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Winay Wayna: Fostering youth social entrepreneurship in Peru

Their Background: Jean-Baptiste de Tourris and Jorge Leonardo León are both lost in translation. A French and a Colombian national, both met during an exchange at the University of Lima last year. After finishing their studies, they came back to Peru to work together and created Winay Wayna: a social enterprise organizing a transformational trip around Peru to coach and motivate young entrepreneurs committed to improving their … Continue reading Winay Wayna: Fostering youth social entrepreneurship in Peru

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Camilo Ruiz: Medellin’s serial social entrepreneur

His Background: A telecom engineer, Camilo Ruiz became an entrepreneur as a way out of the corporate world. As many entrepreneurs his first try was not the right one. 4 years ago as he was attending a talk he learnt about the social entrepreneurship concept. He’s been working in the field since then. He has founded several entities including Corpo Emprende or Paz Luz. His Work: … Continue reading Camilo Ruiz: Medellin’s serial social entrepreneur

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Laboratoria: Boosting the tech talent of young women

His Background Aldo is a 22 year old Peruvian passionate about social entrepreneurship. At 15 years old he was already involved in many different social organizations such as Enseña Peru and Techo Peru where he spent 7 years working his way up to becoming director. After graduating from Universidad de Lima, one of the best in the country, he started working at Laboratoria. His Work at … Continue reading Laboratoria: Boosting the tech talent of young women

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Share Hope: Alleviation of poverty through responsible trade

Her Background A Dominican national, Cynthia settled in Haiti in 2010 following a successful career in the apparel industry in the Unites States and around the world. She arrived in Haiti for the first time in 2008 to complete a T-shirt order. Following the recommendation of some of her former colleagues that the country was becoming a hotspot for the apparel industry, she settled in … Continue reading Share Hope: Alleviation of poverty through responsible trade

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SOIL: Toilets to change the world

Sasha Kramer | SOIL Haiti Her Background: A US national, Sasha first came to Haiti in 2004 as a human rights observer. In her first two years in Haiti she came to realize that many human rights were not a reality in the country. A lot of people had no food, no water or no decent sanitation. Sasha never realized how important access to a toilet was … Continue reading SOIL: Toilets to change the world

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EGI Haiti: Turning ideas into businesses

Isabelle Clérié | EGI HAITI Her Background: Born and raised in Haiti, Isabelle completed her masters degree in non-profit management at the Florida Atlantic University in Miami. She then came back to Haiti, refusing a job in Philadelphia as it was time for her to go back home and do something for her country. For some people of the Haitian diaspora it takes 20 years, … Continue reading EGI Haiti: Turning ideas into businesses

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