Yes, The Change Initiative is a company and has to earn money, but we are working a lot with development organisations, development foundations, international Non-governmental organisation as well as other public organisation. Therefore we are already very much focussed on providing services for social change.
Nevertheless, we are also having a large number of pro-bono projects and other activites that is our contributions to a ecological and socially sustainable future. Here are a few examples:
Some 2.4 million people are believed to have been affected by the cyclone known worldwide as Nargis. More than 130.000 people are believed to be dead or missing. Many people still live without adequate shelter, water and food supplies. Jost Wagner, lead facilitator of the Change Initiative had just visited the devastated area only a few days prior to the cyclone. Shortly after the cyclone devastated large parts of the Irriwaddy Delta, the Change Initiative teamed up with Wolfgang Heinze from the Naumann Foundation and Dr. Paul Pasch from the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung in Malaysia. Jointly they put out a call for donations and transferred every donated cent and Thai Baht to the Metta Development Foundation in Yangon. The organisation is one of the very few organisations who has a proved record for reliabel and efficient relief services. An estimated 50.000 Dollar reached Metta through the donations of German and international citizen following the call for donations.
The Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES) is a German political foundations who has worked for many years in the Deep South in Thailand. In this area more than 3400 people have lost their lives in a battle between the Thai state and insurgents. Since 1997 the FES it has intensified its efforts to support an informed dialogue for peaceful solutions in the three border provinces. The Change Initiative staff has supported with a lot of passion the design and production of an exhibition that provides a Window into the lives of affected women and youth in the three provinces. For example, Change Initiative staff translated pro-bono all captions of the exhibition, helped to develop the design for the accompanying publication and many other things. The exhibition will be shown in various parts of Thailand and beyond from July 2009 onwards.
A free Human Rights Film Festival titled "Move Media Rights Festival" (MMRF) focusing on South East Asia was organized in Bangkok, May 2009. During the festival, more than 20 films were shown. They were documentaries that explored issues related to human traffickling, rights of ethnic minorities and indigenous people, violence against women, the rights of children and regional contemparary human rights issues. Several open dialogue sessions with filmakers, experts, victims and producers were also incorporated into the program. One of the open dialogue sessions was facilitated by Jost Wagner from the Change Initiative
The Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES) is a German political foundations who has worked for many years in the Deep South in Thailand. In this area more than 3400 people have lost their lives in a battle between the Thai state and insurgents. Since 1997 the FES it has intensified its efforts to support an informed dialogue for peaceful solutions in the three border provinces. The Change Initiative staff has supported with a lot of passion the design and production of an exhibition that provides a Window into the lives of affected women and youth in the three provinces. For example, Change Initiative staff translated pro-bono all captions of the exhibition, helped to develop the design for the accompanying publication and many other things. The exhibition will be shown in various parts of Thailand and beyond from July 2009 onwards. 
A free Human Rights Film Festival titled "Move Media Rights Festival" (MMRF) focusing on South East Asia was organized in Bangkok, May 2009. During the festival, more than 20 films were shown. They were documentaries that explored issues related to human traffickling, rights of ethnic minorities and indigenous people, violence against women, the rights of children and regional contemparary human rights issues. Several open dialogue sessions with filmakers, experts, victims and producers were also incorporated into the program. One of the open dialogue sessions was facilitated by Jost Wagner from the Change Initiative