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. 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. Innovative technologies and facilities that deliver these services already exist. To aspiring entrepreneurs, my advice is: focus on a problem that you feel passionate about. 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. 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. It was fun at first. 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. You have many problems here, I understand that. 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. 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. 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. Virlanie Foundation, Inc. Tony Meloto, de Procter et Gamble aux bidonvilles. La quarantaine est souvent un virage important.
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. 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. 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.