Challenge yourself & grow: The experience of a European volunteer
For you personally, what does the Erasmus+ volunteering service stand for and why did you decide to do this type of volunteering? Alexandra Pediakova: For me, European Voluntary Service (EVS) is an opportunity to live in a different country, to be involved in activities I wouldn’t be otherwise, and to get to know great people. […]
Founder Spotlight: Lena Parzer, Open Piano for Refugees
While universally known and praised for his writing, Leo Tolstoy had a secret passion – classical music. He even wrote in his diary that “music is a stenograph of feelings” and committed long hours pondering the effect music has on human emotions. It’s difficult not to consider the very same sentence when one witnesses one […]
Founder Spotlight: Annamaria Tolvaly, Bags with Legs
Annamaria Tolvaly came to Vienna from Romania, so her own life experience has taught her what it is to start life over in a new place. About a year ago, she opened an atelier and a shop Bags with Legs where she produces and sells exclusive bags. Her mission is to integrate women refugees in […]
Blind Spots In Education: Where Startups Step Up
Education, startups, and innovation During our Feb 2019 WineDown, we’re brought together key stakeholders in education to discuss how startups contribute to filling in the blind spots, what role they should play, and the complexities that exist. This event happened in collaboration with Ashoka Austria, Bildünger and their event Zukunftsforum Bildung. Our panelists in […]
Meet the Finalists of the Greiner Family Impact Initiative
What Is The Greiner Family Impact Initiative? In 2018, the Greiner family decided to dedicate funds to giving back to society. To do this, they set up an accelerator program for impact entrepreneurs, and are now building a selective network of impact investors to bridge the gap between start-ups, know-how and funding. Each year […]
CEE Impact Day 2018
On October 4-5, our ecosystem came together to celebrate the largest CEE Impact Day event to date. Now that we’ve had some time to reflect, we want to share with you some of the champagne cork moments, metrics, connections, and key learnings that were catalyzed this year. The day in numbers: 320+ people participated in the conference. […]
How to Engage In Climate Action in Central & Eastern Europe this Fall
If you’ve been paying attention to the vital signs of the planet–raging fires across Europe, unpredictable weather patterns, and intense hurricanes–it’s apparent that we need to take immediate and drastic action to mitigate climate change. Partnerships for Change – Impact Hub and Climate-KIC We need to work together to find solutions–no organization can solve this […]
Sustainable Spotlight: An Interview with Alpengummi
We connected with the producers of Alpengummi, Sandra and Claudia, to chat about their new sustainable chewing gum venture. It was a great conversation concerning the sustainability of ingredients and traditional industries. Check out their thoughts on the viability of healthful ingredients in chewing gum in this thought-provoking interview. What made you start Alpengummi? […]
Healthy Summer Eating Courtesy of Impact Hub Ventures
We have been really focused on your health this month. However, we have yet to talk about food, one of the key ingredients to good health. We asked two of our food ventures to give us some delicious summer recipes. Habibi & Hawara Habibi & Hawara sent us their delicious falafel recipe, and it also […]
Working Smart – Healthy Working
We all want to be healthier. We want healthier workplaces because we spend so much time there during the week. The World Health Organization (WHO) says “healthy workers are more productive and raise healthy families.” Healthy workplaces are one of the key strategies for alleviating poverty, according to the WHO primer on Occupational Health and Safety. […]
