About the International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs (IISE)[]
The International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs (IISE) operates under the umbrella of Braille without Borders Charitable Trust (BWB). BWB was co-founded by Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg in 2005. In January 2009, the IISE welcomed its first batch of participants from all over the world.
The IISE is located on the Vellayani lakeside about 10km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, South India. The Kovalam international beach is located about ... km from the IISE.
For more information visit the IISE homepage at http://www.bwb-iise.org or the BWB site at http://www.braillewithoutborders.org
Blogs and Articles[]
- Rakesh 'arky' Ambati about working at the IISE: http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/search/label/IISE
- Tys from the United Arab Emirates about his time visiting the IISE: http://tysonice.blogspot.com/2009/10/art-of-dislodging-your-head.html
- IISE celebrates White Cane Day 2009 (published in The Hindu): http://www.braillewithoutborders.org/ENGLISH/wcd2009.html
Audio and Video[]
- IISE Advertisement, recorded 2010 by Juergen Fleger and Sabriye Tenberken: http://q-audio.net/download/9319
Social Networks[]
- IISE on Facebook, mobile and more accessible Facebook version
- @IISEConnect on Twitter
- People on Twitter who are interested in the IISE
In German language[]
Das International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs befindet sich in idyllischer Lage am Vellayani-See im südindischen Bundesstaat Kerala, ca. 10 km von der Hauptstadt Trivandrum und ca. 20 km vom Badeort Kovalam entfernt.
- Wikipedia: Sabriye Tenberken und die Organisation Braille without Borders
- Bewegend. Globetrotter Theo Schlaghecken über einen Besuch im IISE (2009): http://www.world-tourer.de/projects/18-zwanzig-träume
- Informativ. Philipp über seine Zeit im IISE und in Indien: http://phil-india.blogspot.com
- Pionierphase: Nora Hartenstein über ihre ersten Wochen im IISE (2008): http://norahartenstein.blogspot.com/search/label/Campus
- Hörenswert: Die blinde Sozialarbeiterin Jessica Schröder über ihre Zeit als Teilnehmerin im IISE (2009): Aufgelesener Text (MP3). Siehe auch diesen Youtube Video mit Jessica (Kurz vor Indien)