Following Bill Gates and Warren Buffet’s recent announcement, The Giving Pledge has suddenly become the talk of the town. It is certainly a major and timely initiative and is likely to have a major impact on charity giving as well as tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems. How will it impact social entrepreneurship? KK talks about the new way of "Giving" and the landscape in Hong Kong and China.
What Can We Learn From Shiyin Cai? – An Interview with KK
Shiyin Cai, the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Dialogue in the Dark head office in Hamburg, was interviewed by KK before she took up her new role on June 1, 2010.
The Making of a Young Social Entrepreneur – Meet Freddy Law of Intercultural Education
At the age of 25, Freddy Law is a rising star in the world of social enterprise and alternative education in Hong Kong. With contagious passion and endless drive he differs from his peers with an insatiable desire to achieve his goal of transforming learning in his home town and beyond. His hard work, frequently over 16 hours a day, determination and motivation have attracted many young people to follow his path. Read his story -
Back to Basics: What are Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs for?
Although ‘social enterprise’ and ‘social entrepreneur’ have now become part of the daily language, there are no commonly acceptable definitions of these terms, in Hong Kong and abroad. And when these terms are translated into Chinese, the confusion is even bigger. There is absolutely no doubt that there are social enterprises and social entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China, but these terms have vastly different meanings in the respective regions. Instead of debating definitions, one way to gain understanding into this phenomenon is to look at their common denominator, which is tackling social issues in new and innovative ways. What are the social issues we concern about?
Lighting up Lives, from Hong Kong
With a plan to centralise several of the company’s key functions in Hong Kong, D.light Design – one of the world’s most successful social enterprises – has chosen the city to be a base for its mission to serve people around the world living without steady electricity supply. KK talked about the significance of D.light's presence in Hong Kong.
Two Young Social Entrepreneurs from Thailand – Inspirations for Hong Kong?
KK Tse reports on two social entrepreneurs from Thailand and the amazing things they do. Do they inspire you to innovate for Hong Kong?
Looking at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well (坐井觀天) – KK’s Preface to the new book
KK will release a new book "A New Horizon: 10 Stories of Social Entrepreneurs in China" soon. Here is a closer look to the stories behind.
A HK-born, London-based Young Social Entrepreneur – The Amazing Story of Kelvin Cheung
Dr KK Tse interviewed with Kelvin Cheung, Founder of FoodWorks in Dec 2009. Kelvin, born in HK, brought up and educated in Canada, did postgraduate studies at London University, founded FoodWorks to address the issue of food poverty in an apparently affluent society.
From Green Shoots to Mainstream Business
At the Social Enterprise Summit 2009, KK presented a report on the state of development of social enterprises and social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong, under the title of ‘From Green Shoots to Mainstream Business: Social Entrepreneurship’s Long March in Hong Kong’. Below are some highlights.
Timothy Ma of SCHSA wins 2009 Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Asia
Timothy Ma is one of the three winners of the 2009 Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Asia, presented by the Schwab Foundation. The Award ceremony was held at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Dalian, China, on September 10-12, 2009. Timothy writes of his experience in Dalian as follows.