Serving the Poor & Building Resiliency via Cross-Sector Engagement
Channel: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Date: 20/06/2013

Panelists:
Gisela Tiongson 
Executive Director, Jollibee Group Foundation
Rick Peyser
Director, Social Advocacy and Supply Chain Community Outreach, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Hugh Aprile
Country Representative, Nicaragua, Catholic Relief Services
moderated by: 
Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:30am - 12:00pm
B1 Conference Center
CSIS 1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006
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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is a leader in the NGO community and serves as a model of how to support impoverished people overseas. Over the past several years the way in which development efforts are implemented has undergone a radical transformation, in particular through an increased use of public-private partnerships that seek to capture the skills, resources, and experiences of the private sector abroad. CRS has gone through a significant journey over the past 10 years regarding its engagement with the business community, specifically through its partnerships with Jollibee Group Foundation, an organization that increases Filipino access to basic community services, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers.
In this conference, panelists from CRS, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and Jollibee Group Foundation will discuss how to leverage supply chains to achieve sustainable, equitable, and inclusive growth; how NGOs play a critical role in helping integrate global, regional, and local businesses into development efforts; and the opportunities and challenges for scaling up NGO efforts.
Please RSVP to PPD@csis.org.
Programs
PROJECT ON PROSPERITY AND DEVELOPMENT
Topics
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, GLOBAL PROSPERITY