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Rags2Riches (R2R) is a social enterprise that was established in 2007 and is based in the Philippines. [2] R2R’s contributions to society lie mainly in its endeavours to alleviate poverty in Payatas, Quezon City. [3]
Reese Fernandez-Ruiz (born 1985) is a Filipino social entrepreneur and President and Founding Partner of Rags2Riches, a sustainable fashion enterprise established in 2007. [1] The company aims to empower Philippine-based artisans , fashion and home products that follow environmental ethics principles, and alleviate poverty in Payatas , Quezon ...
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is the largest corporate-led social development foundation in the Philippines. [1] Founded in 1970, PBSP was the first in Asia to lead the promotion and practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR). [ 2 ]
Disraught, Rudy sets out to fulfill Marie's vow of helping impoverished street children in the Philippines on her behalf. Abad, a graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University, meets his former classmate Mike Goco, a GK volunteer, and Abad begins to realize that Marie Rose's dream can be fulfilled by dedicating an entire GK site for her.
A social entrepreneur is an entrepreneur who works to increase social capital by founding social ventures, including charities, for-profit businesses with social causes, and other non-government organizations. These types of activities are distinct from work of non-operating foundations and philanthropists who provide funding and other support ...
Dennis Anthony Uy was born on June 1, 1966, in Fukien (now Fujian), China. [1] In China, the Uys lived in poverty with one meal a day already considered "a blessing". [2] When he moved in, he could not speak English nor Tagalog. [3]
Social entrepreneurs use a variety of resources to bring societies into a better state of well-being. The concept of "social entrepreneurship" is not a novel idea, but in the 2000s, it has become more popular among society and academic research, notably after the publication of "The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur" by Charles Leadbeater. [13]
He was born to Chan Lib and See Ying who emigrated to the Philippines. [6] His parents established Liwayway Marketing as a supplier of starch, flour and coffee. His brother, Carlos would expand the family business to include snack foods founding Liwayway Marketing China a company which produces Oishi products. Chan himself would learn interior ...