Four passionate female founders have come together to amplify their efforts and to create retail, learning, incubation and kitchen space for themselves and other innovators and entrepreneurs to boost the social innovation sector in South Australia. We want to collaborate, accelerate and impact the lives of young people (KIK innovation), women (Harvest Fair), homeless people (GOGO events) and bring others to build a movement for gender equity (Chooks SA) and for-purpose business. We have a space - the former kiosk at the Former Royal Adelaide Hospital. We have the support of our customers, members and networks, we have the property manager (Renewal SA) and now we need your support to get the fit out finished so we can get to work together!
We believe in the wisdom of the crowd and we are all big fans of StartSomeGood and we hope this community will back us.
So far: KiK has generated 45 meaningful job outcomes for disadvantaged youth; GOGO events has created 85 meaningful job outcomes and Chooks SA has grown in less than a year to almost 1600 members in an online community. Just imagine how much more social impact can be achieved through the creation of this shared space for social innovators.
Have you ever heard of the 4 Ingredients cook book? Just as you can make hundreds of meals with 4 or less ingredients, we believe you have make hundreds of collaborative ventures with the 4 of us.
And who are we?
Four awesome innovative female founders who want to collaborate for good and get more people setting up social enterprises and change-making. We are all leaders, award winning women who have a proven track record of success. This venture is a first for South Australia and a unique business model where the value add is collaboration.
Amy Orange is the founder of Harvest Fair, a social enterprise offering wholesome ready made meals and providing flexible employment and skills development for women to thrive in the workforce. Since launch to the public in 2017, Harvest Fair has provided over 250 hours of paid employment for disadvantaged women, and sold 220 ready made meals to customers throughout Adelaide.
Sarah Gun is the founder of GOGO events, a social enterprise creating events that go beyond the WOW factor - they change lives. GOGO events educates and trains homeless and disadvantaged people to produce decor items and event materials and employs trainees to install, produce, provide hospitality and pack-down events. GOGO events are growing their reach and influence every day and have created 85 meaningful job outcomes.
Louise Nobes is the founder and CEO of KIK Innovation a brand driven enterprise whose mission is to end youth unemployment. All young people no matter their life experience can achieve greatness and its with this 'why', young people have co-designed and now operate 3 coffee stores KIK coffee across Adelaide and is now expanding into retail and commercial gardening and cleaning services. Led from the top KIK inspires a culture of curiosity, disruption and purpose.
Moira Deslandes is the founder of the social movement Chooks SA. A movement started in May 2017 with over 1500 members actively engaged in addressing gender equity in start ups and social enterprises. The foundations of the movement are a closed facebook group and self organised pop up meetings and events. To date over 350 individuals have been involved in face to face connections and the development of a manifesto focusing on public policy around procurement, pathways to capital for female founders, mentor matching and applying a gender lens to decision-making.
In this refurbished space we will have free co-working available with WiFi internet (you can buy a coffee and a toastie, a ready made meal and /or something else from the retail shop). We will also have spaces for hire, including a training room, kitchen, cool room, a quiet space pod and areas set aside for private meetings, and the walls to share your art!
Just imagine how much #collab4good can be started - there is no limit to what can be achieved!
