Contributor

Ben Bowler

Founder World Weavers, 1GOD.com, Monk for a Month, Interfaith Express & Blood Foundation.

Ben and his wife Jildou are the founders of Blood Foundation, a social enterprise and NGO focusing on Burma issues, interfaith projects, spiritual development programs and education for refugees along the Thai-Burma border.

In 2008 Ben founded Monk for a Month, a unique cultural exchange program allowing foreigners full immersion into a local Buddhist experience This now operates along the Tibet-India border. In 2010 Muslim for a Month was added followed by Sufi for a Month and there are plans for Christian and Sikh immersion programs.

Ben is excited by the rise of social enterprise, engaged spirituality and Australian football. He can be contacted at ben@worldweavers.com