They believe in a world where people do what they really are. They empower people to become self-confident responsible citizens by running experiential learning programs which result in the setup of learning centers as social enterprises.

BOOKBRIDGE builds business and leadership skills through experiential learning. In their Capability Programs, candidates from the Global North join hands with talents from the Global South to learn state-of-the-art business skills and develop as responsible leaders while creating community-based learning centers as tangible social enterprises.

They are a fully financially self-sustained social enterprise. They are proud to offer the only leadership development program in the world in which you create a worthwhile tangible business as a real entrepreneur.

Their Vision
They serve as a platform for the next generation of leaders in Europe and Asia to do what they really are. They are a family of self-confident responsible citizens who actively shape their own future. They create impact by making people think and act as entrepreneurs and enabling them to lead themselves as well as others.

Their mission
They build business and leadership skills through experiential learning. In their Capability Programs, candidates from the Global North join hands with talents from the Global South to learn state-of-the-art business skills and develop as responsible leaders while creating community-based learning centers as tangible social enterprises.

Their goals
By 2020, they are an engaged Family of Bridgebuilders active in 5 countries with 43 learning centers, thereby having trained 784 next-generation leaders in the Capability Program, enriching the life chances of 400,000 community members with quality education.

Their objectives

Characterizing their 2020 BOOKBRIDGE Learning Center
When visiting a BOOKBRIDGE Learning Center in 2020, you see a well maintained user-friendly building with at least 3 classrooms, a library and a meeting space, all equipped with modern learning facilities. The learning center caters a reasonable amount of learning materials in
 English as well as at least 1,000 local language books, which are of interest to the local communities. The learning center is run by a local Community Hero. The learning center is operated as a business. Profits are solely used to pay back the initial loan given to set the center up and re-invest into the learning center operations. It provides quality educational services to the community. It is a place where the community likes to meet, a happy place. The learning center fosters diversity in the community and is not tied to a specific political party nor religion nor ethnicity.

Characterizing their  2020 Capability Program
By 2020, the Capability Program is perceived as a pioneer in hands-on talent development. Candidates turn into teams of entrepreneurs creating worthwhile tangible businesses and initiatives besides their regular jobs. Professional business and leadership coaches accompany them in every step. Candidates from Europe and Asia collaborate at eye-level. The Capability Program does not end with the setup of a social enterprise in Asia. It only marks the start of a long-term relationship with their Alumni in creating initiatives and businesses in their respective environments.