Tactics of Hope How Social Entrepreneurs Are Changing Our World

by Welch, Wilford

• ISBN13: 9781601090140
• ISBN10: 1601090145
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-28
• Publisher: Earth Aware Editions

Summary

Tactics of Hope is Welch's call to action, driven in part by the frustration with the priorities and pace at which the current players on the world scene are addressing issues, such as extreme poverty, human rights and the environment. Out of this frustration, however, came a major gift-the gift of hope and possibility. Worldwide participants, chronicled in this book, are inspired and inspiring, and the organizations and individuals involved are doing impressive and effective work. One business leader contributed desperately needed computers to schools in Cambodia; two individuals teamed up to teach conflict resolution in South Africa; another volunteered to fund ongoing dialogues between the Palestinians and Israelis. Presented in each chapter are new visions of what is possible and realized that global public opinion and individual initiative might indeed become the world's second super-power and help bring about change in global priorities.

Author Biography

Wilford Welch's career has been devoted to understanding and taking action to address global challenges - as a U.S. diplomat in Asia, a professor of international business, the publisher of a world affairs publication and as an international business consultant. In 2004 he co-founded the Quest for Global healing initiative which brings thousands of people together from around the world every other year to help transform their concerns over environmental and social challenges into concrete initiatives. Wilford has degrees from Yale, Harvard and the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Sausalito, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
The Power of Individuals to Transform Our World	p. 1
Hope and Possibility	p. 3
Becoming a Social Entrepreneur	p. 21
Social Entrepreneurs	p. 31
Health	p. 33
Saude Crianca Renascer: Brazil	p. 34
Partners in Health: Haiti, Russia, Guatemala, Peru, the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 41
PlayPumps: Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 46
Riders for Health: Africa	p. 50
Child and Family Wellness Shops (CFWshops): Kenya	p. 56
Education	p. 63
Room to Read: Asia and Africa	p. 64
Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED): Africa	p. 70
CIDA City Campus: South Africa	p. 75
Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI): Brazil	p. 80
Microcredit	p. 87
Kiva: Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe	p. 89
Fundacion San Miguel Arcangel: Dominican Republic	p. 94
The Philippine Youth Employment Network (PYEN): The Philippines	p. 99
Fair Trade	p. 105
World of Good: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States	p. 107
RugMark Foundation: South Asia and the United States	p. 111
21st Century Leaders: Africa, Asia and Latin America	p. 115
Turquoise Mountain Foundation: Afghanistan	p. 120
Human Rights and Social Justice	p. 125
Mapendo International: Africa	p. 127
International Bridges to Justice: China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burundi, Rwanda and Zimbabwe	p. 132
Search for Common Ground: Africa, the Middle East and Asia	p. 137
Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation	p. 143
Roots of Peace: Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Croatia and Iraq	p. 144
International Committee of the Red Cross, Orthopedic Center: Afghanistan	p. 153
The Idea Village: New Orleans	p. 156
Next Level Foundation School: New Orleans	p. 162
The Environment and the Restoration of a Sustainable Planet	p. 167
The Pachamama Alliance: Ecuador and the United States	p. 169
The Ella Baker Center: The United States	p. 175
Coral Reef Restoration Project: Bali and Indonesia	p. 181
Brighter Planet Visa: The United States	p. 184
Other Agents of Change: Intrapreneurs, Philanthropreneurs and Celebrities	p. 191
Resources	p. 199
Champions and Funders	p. 200
Schools, Books, Magazines and Networks	p. 203
Online Resources	p. 207
Index	p. 218
About the Author and Contributing Editor	p. 228
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