Supporting people who initiate sustainable lasting changes

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Wilstar is a non-profit venture which is focused on social impact and supporting people who initiate sustainable lasting change to create a better world

Our

Impact

Blue Ventures

Wilstar has been a partner of Blue Ventures since 2015, supporting their work in Timor-Leste. Blue Ventures develops transformative approaches for catalyzing and sustaining locally led marine conservation.

Dråpen i Havet Partnership

Wilstar entered into a partnership with Dråpen I Havet (A Drop in the Ocean) in 2019. Wilstar is supporting their work in developing an education centre in Northern Greece where the refugee camp Nea Kavala is located.

Flyt

Wilstar entered into a partnership with Kronprinsparets fond (The Norwegian Crown Prince Couple´s Foundation) in 2017. The aim of the partnership is to create a project which will help reduce youth societal exclusion and the number of early school leavers in Norway.

Impact Startup Partnership

Wilstar entered into a partnership with Impact StartUp in 2019. The aim of this partnership is to form a Norwegian accelerator program for 2020 which will strengthen the Nordic region's leading ecosystem for social entrepreneurs with cutting-edge expertise and resources within a social impact.

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How

We work

Wilstar is the nonprofit social impact arm of the Arne Wilhelmsen family office and a space in which the Wilhelmsen family feel they can most effectively contribute to our society.

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Innovation and Incubation

Support innovative leaders, new digital models, and innovative platforms to better meet the needs of our marine environment. Support impact across systems and geographies to encourage broader innovation and systems change.

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Human and Natural Capital

Support efforts to recruit, train, and retain effective environmental leaders. Support initiatives to grow and protect natural capital. Build a talent pool that reflects the racial needs of the regions they are operating in.

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Advocacy

Support a robust ecosystem of global engagement, including grassroots and grass tops advocacy. Support effective social entrepreneurs looking to change global behaviours around consumption and production of the goods we consume.

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Systems Reform

Support reforms that allow systems to become more responsive and adaptive, and that will spur environmental improvement. Provide targeted support to efforts that aim to encourage large-scale and transformational change. Support the earth in all the challenges it faces.

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Who We Work With

Wilstar is the nonprofit social impact arm of the Arne Wilhelmsen family office and a space in which the Wilhelmsen family feel they can most effectively contribute to our society.

How We work with

Social Entrepreneurs

At Wilstar we believe in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, through innovation and through supporting social entrepreneurs and businesses that provide sustainable solutions to these challenges.

Wilstar other funders and supporters of soscial impact

How We work with

Other Funders and Supporters of Social Impact

We strongly believe that in order to create social and environmental impact at scale, we are reliant on working in partnerships with other likeminded organisations.

How We work with

Businesses

Wilstar acknowledges that to create accelerated social impact, we cannot purely rely on social innovation, we need businesses in general to adopt principles in line with global goals for people and our planet, creating shared value for all stakeholders.

Wilstar's

Programme Areas

Wilstar is a non-profit venture which is focused on social impact and supporting people who initiate sustainable lasting change to create a better world

Education and Equality

- We believe that education is the core to all future success in any society. Our focus will be to nurture education for all and to lay the foundations for a more inclusive society.

Human Dignity and
Women´s Rights

- We strive to protect and enhance human dignity and women’s rights. In an increasingly multicultural society, we hope to nurture tolerance and respect and strengthen our communities for a more sustainable future.

Protecting Marine Environments and Action on Climate Change

- As our Family and Business, historically, has a strong relationship to the sea we support entrepreneurs trying to protect marine environments. Our vision is to leave our environment and the planet in a better condition for future generations.

Accelerator and Incubator
Programmes

- Wilstar is passionate about early-stage social entrepreneurs who seek to create a better world. We therefore offer expertise, networking opportunities as well as other services to driven social entrepreneurs who we feel can create lasting and sustainable social change in new and innovative ways.

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21/10/2019

Wilstar Has Extended Their Partnership With Blue Ventures

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Alumni Projects and Partnerships

Wilstar typically enters into long-term partnerships with the organisations and social entrepreneurs we support. We are proud of all our current and former partnerships and continue to support them and the impact they create.

National Geographic Photo Camp

Wilstar was proud to partner with National Geographic Photo Camp, the Norwegian Red Cross and the Nobel Peace Centre in creating a series of three Photo Camp workshops in Bergen, Trondheim, and Oslo in the summer and fall of 2017.

Circular Cleanup

Wilstar, as part of our mission to protect the oceans from threats such as plastic, joined the project Circular Cleanup in 2018.

Care Norway

Wilstar has been a partner of CARE Norway since 2015 supporting their work in Rwanda. CARE Norway has worked in Rwanda since 2005, focusing on women’s social and economic rights.

Wilstar

Supporting people who initiate sustainable lasting change to create a better world

Wilstar is the nonprofit social impact arm of the Arne and Lise Wilhelmsen family office and a space in which the Wilhelmsen family feel they can most effectively contribute to our society.

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