Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship: Gawad Kalinga
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Join us for a thought provoking and inspiring seminar in which we delve into the topic of social innovation and social entrepreneurship from the perspective of Gawad Kalinga.
Speaking at the seminar will be:
- Tony Meloto, CEO and founder of Gawad Kalinga
- Fabian Courtelle, founder of Batang Bayani Inc.
- Thomas Graham, journalist and author of “The Genius of the Poor”.
This Social Entrepreneurs event is hosted by the College of Business as part of a research seminar series.
Light refreshments will follow the seminar.
About Gawad Kalinga
Gawad Kaling (GW) is a Philippine-based movement that builds integrated, holistic and sustainable communities in slum areas and remote rural communities with a vision to end poverty for 5 million Filipino families by 2024. It aims to end poverty by first restoring the dignity of the poor.
It employs an integrated and holistic approach to empowerment with values-formation and leadership development at its core. Established in 2003, The Foundation currently works with over 2,000 communities and has been recognized as the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee & 2012 Skoll Awardee for Social Entrepreneurship.
Phase 2 of the development is focused on integrating sustainability in the communities it has built through the GK Enchanted Farm.
The Enchanted Farm will be 3 things:
- a farm village university
- a silicon valley for social entrepreneurship
- a 'Disneyland' for social tourism.
About the speakers
Tony Meloto is the CEO and Founder of Gawad Kalinga. A recipient of the Social Entrepreneur of the World Award in 2014 he has inspired not just his family but thousands of volunteers internationally.
Tony is now building an inclusive platform for global partnerships, particularly in Europe, having partnered with 32 European universities, 22 of which are French, attracting an average of 250 interns every year since 2012.
Fabian Courtelle is now part of the team building the Enchanted Farm Village University platform in the Philippines and last year founded his own social enterprise called Batang Bayani International Inc, offering socially responsible toys Plush and Play providing livelihood opportunities for women in the countryside.
Thomas Graham is an international journalist and published author with an engaging writing style, whose professional career is closely connected to his life purpose: to shine a compassionate light on issues of social injustice, and highlight the immense potential of the less fortunate to become the builders of their own development.
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This event has been organised by the Office for Research for our College of Business.
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