Gawad Kalinga (GK) is a Philippine-based nation-building movement whose main strategy is to mobilize and engage all sectors of society to work together in ending poverty. It offers a concrete solution to the overwhelming problem of poverty through a community development template that has values-formation at its core and employs an integrated and holistic approach to empowerment with special focus
on restoring the dignity and productivity of the poor. GK is also in the forefront of peace-building work in conflict areas in Mindanao and reconstruction work in post-disaster communities. Gawad Kalinga recently gained international recognition after being awarded the 2012 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship in Oxford by The Skoll Foundation, the world’s largest foundation for social entrepreneurship. GK’s founding father, Tony Meloto, was awarded the Social Entrepreneur Award at the 2012 World Entrepreneurship Forum in France. In the United States, GK is officially represented by GK 1 World Foundation (dba Gawad Kalinga USA/GK USA) , registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2009 based in San Diego, CA. We have GK Country partners in North America (GK USA, GK Canada), Southeast Asia (GK Indonesia, GK Singapore), Europe (GK France, GK United Kingdom), and Oceania (GK Australia). Presently, we are creating a new branch/conduit in Florida that will able to serve donations and partnership needs in the GK Phillippines respective areas.
