Philippines

Before companies modified their business models to incorporate more socially relevant causes because of the recent tragic events, Ashoka Philippines has been championing benevolent business models since the 1980s.

 

In Part 1 of this article, we introduced the Ashoka Fellowship and the 9 previously inducted Fellows in the Philippines who are transforming systems in society to solve complex problems. 

In human history, inequality has created borders between marginalized people and basic human rights, opportunities, and agency over their own lives. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has amplified these existing inequalities while putting up new barriers.

The Barangay Resilience and Innovation Through Empowerment Project began as five organizations with different backgrounds began to ask the question—what is the most systemic way to build resilience in the Philippines?

Nico’s story illustrates a changemaking journey in which development and communication intersect, detailing how Nico uses such an intersection to create multiple inclusive communities.