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Girls Be Change is a social business that empowers girls and women to be explorers and changemakers.

Girls Be Change is a social business that enables and empowers girls and women to be explorers and changemakers through expeditions and communities.

🧡 Women Changemakers Community
🧡 Impact Expedition for Women Changemakers
🧡 Virtual Campfire with Changemakers

Check the lineup in 2025 in girlsbechange.com

03/11/2026

✨ 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹

“Is it safe?” “Who are you going with?” “Aren’t you scared?” 🧳

Every woman who has packed a bag on her own has heard these questions. Far fewer of us get asked the better one: what did the world teach you? 🌍

Join our next Virtual Campfire with Changemakers 🔥, an intimate circle for women 👩 to swap travel hacks, tips, and stories from the road: what we wish someone had told us before we left, the moments that tested us, and how travel changed the way we live and work. ✈️

Whether you’re always on the move or still dreaming of your first solo trip, come share, ask, or simply listen. Confidence on the road isn’t something you’re born with. It’s built — one trip, one story, one shared tip at a time.

🗓️ Sat, Nov 28 | 12–1 PM GMT
👩‍🤝‍👩 Limited to 10 women only
🔗 RSVP via link in bio or bit.ly/campfire1128

Your hosts:
🙋‍♀️ Carmen Chan Carmen Chan 陳嘉文 — Founder of Girls Be Change Girls Be Change, travelling solo across five continents since 2022
🙋‍♀️ Milla Danelli — Founder of Beyond Dharma Milla | Retreat Specialist, Co-Creator & Strategist, who swapped the corporate world for intentional travel and now designs retreats across Europe and Asia
🙋‍♀️ Sandy Tiu Sandy Tiu — Founder of Webeings We Beings Collective and I Am Sustainable Studio I am Sustainable Studio | Designing Circular Futures, who has spent more than a decade building a life, a career, and her own brands far from home

Not a panel. Not a webinar. A circle.

14/10/2026

Last Saturday, 13 women gathered at Wellnest in Malta, and something softened in the room. 🌿 
There was no panel and no pitch, just a circle of women choosing to pause and ask honestly: who am I becoming? Our cohost Janina led us through “The Woman I’m Becoming” workshop, and I’m still thinking about it.

🌀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 · 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 · 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰: We drew out three zones of ourselves: where we feel safe, where we feel stretched, and where we freeze. Here’s what stayed with me. Real change doesn’t live in the comfort zone, and it doesn’t live in panic either. It lives in the middle, in the edge that feels a little scary and a little exciting.

👂 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅: A reminder for all of us: sometimes the most loving thing we can do is listen, with no advice and no fixing. In pairs, we practised being empathic, active listeners. Being truly heard, without anyone trying to change you, is a rare gift.

🔖 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂: Each of us chose a line from a list of affirmations and wrote it on a bookmark to take home, a small reminder to read on the days we forget who we’re becoming. On mine, I wrote: “I am learning to listen to the quiet voice inside me.”

I’m so grateful to Janina for holding the space with such care, to Petra Petra Tamas Wellnest for opening the circle with grounding, breathing and observing our bodies, and to every woman who showed up fully present. You made it what it was. 🤍

If you feel the pull to connect with other women changemakers, the next gathering is waiting for you. Join our community - online or in-person - no matter where you are in this world. 👉 Follow Girls Be Change 💌  - Carmen Carmen Chan 陳嘉文

06/10/2026

What does bravery look like when nobody’s sugar-coating it? 🦁

On October 3, our Women Changemakers Gathering in Bali came together around a sharing table at Alvita’s home in Jimbaran, where her family business Nasi Goreng Bahagia Nasi Goreng Bahagia Jimbaran is based. Over an early dinner, our two womentrepreneurs co-hosts Alvita and Sukma opened up about the real side of building their businesses, and everyone around the table shared their own stories of bravery: the life challenges, how we cope, and how we keep moving forward. 💪

“I was amazed by how self-aware we are as women and how committed we are to self-development. We talked about real things, not sugar-coated stories,” Sukma said.

A special shoutout to Alvita’s mom and brother for cooking such a beautiful meal for our community. 🍛🧡

Came as we are, left a little braver. 🦋 Thank you to every woman who showed up and shared so honestly. ✨💜

01/10/2026

What does your company do for the women leaders who hold everything together, before they burn out 🙍‍♀️?

This December, send one of your teammates to restore, connect and grow with us at the Womens Leadership, Wellbeing & Changemaking Retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand. DM for the corporate proposal and let’s talk!

How this retreat supports her, and your team:
🔋 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. Burnout is one of the main reasons women leaders step away. Support her before she reaches that point.
🙋‍♀️ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬. Yin leadership workshop: leading with kindness and empathy to build trust and loyalty in teams.
💡 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. Creative problem-solving workshops, plus a first-hand look at social enterprises that turn profit into impact.
🌏 𝐀 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. Connect with women leaders in the retreat Carmen Chan 陳嘉文 Sandar Win Sandy Tiu DaughtersRising and a global women changemakers community beyond this retreat.
🎯 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 2027. A year-reflection and vision session, so she comes back focused and ready to lead.
🌱 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. Sponsor a Global South woman leader alongside your own, and every seat supports girls education through Daughters Rising.

Women’s Leadership, Wellbeing & Changemaking Retreat in Thailand
🗓️ Dec 15-20, 2026
📍 Chai Lai Orchid Chai Lai Orchid -Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, Thailand
🎟️ 5 spots left
📧 Contact Carmen (Founder of Girls Be Change) on [email protected] for proposal and schedule a call at cal.com/girlsbechange/30min

14/09/2026

✨𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚✨
Last Saturday, we gathered in Singapore over brunch to talk about something that matters: women in the journey of changemaking - and this time, through the lens of climate action 🌍.

Thanks to co-hosts Sandy Tiu Sandy Tiu (I am Sustainable Studio I am Sustainable Studio | Designing Circular Futures , Women In Climate) 🌱 and Jaslin Sulaiman (VivaBloomz Jaslin | Women's Wellness Facilitator) 🌸, we created a safe space where women changemakers could share their work, challenges, and what keeps them going — no polished speeches, just real conversations over good food. A circle of women changemakers, a table full of real talk, and the ripple effect of connection 💫.

We met at Café Ripples ripplescafe.sg ☕, Singapore’s first wellbeing-focused café and an extension of The School of Positive Psychology’s mission to make mental wellness a lived, everyday practice. It was the perfect calm-in-between space to pause, reflect, and connect - a fitting home for a Saturday about showing up for each other 🤍.

Our community is growing, and so is the collective impact we’re building together. Thank you all for being part of this movement 🙏.

Special shoutout to WESHARE WESHARE for leading us to discover this wonderful venue partner! 🎉

13/09/2026

✨ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑰’𝒎 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 ✨

Change doesn’t always mean pushing harder or achieving more. Sometimes, it means slowing down, letting go, and becoming more fully yourself.

In the coming Women Changemakers Gathering in Malta, we are thrilled to feature a special workshop, The Woman I am Becoming, led by Janina Voss (cofounder of People and Friends), guiding us through a reflective journey of where we are right now, what we’re carrying, and what we want to grow into.

Co-hosted by:
🌿 Carmen Chan Carmen Chan 陳嘉文 | Girls Be Change
🌿 Petra Tamas Petra Tamas | Wellnest
🌿 Janina Voss | People and Friends

𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒂
🗓 Oct 10 (Sat) 5 - 7PM
📍 Wellnest Wellnest, Birkirkara, Malta
Link in bio or bit.ly/malta1010 to reserve your spot! 🤍

Janina Voss | People & Friends
Janina Voss lived, worked and studied in 7 different countries. She obtained her Master of Science in European Business at ESCP Europe Business School which then enabled her to become a serial entrepreneur, social start-up business consultant and certified workshop trainer. Janina has over 10 years of experience teaching practically oriented social entrepreneurship workshops to university students from around the world.

As Co-CEO and Co-Founder of People & Friends, she also develops and facilitates customized short-term experiential learning study tours for university students who want to travel to Western Europe or Asia. She and her company are strong supporters of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strive to integrate these as core themes in their study tours. Through these study tours, she and her company create more awareness about inspiring social start-ups that get to present their SDG supporting organizations to students. Moreover, she and her team equip students with a social entrepreneurship skillset and enables them to become social impact creators of the future.

Petra Tamas | Wellnest
Petra is the founder of Wellnest Studio, a devoted mother of two daughters, passionately dedicated to supporting women through every stage of their journey.

11/09/2026

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 — 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Over the next few slides, we’re pulling back the curtain on the “why” behind Chai Lai Orchid, our partners, and the moments that make this week different. Swipe through. 🌿

𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅
📅 Dec 15–20, 2026
📍 Chai Lai Orchid Chai Lai Orchid -Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, Thailand
🎫 USD 2,200/person, or USD 2,000/person with our Package for Two
💌 DM us to book a free discovery call and promo code

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑾𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚: 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒊 𝑶𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒅 Home for the week is an eco-lodge of bamboo bungalows, built sustainably by local hands. Chai Lai Orchid is a social business that rescues elephants and uplifts local communities — supporting over 60% of local villages’ livelihoods. Staying here is part of the impact, not separate from it. 💜

𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑾𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉: 𝑫𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 Meet Sandar Win Sandar Win — our cohost, and Program Director of Daughters Rising DaughtersRising . Her own path took her from Yangon to a border refugee camp to a university degree, and what she witnessed along the way only deepened her resolve to help young women build better lives through education. 100% of Chai Lai Orchid’s profit funds the Girls’ Scholarship Program she helps lead. 💪

𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆𝒅 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 Over the past decade, Chai Lai Orchid has rescued 20+ elephants from the entertainment and logging industries — giving them, and their babies, a permanent, safe home. No elephant riding here. We walk alongside them in the mountains, and swim in the same river they bathe in every afternoon. 🐘

𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 The Karen people are one of the mountain’s local communities — the largest hill tribe in Thailand, with roots stretching back generations in the hills along the Myanmar border. They’re known for their vibrant handwoven textiles, deep agricultural traditions, and the don, a traditional dance performed to live Karen m

11/09/2026

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 — 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Over the next few slides, we’re pulling back the curtain on the “why” behind Chai Lai Orchid, our partners, and the moments that make this week different. Swipe through. 🌿

𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅
📅 Dec 15–20, 2026
📍 Chai Lai Orchid Chai Lai Orchid -Chiang Mai , Chiang Mai, Thailand
🎫 USD 2,200/person, or USD 2,000/person with our Package for Two
💌 DM us to book a free discovery call and promo code

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑾𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚: 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒊 𝑶𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒅 Home for the week is an eco-lodge of bamboo bungalows, built sustainably by local hands. Chai Lai Orchid Chai Lai Orchid -Chiang Mai is a social business that rescues elephants and uplifts local communities — supporting over 60% of local villages’ livelihoods. Staying here is part of the impact, not separate from it.

𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑾𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉: 𝑫𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 Meet Sandar Win Sandar Win — our cohost, and Program Director of Daughters Rising DaughtersRising . Her own path took her from Yangon to a border refugee camp to a university degree, and what she witnessed along the way only deepened her resolve to help young women build better lives through education. 100% of Chai Lai Orchid’s profit funds the Girls’ Scholarship Program she helps lead.

𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆𝒅 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 Over the past decade, Chai Lai Orchid has rescued 20+ elephants from the entertainment and logging industries — giving them, and their babies, a permanent, safe home. No elephant riding here. We walk alongside them in the mountains, and swim in the same river they bathe in every afternoon. 🐘

𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 The Karen people are one of the mountain’s local communities — the largest hill tribe in Thailand, with roots stretching back generations in the hills along the Myanmar border. They’re known for their vibrant handwoven textiles, deep agricultural traditions, and the don, a traditional dance performed to l

08/09/2026

🐘✨ Six days. One mountain sanctuary. A community of women changemakers.

This December, Girls Be Change is heading to Chai Lai Orchid Chai Lai Orchid -Chiang Mai — a mountain eco-resort in the hills of Chiang Mai, Thailand — for a Women’s Healing & Changemaking Retreat unlike anything else. ⛰️🧘‍♀️

We’re co-hosting alongside DaughtersRising , an NGO empowering at-risk girls and women against trafficking and exploitation, and McKendra Energies , bringing energy healing and self-care to the week.

👉Slide to learn more about each day’s itinerary

Day 1 (12/15) — Arrive & Belong
 The moment you step into Chai Lai Orchid, something shifts. 🌿 Meet your cohosts, settle into your bamboo bungalow, and let the rescued elephants welcome you in for Elephant Hour. This is where the reset begins.

Day 2 (12/16) — One with Nature
 Trek beside rescued elephants through the jungle with local guides who know these mountains best. 🐘 Then ground yourself with morning and evening wellness — yoga, breathwork, energy healing — because reconnecting with nature starts with reconnecting with yourself.

Day 3 (12/17) — Find Your Voice
 Today, you lead. In our Impact Capacity Building workshop, we’ll exchange stories and empower each other with tools in personal development. Then we cook alongside the Karen community — because the best conversations happen over a shared meal. 🍲

Day 4 (12/18) — Give & Receive
 Spend the morning teaching local girls at Kids House — a reminder that empowerment moves in both directions. Then let the river carry you on a bamboo rafting adventure down the mountain. 🚣‍♀️

Day 5 (12/19) — Sacred & Still
 A secret temple. A hidden waterfall. Traditional bamboo cooking with the Karen community. Discover the secret and sacred places in the mountains — and in yourself. ✨

Day 6 (12/20) — Carry It Home
 One last reflective wellness hour. A group photoshoot with the elephants who welcomed you in. And a sisterhood you‘re taking home with you — this isn’t goodbye, it‘s see you soon. 💛

🧘‍♀️𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 🐘
🗓️ Dec 15-20, 2026
📍 Chai Lai Orchid Chai Lai Orchid -Chiang Mai | Chiang Mai, Thailand
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30/08/2026

🙋‍♀️𝓦𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓖𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓷 𝓑𝓪𝓵𝓲 (𝓙𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓷)🌸

“Womentrepreneur” can sound like a buzzword — glossy panels, glamorous branding. This gathering goes underneath that, into the real deal: the struggles, the vulnerabilities, and the moments that made it worth it. This time, our theme is 𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 — let’s exchange our stories of bravery. 🤍

Meet our cohosts: Alvita , who built Nasi Goreng Bahagia Jimbaran from the ground up with her mom and brother — an unlikely trio turning family, resilience, and good food into a business. And Sukma , founder of Bali Prime and Mutiara Chic , who built both while raising three kids and juggling up to four jobs at once — proof that reinvention is powerful, even against the odds.

Join us for an intimate sharing table at Alvita’s home in Jimbaran, home of Nasi Goreng Bahagia — built around good food and honest conversation. 🥘

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 4–6 PM
📍 Jimbaran, Bali (address shared upon registration)
✨ Open to women and non-binary changemakers (and aspiring ones)
👉 Register now — link in bio or bit.ly/woman1003

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