Melanie Akerboom

“Since graduation, I’ve worked in different areas and countries: I travelled to Kenya to work as a Social Enterprise Consultant, worked as tutor in the minors Innovative Tourism and Entrepreneurship for an university in South Africa and I worked as a community and incubator manager for social entrepreneurs in the early startup phase in Germany.

At the moment, I work part-time as a Network and Programme Manager for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and I manage Social Innovation Meets School, Berlin, which I co-founded in 2016.

Before completing the MA in Social Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, I knew little about the concept of Social Entrepreneurship. The course helped me to better understand policies, frameworks, types and business models of social enterprises and the relationship thereof. For me, it was a very inspiring time, not only because of the course content, but also because of being in a class full of (aspiring) change makers from all over the world. It helped me immensely to build my global network.”

Founder: Whatamission