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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.
YoungHappy: A social space for older people who still want to live vibrantly
Champion cohort 9 (B.E. 2562), creating activities and online and offline communities for active older people in Thailand who lack spaces to express themselves
Cropperz: Technology that gives smallholder farmers more bargaining power
A Champion from cohort 9 (B.E. 2562) that connects smallholder food-crop farmers directly with customers through an online platform and farm management app
Craft de Quarr: When Northern ethnic handicrafts become a livelihood that sustains communities
Champion cohort 8 (B.E. 2561), helping develop the handicraft skills of Northern ethnic communities and turn them into products that can sell in contemporary markets
Wealthi: a microloan app for people overlooked by banks
Champion cohort 8 (B.E. 2561) that developed its own credit scoring system to provide microloans to groups with no access to loans from financial institutions
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.
What we learned from the first 6 cohorts: seed funding, knowledge, and precise measurement are key to survival
Lessons from the project's first impact assessment report (B.E. 2560), which surveyed Champions from cohorts 1-6
Pack Solution: Alternative packaging that challenges Thailand’s foam industry
Champion cohort 6 (B.E. 2559) developing food packaging to replace foam, made from paper, bagasse and bioplastic, and biodegradable in 60 days
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.
Local Alike: When community-based tourism becomes a business that shares revenue fairly
Champion cohort 2 (B.E. 2555), which transformed the traditional tour model—where communities received only around 10% of revenue—into tourism that returns most of its income to local communities
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.