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Launch of the Sea Guardians project: TSWA and ChangeFusion join forces to protect Thailand’s seas
The Thai Sea Watch Association (TSWA) and ChangeFusion have jointly established a 3-year project to support 45 small-scale fishing communities in managing the sea themselves through the LMMA model
Survey of 8,703 students: Schoolwork is their biggest source of stress, and nearly 8 in 10 are willing to share their experiences to help friends
Data from a Google Form collected alongside the activity indicate that more than half of students feel moderately to very frequently stressed during their school years, and the feature they like most is reading their friends’ experiences.
Bringing the Jaidee Chatbot to 44 schools nationwide, reaching more than 17,700 students
The team delivered in-person sessions and trained teachers to continue teaching flexibly, bringing the Jaidee Chatbot website to 44 schools across 6 regions nationwide, from large urban schools to small schools in remote areas.
Second-round funding makes a difference: consistently higher survival and financial sustainability rates
Both the B.E. 2566 and B.E. 2569 reports confirm the same trend: Champions who made it through to the second funding round had clearly higher survival rates and financial performance than those who stopped after the first round.
Reviewing the ecosystem in B.E. 2566: from a starting point to a community of social entrepreneurs
The B.E. 2566 impact assessment report (covering cohorts 1-11) reflects how alumni view BC4C’s role in their own journeys, along with 4 recommendations for next steps.
Launch of the Acceleration Program to address the missing middle funding gap
After completing a decade of incubation programmes, BC4C launched the Acceleration Program in B.E. 2565 to support alumni that had grown beyond the start-up stage.
Seed funding increased to 80,000 baht and second-round funding to 250,000 baht
When the project resumed after COVID-19, funding for both rounds was increased from the original structure used since B.E. 2554.
The year the project paused: BC4C and the COVID-19 situation
B.E. 2563 was the only year in the project’s 14-year history when incubation activities had to stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thailand’s growing social enterprise ecosystem around BC4C
BC4C is recognised as one of Thailand’s longest-running social enterprise incubation programmes, amid a gradual increase in support for social enterprises.
Voices from mentors: When giving becomes inspiration in return
Many BC4C mentors were not only advisers; they also came away inspired to change their own career paths.
Ma:D becomes a project co-coordinator, laying the foundations for the BC4C alumni community
In B.E. 2558, Ma:D took on the role of project co-coordinator alongside ChangeFusion and became a key driving force in bringing alumni together as a community.
Raise the maximum applicant age from 30 to 35
Data from the early cohorts indicated that applicants with some work experience had a higher chance of business survival than those who had just graduated. The Project therefore decided to raise the maximum applicant age starting in B.E. 2558.
The beginning: Banpu and ChangeFusion launch the first social enterprise incubation programme
In B.E. 2554, Banpu initiated the Banpu Champions for Change programme with ChangeFusion, providing seed funding and incubation for young people who wanted to address social problems through business. It began with the first cohort of 5 teams.