BEN & JERRY’S AND ASHOKA SELECT SOCIAL ENTREPENEUR FINALISTS FOR JOIN OUR CORE 2014
Winners will scoop investment, mentoring and see their name on a pack!
Business bright sparks JP Campbell, founder of One Feeds Two and Katharine Hibbert, founder of Dot Dot Dot, have both secured a place at the London finale of Join our Core 2014.
Join Our Core is Ben & Jerry’s and Ashoka’s annual global competition to celebrate those who are creating cool new models for sustainable business to help make a difference in communities.
This year’s finale, held across London, Singapore & Tokyo next month, will see the finalists from eleven countries (UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Singapore and Japan) go head to head, with one young entrepreneur from each region being crowned as a winner.
One Feeds Two, founded in Edinburgh by JP Campbell, builds on the one-for-one model, making it simple for the food industry to tackle child hunger and for the companies within it to come together. With One Feeds Two, every time food businesses sell a meal or a product displaying their logo, a school meal is provided to a child in poverty.
On 19 November in London, each of the European finalists will pitch to an expert panel, including Sophie Tranchell, founder of Divine Chocolate, members of the world’s leading network for social entrepreneurs Ashoka, and other top European ethical business minds.
Each of the winners will scoop €10,000 investment, invaluable mentoring from Ashoka, and will see their business logo featured on an exclusive Ben & Jerry’s tub in 2015. The winner will also bag a trip to Ben & Jerry’s birthplace in Vermont, USA where they will gain additional training and hear from US based entrepreneurs and socially responsible business leaders.
Ed Shepherd, Social Mission Manager, Ben & Jerry’s said: “This year’s Join Our Core is bigger and better than ever, as we’ve taken Join Our Core global. We have chosen two UK finalists who really stood out, but all of those who put forward a model for change are worthy entrepreneurs with aspirations of operating businesses formed to directly address social or environmental problems in our global community. We loved the ethos and vision of One Feeds Two and Dot Dot Dot and we’re looking forward to the final stage of the competition!”
Felicity McLean, Framework Change Manager, Ashoka Europe, said: “We are hugely excited by the quality of applications this year- it’s testament to the changing world we live in, and a true nod to a world where every young person feels equipped with the skills and confidence to drive positive change in their communities.”
For further information about the Join Our Core 2013 winners and the prizes they have won please visit www.joinourcore.com.
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About JP Campbell, Join Our 2014 finalist One Feeds Two:
Website: www.onefeedstwo.org
Social Media: www.facebook.com/OneFeedsTwo @OneFeedsTwo
Since launching in October 2013, One Feeds Two has provided 212,225 school meals to feeding partners and have secured a further 191,578 meals that will be provided by COOK through their Christmas campaign.
This total of 403,803 school meals provided to feeding partners working in the poorest communities in the world will result in over 2,125 school children being able to attend school for a full school year. The simple school meal is ultimately an opportunity for the child to escape extreme poverty through education and gives them hope of a better future. The aim of our feeding partners is always to start and build school feeding programmes that can be nationally owned, funded and sustained by the local governments.
About Katharine Hibbert, Join Our 2014 finalist Dot Dot Dot:
Website: www.dotdotdotproperty.com/
Social Media: www.facebook.com/DotDotDotPropertyGuardians @3dotproperty
Since 2011, Dot Dot Dot guardians have contributed over 20,000 hours to great causes. That’s the equivalent of 12 years of full time work – paid at the UK average wage of £12.74 per hour, that’s equivalent to a contribution of £254,800. This year, the Prime Minister awarded two of their guardians with national volunteering awards in recognition of their commitment. Hours are recorded monthly and Dot Dot Dot produce quarterly social impact reports. Public opinion and customer feedback has been consistently positive. The company features on Nesta’s 2014 New Radicals list of the organisations offering the most effective ways to tackle social challenges and last year they won a Security Excellence Award.