Litter of light around the world, Learn how Illac Dia lights the world with litter. Amazing story Illac Diaz is a social entrepreneur working in the ASEAN region empowering communities through the use of sustainable construction and appropriate technologies. Through the MyShelter Foundation, several pioneering programs in the country in rammed earth, bamboo, and PET plastic bottle construction. Illac, whose name is an Aztec term meaning “God of Light,” is in a unique position to inspire others with ideas, vision and passion to create enterprises that uplift sectors of society that would otherwise be forgotten. He is pioneering a whole new field of entrepreneurship, one that seeks to bring the strengths, efficiencies and solutions of business to bear on problems of society. Illac Diaz comes from a good clan. Nephew to former Ms. Universe, Gloria Diaz, Illac Diaz was nurtured by his Italian-born mother. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Management Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University. It seemed as though everything was going well for this young Diaz. He was a model, actor and party-goer. After that, he turned his attention to become the advertising executive for Smart Communications. To further hone his skills and his craft, he completed his Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). Yet, he continued to pursue further development so he went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston to study Urban Planning Course II – Urban Studies and Planning. And more recently, he took Masters of Political Administration in Harvard University. In 2008, Illac Diaz was named a “Young Global Leader of 2008” by the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. What has this young person did that warranted such recognition from the prestigious WEF? Young Scientists and Innovators ow.ly/Fsr43
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