| 求學時，一趟青藏高原之旅，台灣姑娘喬琬珊、香港姑娘蘇芷君發現犛牛的絨毛能製成高品質紡織品、牛乳可製成奶酪，就這樣，兩位姑娘靠著一萬五千美元獎學金，幫助當地貧困的牧民改善生活，不到兩年締造一段創富濟貧的故事。 |
| 2008/3/8 |
自由時報. "西藏創富濟貧喬琬珊「牛」轉乾坤" |
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| A Shanghai-based company called Shokay…is determined to prove the viability of a home-grown variety of social entrepreneurship…It's an exotic tale of elusive, semi-mythical beasts, a yarn of weary, spirit-dampened treks through mountain plateaus, in search of the Golden Fleece, as it were. |
| 2008/3/1 |
That's Shanghai. "Shokay invests in down and sustainable development." |
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| Doing good is looking good…super soft yak down is sourced directly from Tibetan herders, and crafted into a select range of home textiles, accessories, and baby wear. |
| 2008/1/8 |
That's Shanghai. "Shanghai's Most Covetable Hand Knits" |
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| Similarly worthy of some attention is Shokay, a China based company with outlets worldwide that produces luxury yak down scarves, throws and yarn. Beautifully soft and warm, the fibres are hand-combed from the yaks in Tibet and money made from the product goes straight to the herders because the raw yak fibre is directly sourced. |
| 2008/1/1 |
Timeout Beijing. "Ethical Shopping" |
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| 2007/12/23 |
SCMP Post Magazine - Most Wanted. "Most Wanted This Season - "Follow the Herd"" |
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| 2007/12/21 |
Ming Pao Daily News. "Tibetan Hand Knits" |
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| What resources have you got that you are not using to their fullest potential? I love this example from Tibet. How do you boost incomes for nomads in western China who might live seven hours from any roadside, much less a marketplace? First step: check their possessions for any sign of untapped value...
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| 2007/12/3 |
For More Than Profit Blog. "Using Untapped Resources to Develop Social Enterprises" |
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| 2007/12/1 |
SCMP Post Magazine. "Festive Feeling - 'For the Younger Set'" |
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| In a Chinese province near the Tibetan border, two women -- one from Hong Kong, the other from Taiwan -- are helping thousands of yak herders build a better life for their families through a new social enterprise called Shokay..."There are so many entrepreneurs in the region," says Ms. So. "People really need to challenge themselves and rethink philanthropy. It's a matter of combining elements: really understanding a social problem, finding a social need, and thinking of innovative and sustainable ways to do it."
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| 2007/11/30 |
WSJ Weekend Edition. "The Giving Guide: Small Ways to Make a Big Difference" |
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| 2007/11/21 |
Singtao Daily Newspaper. "西藏手織物上市" |
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| SHOKAY: It's a little known fact, but yak undercoats actually rival cashmere, alpaca and vicuna for softness. |
| 2007/4/9 |
Time Magazine (Asia) |
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