November 2021

Happy (belated) Halloween to all ANDE members across the region. October has been a lively month for ANDE East and Southeast Asia and our member organizations. 

We are delighted to see our member organizations in various virtual gatherings and we are equally excited to approach the very end of 2021, where we aim to bring our network closer together following our objective to engage and support the small and growing business (SGB) ecosystems. 

We kicked off October with The Next Frontier of Innovative Finance: Impact-Linked Finance webinar. Together with ANDE India, we were thrilled to have Usha Devi Venkatachalam, the founder, and CEO of Krishi Janani (India), Muhammad Fauzal Rizki, the co-founder and CEO of Sampangan (Indonesia), Bjoern Struewer, and Patrizia Baffioni from Roots of Impact as the panelists who gave us the idea and concept of the financing needs of small and growing businesses vis-a-vis the limits of impact investing and Impact-Linked Finance. 

We had our fifth session of ANDE ESEA Digitalization Learning Lab, ‘How to Choose the Right Tools’, with support from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. Thanks to Alison Eskesen for an inspiring opening remark, May Thin Zar Aung for insights on how ONOW selected and made decisions on implementing tools, and Fabi Hubschmid on how Markaaz guided entrepreneurs to choose the right tools. We were honored to have Matthew Wallace from ONOW and Stuart Clarke from SAP in our panel discussion who shared on-ground examples and how organizations can adopt and implement technology in their businesses. Watch the webinar here.

Lastly, we utilized Gather to promote cozy and open discussion around the innovative acceleration program, from its design to implementation and measurement through the collaborative lens with financial sustainability in mind. Accelerators shared openly the challenges, opportunities, and tips from first-hand experience. Thanks to Klaus Oberbauer - Program Manager from SecondMuse, Kasia Weina - Director & Co-founder of Evergreen Labs, Adam Richard - Director of Impact from Social Value International for facilitating smooth conversation that led to constructive and fruitful outcomes. 

Two more months until 2022, we are planning three more special events for ANDE members, partners, and the SGB ecosystems to get involved. Discover more exciting opportunities in the following sections!

ANDE Events

Stories of Hope: Opportunities for Partnering with Social Entrepreneurs in SEA
21 November 2021
The webinar aims to highlight potential collaborations between ecosystem actors and social entrepreneurs beyond investment. Join us to hear first-hand experiences from ecosystem experts and check out what the ecosystem can offer to foster collaborations to better support social entrepreneurs.

Speakers:
Ms.Pat Thitipattakul, Accelerator Manager, StormBreaker
Mr. Eugene Ho, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility East Asia & Pacific, SAP
Ms.Stephanie Arrowsmith, Regional Lead APAC, Impact Hub Asia-Pacific

Moderated by Mr. Radtasiri Wachirapunyanont, Regional Innovation Hub Manager, Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) program

ANDE Opportunities

Future Leaders Climate Summit 2022
Deadline: 24 November 2021
The Aspen Institute is enlisting global and local policymakers, scientific experts, corporate leaders, inventors and innovators, artists, young leaders, influencers, and engaged members of the public to participate in Aspen Ideas: Climate 2022.

The Future Leaders Climate Summit aims to gather the most diverse group of 18-30-year-olds for three days to discuss climate policy, communications, advocacy, and individual action with climate and energy experts. 

ANDE Career Opportunities

ANDE East and Southeast Asia Chapter is hiring a Program Associate in our Bangkok, Thailand.

See current open positions on our career page.

ANDE Resources

Digitalization Assessment Tool
ANDE and Accenture Development Partnerships have created an assessment tool to assess your Digital Transformation. This assessment tool is designed to diagnose and get you thinking about the steps you may need to take on your digitalization journey and help you identify potential actions according to your current digital maturity. Access here.

Sector Events

Sector Opportunities

Sector Resources

Sector Career Opportunities

East Asia and Pacific:
YGAP - Program Designer - Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Seedstars - Venture Capital Investment Manager South East Asia
RISE - Corporate Innovation and Learning Planner

Indonesia:
AWR Lloyd - Analysts and Associates

Singapore:
New Energy Nexus - Global Impact Manager

Timor Leste:
Mercy Corps - ​​Consultant - Value Chain Analysis and Business Recovery Assessment for Maloa Urban Resilience Initiative - Timor-Leste (Remote)

Thailand:
UNFPA - Regional Communication Adviser, Asia and the Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand, P-5
UN WOMEN - Program Management Assistant
EY - Assurance - Climate Change and Sustainability Services - Senior Consultant
UNESCAP - Programme Officer, P4
Tetra Tech - Communication and Knowledge Management Specialist - Thailand
GIZ - Junior Advisor or Advisor
RISE Impact - Measurement & Evaluation Coordinator | Program Coordinator |  Program Management Assistant | Senior Program Coordinator

What We Are Reading

What Is COP26? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit | The New York Time
Youth-led Innovation & Entrepreneurship for COVID-19: Examples from Republic of Korea | UNDP
Forget Flexibility. Your Employees Want Autonomy | Harvard Business Review 
Enter the metaverse: the digital future Mark Zuckerberg is steering us toward | The Guardian
Why a Gender Lens Is Key to Sustainable Investing | IISD
How women-led companies can raise more money through crowdfunding | The Conversation