Hello everyone,
 
I am very happy to join the danone.communities team for the six months to come! I will work on community mangement with Olivier and Laurence to gather the efforts of the various communities involved in the danone.communities adventure and promote social business.
 
I discovered social business and social entrepreneurship through two main readings during my years of preparatory classes, ‘A World without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism' by Professor Yunus and '80 Hommes pour Changer le Monde'by Sylvain Darnil and Mathieu Le Roux. I was finally convinced at the conference with Professor Yunus organized by danone.communities in February 2010. I was immediately excited by the idea that a company can make a considerable difference to solve social problems on a large scale, such as malnutrition or access to water in developing countries, or poverty and insecurity in developed countries.
 

 
Student in a business school, I chose to take two gap years before finishing my studies: a year of internship at Danone and danone.communities, and a year to devote myself to the association Destination Changemakers that I co-founded with Jonas, a friend from my school. As part of this project, I will help three social entrepreneurs to scale up in the Philippines, India, and Africa, from September 2012 to June 2013. We are also working on the realization of a documentary, the publication of a book and case studies for schools.
 
I have always been concerned by social and environmental issues. In the summer of 2008, I conducted a one-month humanitarian mission in Madagascar. In 2010 and 2011, I was the founder and president of the student association Star Trekk’ ESCP Europe, which aims at organizing an eco-friendly raid in the mountains every year. From a professional point of view, after an experience in the socially responsible investment sector at UKSIF in London in 2011, I discovered the world Danone during an internship in the Danone Integration Team, in the HR department.
 
I really wish to participate actively in the development of a new economic and social paradigm in my future life. This internship at danone.communities and my project Destination Changemakers will help me develop skills to become a Changemaker and make a positive difference in the world!
 
My favorite quote? "Be the change you want to see in the world"
 
Do not hesitate to contact me to create synergies! See you soon!
www.destinationchangemakers.com