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"RISE!" Gala 前篇之Social Enterprise 简介--“Divine Chocolate Company,神迹巧克力"
---原来公益可以做得这么浪漫

作者:邓啸天

这几天一直在收集一些关于Social Enterprise (暂且就翻译成公益性社会企业吧)的简介,看到了很多社会企业的故事,了解了他们的商业运营方法,其中不乏一些有趣的个案。于是打算写一点关于这些社会企业的简介,就当作是我们晚宴的前奏吧!

第一篇:The Divine Chocolate Company:

一提到巧克力,你们会想到什么呢?美味?情人节?还是多吃之后因为晚上不刷牙而导致的蛀牙?现在Divine Chocolate公司给巧克力赋予了一层新的含义,那便是公正与爱心。

20世纪90年代以前的加纳,种可可的农民必须得通过政府这一道中介才能出售可可。众所周知,原料的出售价格是非常之低的,所以即使加纳的农民付出再多的努力,也很难求得温饱。90年代初,一些种可可的农民自己成立一个叫做 Kuapa Kokoo的组织,意在跳过政府这层中介直接与收购可可的企业完成交易过程从而增加农民的收益。而1998年,Kuppa Kokoo与 Body Shop, Twin trading (a fair trading organization), Christian Aid, 一道创立了“Divine Chocolate Company"。与一般巧克力公司不同的是,"Divine Chocolate Company'不仅负责可可豆的加工,而且还负责原料的种植以及收购。同时,Kuppa Kokoo里的农民持有公司百分之四十五的股份。拥有了股份的农民不仅在生活上得到了改善,而且工作积极性也得到了提高。截止目前,你可以在市面上看到 25种商标为“Divine Chocolate“的产品。

最后帮他们打个广告:

Choosing Divine as your chocolate treat is a delicious way of playing your part in a more equitable trading partnership!

Some Tips:

In June 2008, Divine won the Observer Ethical Business Award

In 2007, Divine won the Best Social Enterprise of the Year at Enterprising Solution Awards.

Divine Chocolate is available at Golden Bear Cafe and the Bear Market in UC Berkeley!

Divine Chocolate

Go "RISE!"

We sail, not drift!

【"RISE" Gala Newsletter 7】

"If you can dream it, you can do it."
                        -------- Walt Disney

“RISE!” Gala 参与名人(七): Alice Lau 刘小钢

  • Executive director and research fellow of the Institute for Civil Society, Sun Yat-sen University.
  • Chairwoman, Guangodng Harmony Community Foundation
  • Vice President, China Council of Lions Clubs
  • District Governor 07-08’, District 381 Lions Clubs International, Guangdong China
  • Vice President, Guangdong Women’s Association of Entrepreneurs
Academic Background:
  • Master of Public Administration and Mason Fellow 05’, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, focusing on Nonprofit Management, social entrepreneurial and Strategic Corporate Citizenship.
  • Master of Business Administration, Murdoch University, Australia
  • Bachelor, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

“RISE!” Gala 参与学生社会企业和公益组织(七):来自纽约大学NYU, Doi Tung (Thailand) Women Microfinance Initiative (2010 Summer):

Jointly developed by Mah Fah Luang Foundation and NYU Advanced Social Entrepreneurship Class, Doi Tung Women Microfinance Initiative aims at unleashing the potential of women in Doi Tung as catalysts for sustainable community development and self-sufficent generators of financial and social values. The program will first empower Thai women through financial literacy education and leadership programs, and then we will co-create a sustainable village banking model that provides qualified financial services to villagers. More information about the Doi Tung Development Project can be found at here.

“RISE!” Gala 全球合作伙伴(七): HYSTA华源

Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association (HYSTA) is a leading Chinese professional association in US. Founded in 1999 by a group of successful Chinese entrepreneurs, HYSTA aims at nurturing entrepreneurship and career development among Chinese technology and business professionals and facilitates networking and the exchange of business ideas between Silicon Valley and China. For more information visit: www.hysta.org.

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