While KK was researching for his speech on the theme of 'The Rise of Social Entrepreneurs in Mainland China' back in 2009, he came across the story of Caroline Watson, founder of Hua Dan, a Beijing-based social enterprise.
多背一公斤—愛自然,更愛孩子
(The article is in Chinese only) 剛在香港舉行的『社企民間高峰會』,以『創新、創業精神及社會革新』為主題。會上差不多每一個社會創業者的案例,都充份體現了這些主題。 筆者對其中一個案例,印象特別深刻,而且是來自中國內地,更是難能可貴。以下是『多背一公斤』和余志海的故事。
The 8 Dimensions of a Social Entrepreneur
KK wrote an article "社會創業者八面玲瓏" (in Chinese) back in 2007 on the eight essential qualities of a successful social entrepreneur. The English version is available here.
The Magic of Darkness – Sharing a Dream, Sharing Success
Five months have passed since the announcement of setting up DiD HK Ltd. A series of trial workshops have been conducted and proven a great success - here is an update from KK and Patrick.
How Business Endurance can Change the World: Written in the midst of financial tsunami with the courage to imagine a better world
C.H. Kee and co-author Cheng Man Wah have written a book which is likely to become a standard reference for anyone who is interested in promoting and practicing social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong. KK ventured to offer you a summary in English in order for the non-Chinese readers to have a feel for the intent of the authors.
從公平貿易到「責任消費」
(The article is in Chinese only) This is the story of Paul Rice - the founder of Transfair (now Fair Trade USA), the leading third-party certification body of Fair Trade products in the United States.