Philip Wollen

Background

About Philip Wollen

Venture Capitalist for Good Causes” * Supports 500+ mission-critical projects for children, animals and the environment in 40+ countries.* Promotes “Ahimsa” (non -violence) and Veganism.* Provides funds, advice, encouragement to effective organizations caring for Children, Animals, & the Environment.* Typically funds directed for schools, orphanages, animal protection, shelters, clinics, medicines, biogas plants, ambulances, bore-wells and films; sponsored a married couple (cancer survivor) to run one marathon a day for 366 consecutive days around Australia’s coast, funded marine vessels, whale & seal rescue centres, primate sanctuaries, food, disaster relief, homeless people, victims of domestic violence, scholarships, the arts, health, forests and oceans, undercover anti-poaching operations through his operational “silos”, Kindness Farms, Kindness House, Kindness Oceans, Kindness Kids, Kindness Streets, & Kindness Mobile Restaurants for the Homeless.* Awards the annual Kindness Gold Medal & Cash Prize to leaders who have devoted their lives in the service of others. Past recipients include Sir David Attenborough (UK), Dr Professor T. Colin Campbell (USA), Dr Ian Gawler OAM (Australia), Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Smt Maneka Gandhi MP (India), Captain Paul Watson (Canada), Dr Jill Robinson MBE (China), Dr Christine Townend (Australia), Captain Peter Hammarstedt (Sweden), Mr Christopher DeRose (USA), Rev. Dr Andrew Linzey (Oxford), Mr Damien Mander (Zimbabwe), Sri Pradeep Kumar Nath (India), Dr Chinny Krishna (India). Awards and Recognition: a. The Order of Australia Medal in The Queen’s Birthday Honours. b. Australian of the Year (Victoria). c. Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics, UK. d. Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Adelaide. e. Australian Humanitarian Award, Australia f. Supreme Master Shining World Hero Award, Asia g. Cottonian of Eminence Award, India h. Humanitarian Award McKee Project, Costa Rica i. Sea Shepherd Volunteer of the Decade, Australia j. The Albert Schweitzer Award, USA k. The Peter Singer Prize and Medal, Berlin, Germany