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Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
	NEW Asia Regional Competition All Competitions All Winners
	Recent winners South Africa Switzerland Philippines - The Winner Japan - The Winner Africa - The Winners Brazil - The Winner Chile - The Winner Colombia - The Winners Czech Rep. - The Winner

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José Ignacio Avalos Hernández
Un Kilo de Ayuda
Mexico

www.unkilodeayuda.org.mx

Avalos is the creator of the most successful transformational initiatives in the country, including Compartamos, the largest microfinance institution in Latin America and Un Kilo de Ayuda that has revolutionized malnutrition programs

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The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship provides unparalleled platforms at the national, regional and global levels for leading social innovators that highlight social entrepreneurship as a key element to address social and ecological problems in an innovative, sustainable and effective way.

Summit on the Global Agenda
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20-22 November
The Summit brings together over 700 council members of the most innovative and relevant minds from over 90 countries to address some of the most pressing issues on the global agenda. 25 Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs of the Schwab Foundation network actively contribute to more than 20 of the 70 Global Agenda Councils on subjects ranging from water scarcity, gender parity, financial empowerment, biodiversity to youth empowerment and trade regime.

THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR 2009 - SOUTH AFRICA
Shona McDonald
Shonaquip
South Africa

Shonaquip designs, builds and supports the distribution of appropriate, innovative, modular mobility and assistive devices, and provides professional training for healthcare workers, dramatically improving the quality of life for people living with severe disabilities throughout Southern Africa. Shonaquip has shaped national and international policies on provision of services and equipment for disabled people globally and is rapidly expanding in Africa.

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