Rencontre avec Tony Meloto, bâtisseur de rêves et innovateur social qui vise l’éradication de l’extrême pauvreté aux Philippines d’ici 2024. Après plusieurs rencontres autour de l’entrepreneuriat social en France ou en Angleterre, j’ai eu la chance de revoir Antonio Meloto lors d’un congrès international en Roumanie dans la belle région de la Transylvanie. « Tito Tony » comme l’appellent affectueusement les philippins a un parcours de vie inspirant qui ouvre une voie nouvelle où se côtoient fidélité envers les plus pauvres et esprit d’entreprise, bénévolat et business . L’audace, le professionnalisme et la créativité de l’entrepreneur au service de l’éradication de la pauvreté font bouger les lignes ! D’un bureau de multinationale aux bidonvilles Fils d’enseignant, Tony a eu une brillante carrière professionnelle dans son pays : cadre dirigeant chez Procter & Gamble puis créateur d’entreprises. Crise de sens et fort questionnement sur les inégalités dans son pays l’amènent à s’engager dans l’association Couples for Christ (CFC).
Croire en ses propres richesses requiert d’un changement de mentalité ! Évaluez ceci : i 1 Vote. Rencontre avec Tony Meloto, bâtisseur de rêves et innovateur social qui vise l’éradication de l’extrême pauvreté aux Philippines d’ici 2024. Jaime Ayala: Business Solutions for Social Empowerment in the Philippines. I believe that each of us has a purpose in life, and that we should aim to discern and pursue this. Just before my father passed away when I was a teenager, he told my siblings and me to take care of our mother and each other, get a good education and help our people. My life since then has been a quest to figure out how to make this happen. There is no doubt that the Filipino people are incredibly gifted and hardworking.
Yet somehow we have not been able to realize our potential. Indeed, how can anybody realize their potential if they do not have access to the very basic things that are needed to live a decent life and move out of poverty? We in the Philippines are fortunate to enjoy numerous environmental advantages, including a benign climate and an abundance of resources.
People here can survive so long as they have food, clean water and shelter. Innovative technologies and facilities that deliver these services already exist. The inspiring power of Davos. The Annual Meeting in Davos opened many doors for me, but above all it inspired me. My focus during the four-day meeting was to establish contacts with potential partners and investors in Lumni’s student funds. When the meeting ended, I asked myself a simple question: Who were the three people I learned from the most? After some thought, I noticed that my top three people were Social Entrepreneurs from the Schwab Foundation: Thulasijar Ravilla, Aravind Eye Care System, India: Thulasijar leads Aravind, an eye care system created in the 1960s by a doctor frustrated with the lack of adequate eye care for the poorest people of India.
With a background in operations, Thulasijar joined the Aravind team in its early years and helped revolutionize the industry, dramatically reducing the cost of products and services and scaling a sustainable system across India and abroad. Most individuals who decide to take action are normal people who were challenged and also inspired by life. Love letter to Filipinos.
I am writing to thank Filipinos for the way you have treated me here, and to pass on a lesson I learned from observing the differences between your culture and mine over the years. I am an expatriate worker. I refer to myself as an OAW, an overseas American worker, as a bad joke. The work I do involves a lot of traveling and changing locations, and I do it alone, without family. I have been in 21 countries now, not including my own. I have lived for short periods here, traveled here, and have family and friends here. I am American and hard-headed. In the countries where I’ve lived and worked, all over the Middle East and Asia, it is Filipinos who do all the work and make everything happen. What I have seen, that many of you have not seen, is how your family members, the ones who are overseas Filipino workers, do not tell you much about how hard their lives actually are. I often pity those of you who go to America.
Most of us allow the American Dream to become the American Trap. Understanding social entrepreneurship. CLOCKWISE from top left: A foreign intern enjoying the blooms at the sunflower farming community of GK Catigan, Davao del Sur; a sewer in GK Payatas Trese; citronella farmers in Barangay Kanapawan in Labo, Camarines Norte; turnover of a check from the profits of Cafe de Sug Sulu Coffee to Jainab Abdulmajid, area coordinator of a community in Sulu; tote bags printed at GK Payatas Trese; Human Nature warehouse staff. Center photo: A farmer in Camarines Norte.
Contributed photos In its broadest sense, social entrepreneurship is about innovative solutions to social problems. In countries like the Philippines where poverty and inequality are worsening despite economic growth, innovative solutions to these problems are not only desired but are also urgent. ALL PROFITS of Human Nature’s Citronella Bug Spray go back to the community of supplier farmers in Bicol and other communities.
Let me share with you some inspiring stories. Gandang Kalikasan Bina Swadaya Financial sus Definition refined PH scene. Dulux - Gawad Kalinga 2011. Welcome to Gawad Kalinga. By Marirose Cacho Good afternoon everyone. You should all know that speaking in front of an audience is something I struggle with and find difficult, But many times I am compelled to share my life and my passion for this remarkable Gawad Kalinga work because my love for God and the Philippines continues to grow deeper and by sharing, comes a hope that many of you will step up to join us. Speaking at the LBF Kalinga Weekend Not Just About Charity It all started with Typhoon Frank, 4 years ago.
>>> Learn more about Gawad Kalinga's work on disaster response and reconstruction At the PECO GK Turnover with GK Executive Director Luis Oquinena During the Assumption GK Village Build; When I came to know the families in the GK village, my connection to them opened my eyes, my heart, and my mind that there was a purpose I had to live and I became restless. >>> Learn more about the GK Way of Caring and Sharing The ManGroup plays a very sensitive role and the success of Gawad Kalinga lies in their hands.
Welcome to Gawad Kalinga. By Christopher Thornley Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines GK GLOBAL SUMMIT 2012 Toronto, Canada Thank you everybody, good evening. Bonsoir. Magandang gabi sa inyong lahat. After two years, it gets a little easier, I could tell you that. Ambassador, Your Excellency Leslie Gatan, my good friend of course Tony Meloto, my friend Luis Oquinena, Undersecretary Oquinena, Frank Switzer of course from SunLife who’s been so active in supporting Gawad Kalinga, and many others, and all of my good friends in the Filipino-Canadian community, it’s such a pleasure and honor to be here with you tonight and to be associated with Gawad Kalinga. Ambassador Thornley speaking at the GK Global Summit 2012 in Toronto You know when Tony asked me if I would participate in this event, I had to tell him that I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to.
I’ve had a wonderful time already. Spirit of Optimism Well I don’t think I need to tell all of you, you’re aware of it. Spirit of Social Entrepreneurship Corporate Canada. Where we work | Virlanie Foundation, Inc. Tony Meloto, de Procter et Gamble aux bidonvilles. La quarantaine est souvent un virage important. Après une carrière importante chez Procter & Gamble et une expérience réussie dans la création d'entreprise, Antonio Meloto a décidé de changer de vie...Et de se rendre utile. " Il s'est levé un matin en se disant qu'il ne pouvait pas laisser son pays, les Philippines, s'enfoncer inexorablement sans réagir.
Son choix permet aujourd'hui à 1 million de personnes de vivre plus confortablement... ". Olivier Girault a du mal à cacher son admiration pour celui que tout le monde surnomme " Tito Tony ". Ce cadre d'Orange est depuis deux ans le responsable pour l'Europe de l'association fondée par l'ancien homme d'affaires de Manille âgé de 62 ans. Baptisé " Gawad Kalinga " (qui signifie " prendre soin " en tagalog, la langue qui a servi à la création du filipino), cet organisme souhaite aider, d'ici 2024, 5 millions de personnes à sortir de la pauvreté. Rien de moins... Antonio Meloto est une sorte de prêcheur. Rencontre avec l'entrepreneur social de l'année de passage en France : Tony Meloto ! Ecouter le contenu de la page : janvier 2012 Entrepreneurs d'avenir, les Alter Mardis : parlons solutions et l'ISC Paris vous proposent une rencontre matinale exceptionnelle avec celui qui, dans son pays d'origine, vient en aide à plus d'un million d'habitants des bidonvilles, et a été consacré plusieurs fois Entrepreneur social de l'année aux Philippines et en Asie.
Quand l'ancien cadre de Procter & Gamble se lance dans l'entrepreneuriat social en 2003, le défi qu'il se propose de relever est démentiel : 20 ans pour éradiquer purement et simplement la pauvreté dans un pays - les Philippines -, qui compte plus de 30 millions de pauvres. Pour concevoir son projet et mieux saisir les enjeux, Tony choisit la méthode forte : il s'immerge plusieurs mois dans un bidonville de Manille pour comprendre les disfonctionnements de ce qui ressemble à tout sauf à une communauté unie, et évaluer les réels besoins de ces miséreux. En présence de : Antonio Meloto,président-fondateur de l'ONG Gawad Kalinga. GAWAD KALINGA 2011 FINAL.
Gawad Kalinga Omnibus Video. [Webdoc] Voyage au coeur des bidonvilles philippins. Human Nature: Building Social Entrepreneurs. Gawad Kalinga – The “Enchanted Farm” of the Philippines | Planète d'entrepreneurs. Our first day in the Philippines, our HSSi contact Jeff Leopando took us to the Enchanted Farm, a pilot project developed by Tony Meloto’s organization: Gawad Kalinga. A special thank to Frank who received us on the field. Download the whole article Our first day in the Philippines, our HSSi contact Jeff Leopando took us to the Enchanted Farm, a pilot project devel-oped by Tony Meloto’s organization: Gawad Kalinga.
A special thank to Frank who received us on the field. The Genesis of Gawad Kalinga (GK) Gawad Kalinga, which means “give care” in Tagalog , defines itself as a pov-erty alleviation and nation-building movement. The Enchanted Farm model At three hours drive from Manila, we got to a farm which gather local com-munities and social entrepreneurs. Challenges and objectives The farm opened in late 2011 and it is only the beginning of a long process. Also available in: French.