Purpose Driven Lives
Philippine Tatler|December 2019
Unlike their parents and grandparents, these young doers and shakers are not waiting to build a career first before giving back; they want to do both, at the same time, right here and right now
Frances Mae Ramos
Purpose Driven Lives
Founding sustainable initiatives, steering non-profits, and ultimately sending up weary and anxious calls for social change, these fine young women and men are right on target with issues and speak of these with fire, logic, and full involvement. Social entrepreneurship is on the rise. And young advocates are fronting the intersection of good business sense and social, cultural, and environmental volunteerism. The time when social responsibility rested on the shoulders of those who founded and supported causes upon retirement has passed. The new generation of advocates has edged out the notion that professional and financial maturity built over a lifetime career is the baseline of giving back. These days, we don’t fear the full steam of youth.

CHERRIE ATILANO

Founding farmer and CEO of AGREA International, Cherrie De Erit Atilano, 33, has been teaching farmers best practices since she was 12. She grew up among sugarcane farmers in Negros Occidental, who could not collect income in the off-seasons and would eat rice with only soy sauce for nourishment.

Her mother had wanted her to be a doctor, but as she reached University age, she was adamant to pursue her passion for agriculture. She enrolled in an agricultural course at the Visayas State University in Leyte.

Twenty-one years of work in the sector came to a head in 2014 with her founding of AGREA International, the name being a portmanteau of “agriculture” and “Gaia,” a nod to nature.

One of AGREA’s main pillars is the eradication of hunger by upholding an ecology of dignity; that is, promoting the well-being of farmers as they work towards food security in their provinces.

Its goal is the development of a one-island economy through agriculture. In its first pilot farm in Marinduque, not only are new farming techniques, but also a holistic system that includes multi-cropping, marketing, and livelihood, are implemented.

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