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Well, Okay, it is true I have 20+ years of putting together unusual partnership into different 3rd world development projects & charities. I did not know there was a name for this…a Social Entrepreneur. I was lucky I was introduced to the world of 3rd world development and philanthropy at as a teenager in Australia. The first grassroot project that I ” banked on” which started with picking up 4 streetkids turned into a multinational Swiss based charity with over 170 + project sites around the world. Since I was just a kid at the time, the amount spent was not very much, that was how I learned that “A small bit of money goes a long way in the 3rd world…but a lot of trust & faith goes further than what any money can buy!” In 2009, after reviewing my work as a professional artist and years of working with Charities/NGOs I decided to venture into starting a Social Enterprise with the purpose of pursuing opportunities to create pattern-breaking change in inequitable systems by fusing MBA level Sustainable business principles with Cultural Sustainability best practices of The Arts, UNICEFs & successful NGOs.

On my work as a Visual Artist, it is best you have a look at my blog www.ceciliayu.com or check out my Saatchionline profiles. Occassionally I am asked by fine Art purists why I chose to Art partner with a madman of an "original NYC Graffiti Art Style Master"...I don't know, I suppose like my social entreprenuership work, as an artist, I refuse to accept limits imposed by society about notions of Great Fine Art and "allegedly" populist Modern Design/Art. It doesn't mean I would ever compromise on creative standards as I am also an Art Director for a few places and am suppose to be Producer for a UN NGO documentary about Female leaderships with Meryl Streep agreeing to compere; if we get the funding to get it to deliverables, I will be very proud of it! I also have own projects in Creative Writing and Documentary about Cantonese Culture in Hong kong.