Women Changemakers Gathering in Sidemen Bali
A safe place for women changemakers (and aspiring women changemakers) to meet one another;
A small-scale gathering where you can genuinely connect — and actually spend time working alongside one another;
A community where you don’t just network, but show up as you are and participate equally as an agent of change;
A space to share what you’re working on, exchange ideas, offer support, and spark new collaborations;
A tribe you can return to — to build trust, intergenerational friendships, and a shared sense of momentum.
This is what this gathering is about.
We’re gathering women and non-binary changemakers for a slower, more inward rhythm — a day of mindful walking, mindful eating, and deep presence amidst the green embrace of Sidemen in Bali.
This 24th Women Changemakers Gathering organized by Carmen Chan of Girls Be Change will be co-hosted with Debby Handoko of SUKHA Container Cabin and Karina Russell of Mycelia Sister. Together, we invite you to pause from the momentum of doing and reconnect with the heart of being — with yourself, with nature, and with one another.
It’s an intentionally crafted gathering where presence itself is the facilitator — through shared silence, grounded conversation, and the simple act of walking and eating together with care.
SUKHA Container Cabin is a harmonious micro-living space inspired by intentional living, intrinsic happiness, and permaculture — the perfect place to slow down and re-remember what truly sustains us.
**Limited to 20 participants**
Tentative rundown:
12nn: Meeting at Anandinii Organic Garden & Kitchen
12 - 2pm Opening Circle & Mindful Eating Lunch @ Anandinii Organic Garden & Kitchen
2 - 4pm SUKHA Container Cabin Tour & Mindful Walking
4pm: Leaving from SUKHA Container Cabin
Remarks: The event entry is free. Yet, to support our venue partner, upon registration each participant shall agree to purchase the food for her/their Mindful Eating Lunch. Thank you!
What is Women Changemakers Community Series?
The idea began in the summer of 2023 when two changemakers in Hong Kong, Carmen Chan (Girls Be Change) and Dorothy Lam (Dream Impact), questioned and envisioned what an ideal community is. We need a safe place among women changemakers to have organic meetups, intentional conversations and idea exchange with social ease, find inspirations and encouragement from each other, and build authentic friendships and support networks.
The first Women Changemakers Community Gathering was held in Hong Kong on March 8, 2024 at International Women’s Day. Ever since then, Girls Be Change partnered with 40+ organizations and gathered 400+ women changemakers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, and Tanzania, Denmark, Peru, and the US. With 20+ gatherings around the globe, a vibrant community of global women changemakers was formed and connected virtually to raise questions, exchange ideas, and celebrate wins.
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Cohosts:
Carmen Chan | Girls Be Change
Carmen Chan is a people-driven entrepreneur whose journey—from creative ventures to social impact—culminates in founding Girls Be Change. This social business empowers women as explorers and changemakers after a decade leading her prior successes, Studio C and Carmen Chan Jewelry.
Fueled by a decade of entrepreneurial grit and years of solo travel as a woman, Carmen infused Girls Be Change with a passion to empower girls and women to explore and lead changes. Its core initiatives ignite transformation and solidarity: Impact Expeditions for Women, leading women to venture into wild frontiers like the Peruvian Amazon alongside women conservationists or Northern Thailand's women-lead social business and indigenous wisdom; and a Global Women Changemakers Community, a safe space where women leaders share vulnerabilities and spark bold ideas. Since 2024, it has gathered over 300 women across Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, Tanzania, Denmark, Peru, and the USA, with over 40 partners.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenbechange/
Debby Handoko | SUKHA Container Cabin
Debby Handoko is the Founder, Creative, and Gardener of SUKHA Container Cabin, a harmonious micro living space in Sidemen, Bali, rooted in intentional living, intrinsic happiness, and permaculture. Alongside her work as a UI/UX Designer, her deepest grounding and inspiration come from nature, animals, and a mindful way of living that shapes both her work and life.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbyhandoko/
https://www.instagram.com/sukhacabin.id/
Karina Russell | Mycelia Sister
Mycelia Sister is a nature-rooted wellness movement devoted to helping people reclaim sovereignty over their health not through trends or elitism, but through reconnection
My mission is to empower individuals to understand our bioindividual experience, and to reconnect humans to nature as both metaphor and medicine. There is divinity on your plate. Divinity in the common bush plant. The sacred is closer than we think.
Mycelia Sister debunks the myth that wellness is a luxury. Through accessible, nature-based approaches and a commitment to inclusive models like sliding scale offerings, it makes health literacy and reconnection available to all.
We are not machines, we are ecosystems. And when we see ourselves through the lens of nature, healing becomes a remembering.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karina-russell-b371461b7/
https://www.instagram.com/mycelia.sister/
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About Girls Be Change
Girls Be Change is a global social business that empowers girls and women to become explorers, leaders, and changemakers. Through community-building initiatives, impact-driven expeditions, and transformative retreats, we create spaces—both online and offline—where women can learn, connect, and co-create solutions for a more equitable and sustainable future.
Since our founding in 2024, Girls Be Change has brought together a community of over 400 women changemakers from around the world, forming partnerships with more than 40 organizations and hosting 20+ gatherings across cities including Hong Kong, Bali, Jakarta, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Copenhagen, New York, and Lima. Together, we are redefining what it means to lead with purpose, collaboration, and courage.
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This gathering is only opened to women/womxn and non-binary changemakers (or aspiring women/womxn and non-binary changemakers).
Language: English
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