IKEA Foundation Week events

Join IKEA Foundation CEO Per Heggenes and Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin to kick-off IKEA Foundation week.

Connect to young people in rural Bihar, in the field, on their beekeeping internship. Chat to them, the beekeeper & see how outdoor green enterprise internships are enabling young people to learn while schools are closed.

This is a private event for IKEA Russia co-workers. Check your inbox for an invite!

In Kenya 900,000 young people leave school in search of a job every year – but only 10% ever find one. How can this gap be filled? By changing mindsets and social norms so that entrepreneurship is seen as a viable and preferred choice for youth to earn an income and take control over their lives. Join us to hear how how our partner Shujaaz Inc is using the power of social media and multi media campaigns to help young entrepreneurs build a brighter future for themselves and their communities.

Join IKEA Foundation CEO Per Heggenes as he gives an introduction to the IKEA Foundation. Great for those who don’t yet know us, or a refresher for those who do.

Join IKEA Foundation Climate Leader Liz McKeon in conversation with Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin about all things Climate!

Durant cette session, Nadège Nzoyem et Leila Yassine discuteront du rôle que les femmes jouent dans le mouvement de la gestion durable des paysages forestiers critiques du Cameroun.

Join SELCO Foundation along with Lynn Maxwell and Craig Moffat, IKEA IWitness ambassadors from the UK to learn about how SELCO Foundation is improving lives using sustainable energy in India.

This is a private event for IKEA India co-workers. Check your inbox for an invite!

This is a private event for IKEA Portugal co-workers, check your inbox for an invite!

Agriculture is one of the main drivers of climate change and biodiversity loss globally. But what if our global farming system could not just reduce harm to the health of the Earth, but also improve it? Regenerative agriculture, which takes a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food production, offers exactly that. Today we welcome two members of the Rainforest Alliance’s Nature Team, Juliana Jaramillo and Martin Noponen, who will show us why regenerative agriculture is an opportunity for healing and a powerful force for building resilience and climate change mitigation.

This is a private event for IKEA Poland co-workers, check your inbox for an invite!

Join SELCO Foundation along with Lynn Maxwell and Craig Moffat, IKEA IWitness ambassadors from the UK to learn about how SELCO Foundation is improving lives using sustainable energy in India.

Here’s an opportunity for us to share some answers to common questions that co-workers have, and answer any questions that may have popped up during the week.

This session is primarily IWitness-led with speakers sharing their experience. It also includes a UNHCR spokesperson from Jordan who will share information on the current situation (including inclusion of refugees in line with World Refugee Day).

Speakers:
Ryan Strauss, Host/Moderator, IKEA Foundation
Lilly Carlisle, External Relations Officer, UNHCR Jordan
Yannick Le Mallet, IKEA Co-worker, France

What if instead of our current wasteful ‘take, make, use, dispose’ model, we could instead create a textile value chain that leaves little to no carbon footprint? So that we enjoy our textile products and fabrics without worrying about the pressure it is placing on the Earth? At Enviu we believe this is possible, join us to understand how we do it!

Join SELCO Foundation along with Julie Voorthuyzen, IKEA IWitness ambassador from The Netherlands to learn about how SELCO Foundation is improving lives using sustainable energy in India.

This session will feature UNHCRs Spokesperson in Rwanda in conversation with a Congolese Refugee who has graduated from an innovative American university programme that was piloted in Rwanda in a partnership between IKEA Foundation, UNHCR, Kepler, and Southern New Hampshire University. Also in the conversation is the head of Renewable Energy for Refugees, a project set up jointly by IKEA Foundation and Practical Action in collaboration with UNHCR to improve refuge lives and livelihoods through access to energy. The session will give a first-hand account of how refugees, if only given the chance through access to quality education and energy, can fulfill their potential and be agents for positive change and contribute to their host country economy.

Be inspired by voices of hope during the IKEA Foundation Week. During the week-long program of events you will have the chance to join online activities and hear stories about how the IKEA Foundation is making brighter futures for families and children around the world.

This event is hosted by one of the IKEA Foundation partners, Clean Air Fund.

Wrap-up the week with IKEA Foundation CEO Per Heggenes and leader of the week, Ryan Strauss.