” (not that you would know once he was on his motorbike!) and the company Difabike is run by and for disabled people.