Welcome
The Paragon program annually selects 100 young entrepreneurs and social changemakers of up to 30 years of age from Asia Pacific who are an inspiration to other young people.
On this site you can find their inspiring stories, stories from young people in Asia Pacific, who had the desire and guts to make a change and to stride out and start their own venture. Your can read about their background and their ventures, and if you also desire to get started you can find resources such as entrepreneurship courses and current business plan competition.
Get inspired by the stories of the Paragon fellows and take actions to one day become a Paragon yourself.
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Our Fellows in the News
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2 Paragon fellows selected as finalists for 2010 Rolex Young Laureate finalists
2010-03-09
Reese Fernandez (Philippines) and Piyush Tewari (India) have been selected as finalists for the inaugural edition of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise: Young Laureates Programme. Aged between 18 and 30, the finalists were singled out from almost 200 applicants and come from 16 countries worldwide. Their inventive ideas to solve tomorrow’s challenges in the fields of science and health, applied technology, exploration, the environment and cultural preservation. A total of five Young Laureates will be revealed in April and each will receive US$50,000 to implement their projects.
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Change the World for the price of a few coffee drinks
2010-03-08
3 amazing young social entrepreneurs and FYSE Paragon fellows from Asia Pacific have been selected as finalists to attend the upcoming Unreasonable Institute and you can help them to impact millions of lives! In the next 16 days they need your support to join the Institute. The 35 finalists are now showcased at the Unreasonable Marketplace and they need to fundraise the full amount of 6500USD from backer like you to attend the Institute. You can donate as little as the price of 3 cups of coffee and up to any unlimited amount.The Marketplace will be open until the 24th of March, so hurry and spend you coffee money wisely!
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Amit Kataria on The Better India
2010-02-11
Amit Kataria comes from a humble background and always dreamt of making a change in the society. Today he has successfully transformed the lives of many in his village by imparting computer literacy and in the process, setting a precedence worth following.