The genius of the poor (Record no. 4288)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20240223110454.0
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9786219509701
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency lfm
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Graham, Thomas
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The genius of the poor
Remainder of title a journey with Gawad Kalinga
Statement of responsibility, etc. Thomas Graham ; editor: David Graham.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Philippines
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Art Angel Printshop Commercial Quests Inc.
Date of publication, distribution, etc. ©2014
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 204 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "A heartfelt, inspiring story of how one man has inspired hundreds of thousands of volunteers to overcome the poverty and injustices in their midst" Young British journalist Thomas Graham was on a short-term editorial assignment in the Philippines when he interviewed the founder of Gawad Kalinga, Tony Meloto. Asked why poverty remained so high in the country, Mr Meloto urged Thomas to ditch the tie and delve into the heart of the matter. "You won't find the answers you are looking for in that clipboard of theoretical questions. Instead, enter the world of the poor and find solutions together." Thomas promptly quit his job, moved out of his high-rise Manila apartment and set out on a journey that took him across the length and breadth of the islands. Along the way, he ignored the warnings of his embassy and headed into conflict areas sporting only a GK t-shirt for protection, befriended former gang leaders, and briefly lost his father during a visit to a prison. Wherever he went, he uncovered remarkable tales of resilience, hope and transformation which taught him more insights and life lessons in a twelve month journey than all his earlier education had achieved back home. Most importantly, he learned that Mr Meloto's contention was true: a country like the Philippines, blessed with such abundant resources and talented people, really does have no excuse to be poor.
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED
Uncontrolled term Philippines
-- Gawad Kalinga
-- poverty
-- NGO
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha issues (borrowed), all copies 1
Holdings
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