GLOBAL 3000 | Businessman and Philanthropist - José Ignacio Avalos in Mexico

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Channel: DW News · 2008 · Entertainment

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Malnutrition continues to be a major problem in Mexico, where over a million children are affected. Businessman José Ignacio Ávalos Hernández set up a charity to fight the phenomenon.

"Un kilo de ayuda" ("A kilo of help") is now a household name in Mexico. Donors contribute by rounding up their bills at supermarket check-outs. Ávalos's efforts for this good cause have earned him the Schwab Foundation's Social Entrepreneur award.

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