Students
Story and experiences
Students
Story and experiences
Empower
Apply Learnings To Real Problems, Real People
Had enough of theory and textbooks? Want to have authentic experiences, stay relevant yet impact future generation and create actual changes that are not limited to Singapore? Empower is the programme for you.
Empower seeks to expose budding social entrepreneurs and serves as a starting ground for design thinking enthusiasts to ace in problem-solving. Teaching others and sharing your skills, knowledge and experiences helps to retain and reinforce your own skills and knowledge. This enables you to not only help the wider community but also discover more about yourself in the process.
Together with Bamboo Builders' Project Leads, we will expose and nurture rural youth to become confident leaders that in time to come, will initiate change in their community. Through a 10 day program, you will guide these youth through creating community projects of their own, make international friends, and explore local haunts!
Learning Outcomes
Show ASEAN countries' cultural and socio-economic landscapes
Understand and appreciate cultural sensitivities
Understand effective engagement and strategies for sustainable economic development
Learn Asset-based Community Development and Social Entrepreneurship methodologies
Our Mission
Operation
Possible
Objective
Open mindsets, Equip soft skills
Design prototype solutions with rural youth.
Operation
Build
Objective
Build entrepreneurial mindsets, Personal awareness
Build pillars for project sustainability then launch after.
Operation
Empower
Objective
Nurture seniors to mentor juniors
Seniors design prototype solutions with juniors.
Myanmar
Vietnam
Hoang Anh
Vietnam
"We are living in a world that is constantly changing, so it’s always good to prepare yourself for challenges because i used to be very
afraid of change. But now I am more flexible and able to adapt whatever situation that I am put in."
Diana
Myanmar
"Before I joined the Bamboo Builders program, I am the person who, if I don’t like something then I will not try it and I don’t want to do it. After this program, I have learnt how to be flexible and if there’s something new, I will try to do it. Now I am starting my own start-up to create an impact to the world"
Jie Ying
Singapore
"Before joining Bamboo Builders, I doubted my abilities to create change in the community. But now, I am already leading a project. There’s three takeaways from here, it’s knowledge, skills, and friendship. One reason to join Bamboo Builders is that you discover more about yourself and go beyond your limits."
