Tag Archive for Philippines

BUKO Site Launch

2014 PCSE Seed Grant recipient Joaquin Benares ’15 brings “the internet in a box” to the Philippines with BUKO – Boundless Update Knowledge Offline. This low-cost electronic library stores files from the web for offline use, which allows teachers to access and organize high-quality educational materials for their curriculums, even when working in areas without…

PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Report #2 from Joaquin Benares ’15 of BUKO

The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the second report from Boundless Updated Knowledge Offline (BUKO), one of the three 2014 winners, written by founder Joaquin Benares ’15.…

Kaya Collaborative: an appeal from Mikaela Reyes ’17

Mikaela Reyes ’17 wrote in to tell us about her crowdfunding campaign. Read on for details, and please consider supporting Mika’s project and her efforts to work for inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development in the Philippines.   Kaya Collaborative is a non-profit organization whose vision is a redefinition of “balikbayan” and the transformation of Filipino diaspora networks into engines…