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'''Nanette Gwen Medved''' (born January 21, 1970) is a [[Russians|Russian]]-[[Chinese people|Chinese]] philanthropist, businesswoman, and former actress and model based in the [[Philippines]]. She is the founder and chairwoman of Friends of HOPE Inc. She was honoured with a resolution passed by the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Philippine House of Representatives]], HR No. 1198,<ref>{{Cite web |title=House of Representatives HR01198 |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_17/HR01198.pdf |access-date=2022-09-07}}</ref> for being included in the ''[[Forbes]]'' list of Heroes of [[Philanthropy]] <ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzales |first=Iris |title=Zuellig family, Medved-Po among Forbes' philanthropy heroes |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/06/29/1714893/zuellig-family-medved-po-among-forbes-philanthropy-heroes |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/27006/nanette-medved-po-back-in-the-public-eye-to-promote-hope-in-a-bottle|title=Nanette Medved-Po back in the public eye to promote Hope in a Bottle|first=Karen A.|last=Pagsolingan|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref> and has been awarded the NGO Leadership Award and Social Innovation Leadership Award from the Philippines Leadership Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philippines Leadership Awards CMO Asia |url=http://www.cmoasia.org/philippines-leadership-awards.html |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=www.cmoasia.org}}</ref>
'''Nanette Gwen Medved''' (born January 21, 1970) is a [[Russians|Russian]]-[[Chinese people|Chinese]] philanthropist, businesswoman, and former actress and model based in the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philippines Leadership Awards CMO Asia |url=http://www.cmoasia.org/philippines-leadership-awards.html |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=www.cmoasia.org}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 2014, Medved founded Generation HOPE, the Philippines' first Certified B-Corporation,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Certified B Corporation|url=https://bcorporation.net/|access-date=2021-07-17|website=bcorporation.net}}</ref> a social enterprise that produces packaged water known as "Hope in a Bottle," "Hope in a Box" and "(Not Just) Tubig," and builds public school classrooms across the Philippines.<ref>Certified B Corporation. Bcorporation.net. (2021). Retrieved 15 June 2021, from https://bcorporation.net/ .</ref>
In 2011, Medved founded Friends of HOPE, Inc., a non-profit that invests in education, provides agriculture interventions, and creates carbon sequestration opportunities in the Philippines. It uses the profits from Generation HOPE to build public school classrooms in the Philippines. They work closely with the Department of Education to determine which areas are most in need through the adopt-a-school program.


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In 2019, Medved founded PCX, a non-profit plastic credit program. PCX established a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard and recycle [[plastic waste]] with programs that aim to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into nature.
In 2014, she founded Generation HOPE, the Philippines' first Certified B-Corporation,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Certified B Corporation|url=https://bcorporation.net/|access-date=2021-07-17|website=bcorporation.net}}</ref> a social enterprise that produces packaged water known as "Hope in a Bottle," "Hope in a Box" and "(Not Just) Tubig," and builds public school classrooms across the Philippines.<ref>Certified B Corporation. Bcorporation.net. (2021). Retrieved 15 June 2021, from https://bcorporation.net/ .</ref> In 2015, HOPE was recognized globally as the Best New Brand and having the Best Community Initiative by the Global Bottled Water Awards.<ref>Global Water Awards - Global Water Awards. Global Water Awards. (2021). Retrieved 15 June 2021, from https://globalwaterawards.com/.</ref><ref>Hope in a Box, Philippines’ First Carton-Packed Water by Tetra Pak Bags ‘Best CSR Initiative’ in Global Water Drinks Awards 2020. MSN. (2021). Retrieved 15 June 2021, from https://www.msn.com/en-ph/entertainment/entertainmentnews/hope-in-a-box-philippines-first-carton-packed-water-by-tetra-pak-bags-best-csr-initiative-in-global-water-drinks-awards-2020/ar-BB1bEhLn.</ref> In 2017, HOPE was awarded the grand prize at the Developmental Social Enterprise Awards by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Benita & Catalino Yap Foundation.<ref>D'asis Pamaran, M. (2021). Nanette Medved Doesn't Need a Costume to Help Others. Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 15 June 2021, from https://www.esquiremag.ph/life/women/nanette-medved-doesn-t-need-a-costume-to-help-others-a1664-20170615-lfrm.</ref> In 2020, HOPE in a Box was awarded the Best CSR Initiative in Global Water Drinks Awards.<ref>BusinessMirror. (2020, December 4). 'Hope in a Box' bags 'Best CSR Initiative' in Global Water Drinks Awards 2020. BusinessMirror. https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/12/06/hope-in-a-box-bags-best-csr-initiative-in-global-water-drinks-awards-2020/.</ref>


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From 2007 to 2012, Medved served on the advisory board of [[Bantay Bata]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the amazing Mothers for Others|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/05/07/683028/meet-amazing-mothers-others|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Philstar.com}}</ref> In 2012, she began to serve on the National Advisory Council of World Wildlife Fund Philippines and in 2019, she was invited to serve on its board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the pandas|url=https://wwf.org.ph/who-we-are/meet-the-pandas/|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> In July 2019, she began to serve as part of the Board of Directors of [[Winrock International]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winrock International - Nanette Medved-Po Joins Winrock International Board of Directors|url=https://www.winrock.org/nanette-medved-po-joins-winrock-international-board-of-directors/|access-date=2019-09-02|website=www.winrock.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
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In 2019, she founded PCX (PCX Markets, Inc. and PCX Solutions, Inc.), the world's first non-profit plastic credit program. Founded in one of the epicenters of the plastic pollution crisis, the Philippines, PCX Solutions advises companies around the world on how to map out and execute comprehensive solution sets effectively over a partner's sustainability journey. PCX established a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard and recycle [[plastic waste]] with programs that aim to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into nature.


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Prior to her philanthropic work, Medved had a career as a commercial model and actress. In 1996, she left the Philippines to pursue studies in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From Darna to builder of classrooms: The many lifetimes of Nanette Medved-Po|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/01/23/20/from-darna-to-builder-of-classrooms-the-many-lifetimes-of-nanette-medved-po|access-date=2021-07-27|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, she decided to leave the entertainment industry to focus on her advocacy work.<ref>{{Citation|title=Ito ang Balita - 2011/04/27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n6vem4HY7k|language=en|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref>
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From 2007 to 2012, Medved served on the advisory board of [[Bantay Bata]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the amazing Mothers for Others|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/05/07/683028/meet-amazing-mothers-others|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Philstar.com}}</ref> In 2012, she began to serve on the National Advisory Council of World Wildlife Fund Philippines and in 2019, she was invited to serve on its board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the pandas|url=https://wwf.org.ph/who-we-are/meet-the-pandas/|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> In July 2019, she began to serve as part of the Board of Directors of [[Winrock International]] Arlington, Virginia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winrock International - Nanette Medved-Po Joins Winrock International Board of Directors|url=https://www.winrock.org/nanette-medved-po-joins-winrock-international-board-of-directors/|access-date=2019-09-02|website=www.winrock.org|language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, she was appointed the first chairperson of the Po Family Council, a leadership and governance forum for the Po family.<ref name=lr>{{Cite news|last=Rim|first=Lala|date=October 16, 2019|title=From Darna to Mogul: How Nanette Medved-Po Was Named Chairperson of the Po Family Council|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/movers/nanette-medved-po-chairperson-po-family-council-a2360-20191016-lfrm|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Esquiremag.ph}}</ref>

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Prior to her philanthropic work, Medved had a career as a commercial model and an actress. She was cast as [[Darna]] in ''[[Darna (1991 film)|Darna]]'' (1991). In 1996, she left the Philippines to pursue studies in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From Darna to builder of classrooms: The many lifetimes of Nanette Medved-Po|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/01/23/20/from-darna-to-builder-of-classrooms-the-many-lifetimes-of-nanette-medved-po|access-date=2021-07-27|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, she decided to leave the entertainment industry to focus on her advocacy work.<ref>{{Citation|title=Ito ang Balita - 2011/04/27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n6vem4HY7k|language=en|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Medved was born in Hawaii to a Russian father and a Chinese mother.<ref name="lr">{{Cite news |last=Rim |first=Lala |date=October 16, 2019 |title=From Darna to Mogul: How Nanette Medved-Po Was Named Chairperson of the Po Family Council |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/movers/nanette-medved-po-chairperson-po-family-council-a2360-20191016-lfrm |access-date=2021-05-17 |website=Esquiremag.ph}}</ref> Medved married businessman Christopher Po in South Africa in 1999. The couple have two sons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee-Chua|first=Queena N.|date=2018-02-23|title=Winning, the Po way|url=https://business.inquirer.net/246368/winning-po-way|access-date=2021-07-16|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref>
Medved was born in Hawaii to a Russian father and a Chinese mother.<ref name=lr/> She grew up traveling throughout Asia and spent most of her primary and secondary education in [[Holy Family Academy (Philippines)|Holy Family Academy]], Angeles City, Philippines. She initially took courses in [[De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde|De La Salle University - College of St. Benilde]], and later opted to study abroad. She graduated ''summa cum laude'' with degrees in Finance and Entrepreneurship from [[Babson College]] in Massachusetts.

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Medved married businessman Christopher Po in South Africa in 1999. The couple have two sons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee-Chua|first=Queena N.|date=2018-02-23|title=Winning, the Po way|url=https://business.inquirer.net/246368/winning-po-way|access-date=2021-07-16|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 20:47, 16 February 2024

Nanette Gwen Medved
Medved at a classroom turn-over in Upper Tambler Elementary School, General Santos City, June 2014
Born
Nanette Gwen Medved

(1970-01-21) January 21, 1970 (age 54)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S
Alma materBabson College
OccupationActress
Known forDarna (1991 film), GenerationHope
Spouse
Christopher Po
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Nanette Gwen Medved (born January 21, 1970) is a Russian-Chinese philanthropist, businesswoman, and former actress and model based in the Philippines.[1]

Career

In 2014, Medved founded Generation HOPE, the Philippines' first Certified B-Corporation,[2] a social enterprise that produces packaged water known as "Hope in a Bottle," "Hope in a Box" and "(Not Just) Tubig," and builds public school classrooms across the Philippines.[3]

In 2019, Medved founded PCX, a non-profit plastic credit program. PCX established a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard and recycle plastic waste with programs that aim to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into nature.

From 2007 to 2012, Medved served on the advisory board of Bantay Bata.[4] In 2012, she began to serve on the National Advisory Council of World Wildlife Fund Philippines and in 2019, she was invited to serve on its board of trustees.[5] In July 2019, she began to serve as part of the Board of Directors of Winrock International.[6]

Prior to her philanthropic work, Medved had a career as a commercial model and actress. In 1996, she left the Philippines to pursue studies in the United States.[7] In 2002, she decided to leave the entertainment industry to focus on her advocacy work.[8]

Personal life

Medved was born in Hawaii to a Russian father and a Chinese mother.[9] Medved married businessman Christopher Po in South Africa in 1999. The couple have two sons.[10]

Filmography

Film

  • Eastwood and Bronson (1989)
  • Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin? (1990)
  • Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko (1990)
  • Biktima (1990)
  • Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko (1991)
  • Humanap Ka ng Panget (1991)
  • Sa Kabila ng Lahat (1991)
  • Hinukay Ko Na ang Libingan Mo! (1991)
  • Andrew Ford Medina: 'Wag Kang Gamol! (1991)
  • Darna (1991)
  • Narito ang Puso Ko (1992)
  • Hiram na Mukha (1992)
  • Dito sa Pitong Gatang (1992)
  • Dillinger (1992)
  • Kapag May Gusot Walang Lusot (1993)
  • Isang Bala Ka Lang Part 2 (1993)
  • Tumbasan Mo ng Buhay (1993)
  • An Lian Ni (1993)
  • Iukit Mo sa Bala! (1994)
  • Hataw Tatay Hataw (1994)
  • Pamilya Valderama (1995)
  • Pag-ibig Ko sa Iyo'y Totoo (1997)
  • Kasangga Mo Ako sa Huling Laban (1997)
  • Goodbye America (1997)
  • Ang Dalubhasa (2000)

Television

References

  1. ^ "Philippines Leadership Awards CMO Asia". www.cmoasia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  2. ^ "Certified B Corporation". bcorporation.net. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. ^ Certified B Corporation. Bcorporation.net. (2021). Retrieved 15 June 2021, from https://bcorporation.net/ .
  4. ^ "Meet the amazing Mothers for Others". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  5. ^ "Meet the pandas". Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  6. ^ "Winrock International - Nanette Medved-Po Joins Winrock International Board of Directors". www.winrock.org. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  7. ^ "From Darna to builder of classrooms: The many lifetimes of Nanette Medved-Po". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. ^ Ito ang Balita - 2011/04/27, retrieved 2019-09-02
  9. ^ Rim, Lala (October 16, 2019). "From Darna to Mogul: How Nanette Medved-Po Was Named Chairperson of the Po Family Council". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  10. ^ Lee-Chua, Queena N. (2018-02-23). "Winning, the Po way". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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