Social Enterprise & Impact Business
Bali, Indonesia, Indonesia
10 Days 9 Nights
Engage with local startups and businesses that integrate social and environmental impact into their models.
Student Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
1. Understand the core principles of social entrepreneurship and impact-driven business models.
2. Analyze how businesses in Bali address social and environmental issues through innovation.
3. Engage with founders and team members of local enterprises to learn about challenges and successes.
4. Co-create project ideas or solutions with a purpose-driven approach.
5. Reflect on their personal and professional aspirations for creating social impact.
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
1. Understand the core principles of social entrepreneurship and impact-driven business models.
2. Analyze how businesses in Bali address social and environmental issues through innovation.
3. Engage with founders and team members of local enterprises to learn about challenges and successes.
4. Co-create project ideas or solutions with a purpose-driven approach.
5. Reflect on their personal and professional aspirations for creating social impact.
Package Include:
Local accommodation or resort stay
Ground transportation
Meals (as per itinerary)
Professional facilitator or guide
Collaboration with a local university
Local expert speaker
Sightseeing excursions
All trip logistical arrangements
Packages Itinerary:
Day 1
Arrival & Program Orientation (Ubud)
- Arrival and check-in at eco-accommodation
- Welcome lunch and cultural greeting
- Orientation: What is a Social Enterprise? Introduction to impact ecosystems in Bali
- Evening reflection and group connection circle
Outcome: Students are introduced to the learning journey and basic
frameworks of social entrepreneurship.
Day 2
Foundations of Social Enterprise
- Workshop: Social enterprise vs. traditional business vs. charity
- Interactive session on the Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet, Profit)
- Case study analysis of successful Indonesian impact businesses
- Evening cultural activity: Balinese offering-making
Outcome: Students understand foundational theories and the role of
culture in local values of impact.
Day 3
Visit to Community-Based Enterprise
- Travel to a rural area to visit a cooperative or local impact-driven business
- Learn about local product development, community involvement, and fair trade principles
- Participate in hands-on activities (e.g., soap-making, weaving, or organic product crafting)
- Dialogue with the founders
Outcome: Students see grassroots entrepreneurship in action and its
direct benefits to communities.
Day 4
Social Innovation Studio: Part 1
- Team-based challenge: Identify a social or environmental issue in Bali
- Workshop: Human-centered design and empathy mapping
- Field observations or interviews with locals (guided)
Outcome: Students develop inquiry skills and begin designing potential
impact solutions.
Day 5
Environmental Enterprise Exploration
- Visit a waste management or upcycling startup
- Learn about circular economy, plastic waste solutions, and green innovation
- Participate in a creative recycling or product prototyping activity
- Group discussion on sustainability and innovation
Outcome: Students witness real-world examples of turning waste into
opportunity and solutions.
Day 6
Youth & Women Empowerment Enterprise
- Visit an enterprise focused on empowering young people or women
- Hear stories from beneficiaries and team members
- Participate in a collaborative activity (e.g., storytelling, digital literacy, or skill exchange)
- Evening reflection and journaling
Outcome: Students connect to purpose and recognize how businesses
can foster inclusivity and empowerment.
Day 7
Mindful Leadership & Ethical Business
- Mindfulness and values workshop for purpose-driven leadership
- Panel discussion: Ethics in Entrepreneurship with local changemakers
- Visit to a wellness-based social enterprise (e.g., natural skincare, ethical retreat center)
Outcome: Students reflect on their internal compass as changemakers
and the importance of integrity in leadership.
Day 8
Social Innovation Studio: Part 2
- Prototyping session: Develop and refine impact business ideas
- Mentoring session with local social entrepreneurs
- Team pitch preparation
Outcome: Students apply their learning to create and pitch a solution for
social or environmental impact.
Day 9
Pitching & Cultural Closing
- Pitch presentations to a panel of local practitioners and community leaders
- Feedback and celebration of student creativity
- Cultural closing ceremony and farewell dinner with traditional music
Outcome: Students demonstrate their grasp of impact business models
and share their vision for change.
Day 10
Departure
- Morning reflection circle and journaling
- Certificate distribution and group photo
- Transfer to airport
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