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Credibility
GK as an International Movement
Accountability
Audited Financial Status
Trustees
Though we never sought any award, the efforts of GK residents, caretakers, volunteers and partners continue to be recognized by prestigious award-giving bodies in the Philippines and around the globe.
We humbly accept these recognitions as testimony to the nobility, generosity and courage of many who simply refuse to give up on the poor, who rise above personal differences and go the extra mile after mile – choosing to brave the darkness of poverty in order to be the light.††
We are humbled by theses accolades, and we are challenged to intensify our commitment to build a better world by transforming slums into peaceful and productive communities, the GK Way.
2011 Nikkei Asia Awards
Nikkei Asia Awards recognized Antonio Meloto in the category of regional growth for his commitment to improving the living conditions of the poor. He has made life better for residents in slum areas by constructing more than 200,000 homes in 2,000 communities in the Philippines and in other developing countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea.
Launched by Nikkei Inc. in 1996, the awards program honors people in Asia who have made significant contributions in three areas: regional growth; science, technology and innovation; and culture.
2010 Ernst & Young’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines
Antonio “Tony” Meloto, GK Chairman and founding father, was conferred the honor of being the 2010 Social Entrepreneur of the Year. This award is given to an individual who has created products and services that address the challenges faced by communities, help solve complex social problems, and benefit the marginalized and the poor. It is intended to celebrate the successful entrepreneur's individual efforts to bring about social change.
2010 Asia CEO Awards
Gawad Kalinga was given the award 2010 Non Profit Team Leadership of the Year by the Asia CEO Awards who recognizes accomplishments that demonstrate Filipino management talent performing at the highest standards and recognized as internationally significant. This celebrates the bayanihan spirit of Team GK and sees its value in achieving measurable success in its operations.
2010 Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
The recognition of the Schwab Foundation for Tony Meloto as a social entrepreneur of the year for the Philippines in 2010 is not simply a matter of prestige but a powerful opportunity for the work of Gawad Kalinga to further be propelled in the global arena. The foundation opens doors at a regional and global level for the purpose of creating real impact for our world and with a deliberate objective of providing close collaboration with other stakeholders of the World Economic Forum. The criteria for selection are innovation, sustainability and direct social impact.
Reader’s Digest Asia Philippines’ Most Trusted 2010
GK founder Tony Meloto is 4th most trustworthy Filipino in the Reader's Digest Asia Trust Poll published in March 2010. Readers Digest Asia conducted the nationwide survey asking people to rate 80 influential Filipino personalities on their trustworthiness. Meloto’s unselfish giving of himself and commitment to the work of uplifting the lives of the Filipino people has earned him the trust of the Filipino people.
2009 Hilton Humanitarian Award Finalist
Gawad Kalinga was nominated in 2009 to receive the prestigious Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Award, given annually to a charitable or non-governmental organization that has made extraordinary contributions towards alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world. It is the world’s largest humanitarian award.
Every year, approximately 200 organizations worldwide are nominated. Gawad Kalinga was among the 13 finalists in 2009.
2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership
In 2006, Gawad Kalinga and its founder, Antonio P. Meloto, received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s version of the Nobel Peace Prize.† The award honors GK’s greatness of spirit and Meloto’s transformative leadership in the Philippines. We continue to be challenged to make a difference in the Asian region and in the world.
“In electing the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation and its family of donors, volunteers and beneficiaries to receive the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, the board of trustees recognizes their harnessing the faith and generosity of Filipinos the world over to confront poverty in their homeland and to provide every Filipino the dignity of a decent home and neighborhood; and in electing Antonio Meloto to receive the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, the board of trustees recognizes his inspiring Filipinos to believe with pride that theirs can be a nation without slums,” said RMAF.
Click here for the full citations: http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationGawadKal.htm
http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationMelotoAnt.htm
2006 Gawad Haydee Yorac Awardee (Tony Meloto)
Started in 2006 by Meralco, in cooperation with the University of the Philippines, the award recognizes leaders from the private sector, government service and volunteer organizations whose attributes, personal work ethics and service to the nation are worth emulating. GK’s Antonio P. Meloto became the first Gawad Haydee Yorac Awardee.
“Through Gawad Kalinga, Meloto was able to inspire other Filipinos to rise up and work to eradicate poverty through a pioneering movement of volunteerism,” according to Gawad Haydee Yorac.
Click here for the full citation:
http://www.meralco.com.ph/gawadhaydeeyorac/news_article_03.html
2006 The Outstanding Filipino Award (TOFIL) Awardee for Community Service
The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award is a project of the Insular Life Assurance Co., Ltd. and the Philippine Jaycees Senate chapter. It was conceived in 1988 to institutionalize public recognition of men and women, 41 years of age and over, whose exemplary achievements are worthy of emulation. In 2006, TOFIL recognized the work of GK founder Tony Meloto.
“It would take a seemingly ordinary man to start a revolution, where people would again become heroes, this time, as they build homes and lives for the poorest of the poor. This man is Gawad Kalinga’s Executive Director, Antonio P. Meloto, Jr., 2006 TOFIL Awardee for Humanitarian Service.”
Click here for the full citation:
http://www.tofil.ph/awardee_profile.php?id=87
2006 Filipino of the Year (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Inquirer’s Filipino of the Year honors a living Filipino who has made the most impact on the life of the nation over the past year. GK’s Tony Meloto was voted in by the editors and assistant editors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the country’s highly respected broadsheet.
Click here to read front page headline :
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20070128-46011/After_Edsa_I%2C_Gawad_Kalinga_Filipinos%92_next_gift_to_world
2003 Ateneo Ozanam Award (Antonio P. Meloto)
The Ozanam Award was founded by the Ateneo de Manila University in 1937 to honor Christians who have given distinctive and continued service to their fellowmen in accordance with the principles of Justice and Charity.† In 2003, Antonio P. Meloto was conferred the Ozanam Award in recognition of his boundless energy and extreme focus on the work with the poor, through his brainchild, Gawad Kalinga, a comprehensive and integrated approach to community development.
Click here to view a feature on the 2003 Ozanam awardees:
http://www.admu.edu.ph/ateneo/www/SiteFiles/File/Publications/President/pb_2003july.pdf
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