Given Africa’s most vulnerable sectors, the YPO community is combatting COVID-19 with tangible solutions to community, health care and business challenges.
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Galen Welsch’s water social franchise Jibu, equips entrepreneurs to run sustainable businesses that meet basic needs.
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After the cancellation of two global events, YPO members rally to help the most vulnerable in San Diego.
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Rodrigo Baggio is the president and founder of Recode, the first non-profit organization to fight the digital divide in Latin America.
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Orphan Helpers’ Founder Greg Garrett is working to improve the lives of young people in Honduras and El Salvador, helping them to become the leaders that can ultimately improve the lives of their countrymen.
latin america, member impact story, Poverty, Employment opportunities/growth, quality of life in cities and communities
GV Prasad’s India-based Dr. Reddy’s is among the top 10 global generic pharmaceutical makers, providing affordable medicine to millions of people in 80 countries.
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Buddy Teaster is the CEO at Soles4Souls, the largest provider of free shoes to children in need and a supporter of micro-business efforts to break the cycle of poverty.
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Mother’s Choice CEO Alia Eyres is helping the most vulnerable in Hong Kong, where one in five children live in poverty and thousands are at risk for neglect, abuse and abandonment.
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Through the non-profit Afrika Tikkun, YPO member Marc Lubner has helped to guide and train more than 200,000 children to young adults, ages 2 to 29.
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Eradicating water poverty in Africa became YPO member Sunil Lalvani’s life’s calling after a ride on Ghana’s dirt roads brought him to witness a shocking, but all too common, scene.
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Kristin Groos Richmond designs, produces and distributes 2 million healthy meals per week to more than 400 cities and towns across the U.S. via Revolution Foods, a company she co-founded and serves as its CEO.
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YPO recognizes business leaders creating a positive impact in their communities and companies with the 2018 Social Enterprise Network Sustainability Award.
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