Social Enterprises in Taiwan
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Agricultural Waste i
In Guantian, Tainan, farmers often piled up water caltrop shells along the field ridges after the autumn and winter harvest. In the early days, without the environmental awareness, those wasted shells were often secretly burned, producing thick smoke that damaged the air and soil year after year. So far, those wasted black water caltrop shells had disappeared from the field ridges since they had become charcoals, the famous "Black Gold," a biochar that can purify air and improve soils. The change is a mutually beneficial experiment combining local wisdom with the circular economy.
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Cooperative Economy
Taiwu Township in Pingtung County has the widest fields of wild coffee trees in Taiwan, building a fair trade and mutual benefit platform through the "Cooperatives." The model allows indigenous coffee smallholders (farmers) to earn reasonable incomes, steady local employment, and economic development. It further integrates the tribe culture into the coffee industry to develop tourism and create a common good and prosperity for the whole township.
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Using a Business Min
Ms. Fang Jia-qi has devoted herself to the education field by selling supplementary teaching materials for over 40 years. She understood deeply the importance of introducing a broader range of corporate and volunteer forces to stimulate the potential of children in rural areas, thereby creating more possibilities for them. Love Life Cultural and Educational Foundation teaches those children the knowledge of "Helping yourself and others will help you" in action, leading them to the path of ending poverty and welcoming a wonderful life.
International Development
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UK Social Enterprise Report: First Step Trust
First Step Trust (FST) provides work and training opportunities for people excluded from work because of their disadvantages via diversified business models (business services).
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UK Social Enterprise Report: The Big Issue Invest
To encourage charity organizations and businesses to join the ranks of social reform to eradicate poverty together and help social enterprises to grow, TBI established its investment-oriented subsidiary: The Big Issue Invest.
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The Promotion of Social Enterprises and Ecosystem Development in the U
Social enterprises in the UK were originally merely a component of local economic activities and were never part of the government's major policy considerations. However, ever since former Prime Minister Tony Blair publicly voiced his support for social entrepreneurs in his first policy speech delivered in 1997...
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UK Social Enterprise Report:The Hub Westminster
The Hub is a globally renowned chain co-working space. On its website, it clearly reads, “We are an innovation lab, industry incubation center and social enterprise community center. This is a global community spanning across five major continents with over 7,000 members offering diverse resources, creativities and cooperative opportunities in order to help develop and expand your business and influence.”
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UK Social Enterprise Report: Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
The research center affiliated to Oxford University focuses on the primary mission of offering world-class courses on social entrepreneurship, professional research and creating a common workspace.
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Money Does Grow on Trees: Green Leaves to Greenbacks
After Kamikatsu’s cash crops were devastated by a harsh cold front during the 1980s, Tomoji Yokoishi headed the effort to turn over a new leaf and found hope for the town in the surrounding mountains.
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PlayMoolah: Game App Helps Realizing Dreams
If you don’t know how to manage money, you will never achieve wealth. Audrey Tan and Min Lee discovered that money management is very similar to health management but is very different from regular learning.
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Three Cheers for a Better World!
There is a unique bar in Melbourne, Australia, where customers can contribute to the world while savoring Vietnamese baguette, coffee or drinking exotic brews. Welcome to the renowned Shebeen, located on 36 Manchester Lane.
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Lambeth: City with Boundless Dreams
In 2010, Lambeth proposed the concept of a Cooperative Council which invites public participation to make the city better. The Open Works is a live prototype of mass participation in creating a network to transform their neighborhood.