Cherokee Woman Selected as Sole U.S. Candidate for Recognition of World's Most Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs

Cherokee Woman Selected as Sole U.S. Candidate for Recognition of World's Most Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs: "Cherokee Woman Selected as Sole U.S. Candidate for Recognition of World's Most Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebecca Adamson, President and Founder of the First Nations Development Institute, has been selected as one of the world's most 'Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs' by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. One of only thirteen outstanding social entrepreneurs selected internationally for this recognition in 2005, Adamson and the organization she leads were the only award recipients selected from the United States.
In its fourth consecutive year of highlighting the work of the world's foremost social entrepreneurs, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has sought out practical, results-oriented innovators who assist impoverished individuals and communities in becoming agents of change and self-determination. Social entrepreneurs use business and innovative
revenue models to stimulate social inclusion. The work of these individuals and their organizations spans various fields, including economic development,
health, housing, transportation, micro-finance,"