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Patrick Schofield
Founder, Streetwire Artist's Collective
- Founder & director of The Indalo Project a project presently working with 15 craft producer organisations to drive sustainability through design & marketing. www. Indaloproject.com
- Founder & MD of Streetwires. www.streetwires.com
- Co-Founder of Streetwires Training & Development
- Founder & MD of Billboard Information Services – a community services publishing house. Publishes community magazines.
- Co-Founder & Marketing Manager of Kwalapa– An Organic Wholefoods Centre – focused on sustainability on a wider scale, looking at the synergy that must be created between the social, economic and environmental spheres in life.
Also to be actively involved in the small farmer urban agriculture movement. Patrick is a social entrepreneur. Believing in the principle of ‘doing good is good business’ he has been instrumental in establishing the organisations that have been built up around one of the most successful craft-producer organizations in South Africa - Streetwires Artist Collective c.c. His passion for what he does and ability to achieve the extraordinary has been recognized in his selection as the winner of the ‘Top Billing – Entrepreneur of the Year 2007/8’ and winner of the Schwab Foundation ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008’ for South Africa. One of his most recent ventures to open in August 2009, is Kwalapa – an Organic Wholefoods Centre. Very much a realization of an expanding direction from ‘business with a social cause’ to, ‘sustainable business development’ he is building on the philosophy of ‘being the change you want to see’.
His most recent endeavours include : November 2009, Based on 10 years of successful craft development, The Indalo Project is driving an innovative social enterprise model through the establishment and building of a long-term network of craft producers & a marketing, design & development hub. August 2009, Kwalapa is an Organic Wholefoods Centre. Very much a realization of an evolving direction from ‘business with a social cause’ to, ‘sustainable business development’ he is building on the philosophy of ‘being the change you want to see’.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Private address 21 Llandudno Road,
Llandudno Cape Town Postal/zip code : 7806 South Africa
Telephone +27 72 3100 198 E-mail Patrick@schofield.co.za
Date of birth 20/01/72
Age 37, Male
Nationality: South African
Education
(last two academic institutions) Michaelhouse Senior School 1986-1989 University of Cape Town – Honours Degree,
Bachelor of Business Science (special field – Marketing) 1990 – 1995
Awards:
Cape Times - Business Personality of the Year Award (editors choice) 2002 South African Entrepreneur of the Year Award
– Top Billing 2008 Schwab / Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award
– South Africa 2009 Schwab / Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award
– Africa 2009/2010 Schwab Fellowship
– in recognition of work done in Social Entrepreneurship 2009
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