Author: Matthew Michaelides. Prospective INSEAD MBA students often wonder, what does “Business as a Force for Good” really mean? How does this public call-to-action really distinguish INSEAD and its community of faculty, students, and alumni? While at INSEAD, a group of five MBA classmates […]
We are pleased to share Blue Ventures Q4 2021 update which reflects on COP26 and updates from their work across the globe. Blue Ventures Update – Q4 2021
Join us for as we talk about ocean conservation and The Rocket mission at our upcoming lunchtime event with Insead on the 11th Janaury at 13:00. Register at the following link
The Rocket Team would like to say a big thank you to the amazing projects that we have had the privilege to work with in 2021; to Powercoders, Childs i, Velafrica and Blue Ventures. And thank you also to all our partners, including the Insead […]
This week The Rocket Foundation spent some inspiring days with Alasdair Harris, the Executive Director of Blue Ventures. This time together has only convinced us further of the amazing work that they are doing, and their very worthy cause. As Alasdair reminded us, the oceans […]
See attached Blue Ventures impact report for Q3 2021. This outlines some of their amazing activities including celebrating 5 years in Timor-Leste where they implemented a new model of locally marine conservation and international learning exchanges. We are excited to embark on the same journey […]
Fantastic news – Child’s i Foundation continue to scale the bicycle project launched together with The Rocket Foundation last year from the 15 bicycles in our initial pilot to over 250 bicycles! Further supporting vulnerable communities across three districts in Uganda. Ongoing disruption from COVID continues to restrict […]
Announcing The Rocket Foundation’s partnership with Blue Ventures. We have been working with Blue Ventures throughout 2021 and are hugely excited to partner with this great team to enable their expansion in the Philippines to Bilirain Island, an island province whose economy is reliant on […]
We have spent the last 18 months working closely with a portfolio of amazing social enterprises. Working on pilot projects to test new ideas and concept, working with Insead MBA students to explore way to scale and grow impact creation, and performing rigorous due diligence […]
In autumn 2020 The Rocket Foundation sponsored the Powercoders Youth Camps pilot for youths of refugee or migrant background in Switzerland. 22 students between the ages of 8 and 18 were provided an introduction to coding, robotics and professionals in the IT industry. This pilot […]
