A.

THE PAPER PROJECT

COMPANY’S PROFILE

The Paper Project is a social enterprise that makes hand-made greeting cards with very
unique and high quality designs and export them to various markets internationally. The
cards are made from women survivors of human trafficking and sexual abuse in the
Philippines. It is focused on delivering high-quality craftsmanship by having a team of
trainers supervising the training and quality control of the greeting cards. They are also
eco-friendly since they are using eco-papers from Abaca fiber and recycled papers.

MISSION

The mission of The Paper Project is to provide decent and consistent livelihood for survivors
of oppression and open doors for them to bigger opportunities while generating profit
and sustainable growth as a business.

VISION

The Paper Project sees itself as an enduring organization that supplies fair-trade
handicrafts to foreign markets and always pays every worker in its employ at above the
minimum wage, with merit-based incentives. The Paper Project will provide livelihood to
hundreds of women escaping oppression in the Philippines. The Paper Project sees itself
assisting workers in acquiring the skills and drive to pursue their life goals. The Paper Project
sees its workers growing in professional competence, earning power, and character.

The Paper Project shall maintain a threefold bottom-line:

 Worker empowerment. The Paper Project shall empower its workers, who will move
on to bigger things within the organization or outside it.
 Profit. The Paper Project shall generate profit for sustainable growth and
expansion.
 Environmental Stewardship. The Paper Project shall conduct business in a manner
that benefits the environment.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENUER’S PROFILE

Benjamin Jr. Aritao is the President and Founder of The Paper Project, Inc. He is a socially
oriented entrepreneur and a lawyer by profession. As an entrepreneur, he is part of a
group seeking to provide sustainable livelihood to survivors of human trafficking and
similar forms of abuse. As a lawyer and business consultant, he advises Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. He also maintain a limited private practice in appellate
litigation and address general legal issues for a limited clientele at Aritao Law Offices.
SOCIAL CAUSE:

All the employed card makers are survivors of human trafficking and oppression. The
Paper Projects wants to give a second chance in life to those women by providing them
with a stable and fair income through their employment as card makers. Those women
will receive both professional and life skills training to support them in their transition.

B. HAMLET
COMPANY’S PROFILE

Hamlet serves “the good meat”. We work to end poverty & create abundance for all,
sustainably, by providing livelihood for Gawad Kalinga communities. Hamlet is a "for-
purpose" enterprise that has its roots in Gawad Kalinga, an organization that has
empowered the poor in the Philippines providing food for the hungry, and homes for the
homeless. Hamlet aims to partner with Gawad Kalinga by creating and serving guilt free,
enjoyable meals and meal moments every day. At Hamlet, stand for "the good meat".
We have partnered with families from the community to develop meat products such as
dumplings, patties and sausages without artificial preservatives. We provide a safer
option for consumer to enjoy delicious, safer and healthier meat products. We serve
these products through food stalls called "Hamon" - which means ham but which, in the
Filipino language, also means "to Challenge”.

MISSION

Poverty has always stricken developing countries like our home country, the Philippines.
Hamlet, partnering with Gawad Kalinga communities, aims to be part of the solution in
ending poverty sustainably. Here are the 2 main goals we aim to accomplish:

1. Creating abundance for all by creating and serving healthier options for processed
meat products without artificial preservatives. The goal is to make these products
highly accessible and within reach for all.
2. We work to end poverty for 5M Filipino families. Investing in our people is priority: we
partner with GK communities to generate sustainable livelihood, build skills, and
improve working conditions. On top of that we invest in educational programs within
Gawad Kalinga such as our weekly tutorial sessions for children.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR’S PROFILE

Antonio Meloto, known as “Tito Tony” to the countless Gawad Kalinga volunteers and
community partners, was born on January 17, 1950 to a low middle class family in Bacolod
City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. At a young age, he was already exposed to the
squalid living conditions of the poor, his home being near a shoreline squatter community
where poverty was already very pronounced.
Tony’s natural acumen provided him the opportunity to be an American Field Service
scholar, where he took his senior high school year in De Anza High School in Richmond,
California. But his big break came when he qualified as a Full Academic Scholar of the
Ateneo de Manila University. His college years were dedicated to preparing for a career
that would take him and his family out of the poverty of his past.

SOCIAL CAUSE

Hamlet partners with Gawad Kalinga communities (areas that are traditionally low-
income and underprivileged) in order to create sustainable livelihoods, build skills, and
improve working conditions. Each "hamon" food stall aims to generate enough income
to support three families, and additional profits will be re-invested into community training
programs to develop residents into cooks and business managers. They also invest in
educational programs within their partner communities and offer weekly tutorial sessions
for children.

By supporting Hamlet, means supporting Gawad Kalinga - an organization committed to

achieving its 2024 goal of ending poverty by providing housing, creating sustainable
livelihoods, and developing uniquely Filipino social enterprises that will transform rural
villages into strong and lasting communities.

C. BANAGO
COMPANY’S PROFILE

Banago, established in 2011, is a collection of hand woven bags and home accessories,
expertly hand crafted by artisans in the Pacific Islands. Banago proudly handcrafts all
their products, providing training and employment to local artisans in rural communities
within the Philippines. The collection is made up of vibrant colors and exotic patterns,
including the unique and colorful pattern design based on the body-painting traditions
of the ancient tattooed "Pintados" warriors in the Philippine islands. Banago products are
available in various high-end retail locations worldwide, and continues to expand to
other locations.

MISSION

The origins of the brand stemmed from the founder, Renee Patron’s childhood upbringing
between the Philippines and the US. Patron created the brand in 2011 to expand the
artisan livelihood and fashion industry in her native region on the Philippines, Samar. After
a twenty year career in the fashion industry, she pioneered and paved the way for new
proudly made Philippine brands people see in the market today.
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR’S PROFILE

Renee Patron is the Founder & Creative Director at BANAGO who aims at successful
building of fashion wholesale and distribution business systems from the ground up-
concept to design, product development, sales, marketing, planning and execution. Her
specialties include: Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Branding, Distribution,
Licensing, Overseas Importing, International Business, Business Communications, Business
Financial Planning/ Forcasting, Creative Direction, Project Management. Aside from
Banago, she is also the Owner & Managing Director of Agent V LLC a Fashion, Design,
Product development, and distribution company based in New York, USA since 2006.

SOCIAL CAUSE

Every stage of the bag making process - from the harvesting of the wild grass to weave
the mats, the embroidering with palm leaves, the dye-making and finishing touches -
creates income and supports the livelihood of over 400 local women, families, and thus
whole communities. Banago also assists in the recovery of disaster affected communities
as it largely operates out of the island of Samar, a region that was devastated by Typhoon
Haiyan, and has engaged in efforts to provide disaster recovery to affected individuals,
particularly within the communities they work with. Therefore, every Banago purchase
goes towards supporting the local communities, bringing island chic style to the city.

D. BAMBIKE

COMPANY’S PROFILE

Bambike is a socio-ecological enterprise based in the Philippines that hand-makes

bamboo bicycles with fair-trade labor and sustainable building practices. Our bamboo
bike builders (aka Bambuilders) come from Gawad Kalinga, a Philippine based
community development organization for the poor, working to bring an end to poverty.
We have programs that include scholarships, sponsoring a preschool teacher, and a
weekly feeding program for children, as well as a bamboo nursery for reforestation.
Bambike is a company that is interested in helping out people and the planet, dedicated
to social and environmental stewardship. Our goal is to do better business and to make
the greenest bikes on the planet.

MISSION

Our mission is to build the greenest products on the planet while creating jobs for some
of the people that need them the most.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENUER’S PROFILE

Bryan Benitez McClelland is a Filipino-American environmental consultant, ecotourism

developer and social entrepreneur. While working on his Masters degree in Environmental
Resource Management at the University of Pennsylvania, he became involved with
Gawad Kalinga (GK), a community development program based in the Philippines. After
helping GK kickstart their green building program, called Green Kalinga, he founded
Bamb EcoLogical Technology, Inc. in order to have a platform for his socio-ecological
enterprise projects. He works with community members of a GK village in Victoria, Tarlac
called Bambuilders. Bambike, a premium bamboo bicycle line, is the flagship brand and
product of the company. Bambowtie was conceptualized soon after in order to upcycle
the bamboo scraps and off-cuts from the Bambike building process. Most recently he
established Bambike's shop and headquarters in the heart of Manila within the historical
city of Intramuros, where he also offers guided ecotours on Bambikes. After 7 years of
living and working in the Philippines he is still fueled by an obsession for bamboo and
social enterprise development. Bryan’s goals are to promote new green economies with
appropriate environmental technologies and create jobs for the people that need them
the most.

SOCIAL CAUSE

Bambike Revolution Cycles promotes inclusive growth and social welfare for all of our
stakeholders. We support the advocacy of Gawad Kalinga, a Philippine-based
community development organization that aims to end poverty by restoring the dignity
of the poor. This is done at Bambike by employing rural villagers, providing full-time and
fair trade work opportunities, and using environmentally responsible manufacturing
techniques. Bambike is dedicated to growing the green economy and to sustainable
livelihood development.

E. HABI BATANGAN

COMPANY’S PROFILE

Habi Batangan is a social enterprise that seeks to allow sustainable change for
underprivileged communities in rural Batangas by showcasing the unique artistry of
traditional Habi weaving, skillfully crafted by the talented Nanay (Mother) Weavers of
Ibaan, Batangas.

MISSION

Habi Batangan aims to bring sustainable change in the lives of women from
underprivileged weaving communities in rural Southern Luzon by promoting their scarves
and other woven products. Habi Batangan made it their purpose to provide sustainable
income to their nanay weavers.

VALUES

 Empowers Women
 Supports Artisans
 Celebrates Culture
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR’S PROFILE

Irish Ramos is the founder of Habi Batangan which was established in 2016. Aside from
being a social entrepreneur, she is also the co-founder of Biblioflora, a literary arts and
goods store based in Manila.

SOCIAL CAUSE

Habi Batangan provides sustainable income to weavers from underprivileged

communities in Batangas by enabling them to showcase their unique artistry of traditional
habi weaving. They hope to revitalize the local weaving industry through training, facility
development, social programs, and providing regular income to the weavers and their
families.