Nanette Medved

Nanette Medved (born January 21, 1971) is a film actress, TV host, model, philanthropist, and business person in the Philippines. She is the founder of Generation Hope Inc. and Friends of Hope Inc. which produces consumer goods. Profits from the "Hope" line of products are devoted to improving both the public school education space as well as small holder farmer productivity through its agriculture interventions. Medved is also the founder of the Plastic Credit Exchange, Inc. (HOPEx), a non-profit entity that offers businesses and consumers an easy and responsible way to be accountable for plastic. In 2017, she was honoured with a resolution passed by the Philippine House of Representatives, HR No. 1198,[1] for being part of the Forbes list of Heroes of Philanthropy.[2][3][4][5]

Nanette Gwen Medved-Po
Medved-Po at a classroom turn-over in Upper Tambler Elementary School, General Santos City, June 2014
Born
Nanette Gwen Medved

(1971-01-21) January 21, 1971
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S
Alma materBabson College (Finance and Entrepreneurship)
OccupationActress
Known forDarna, GenerationHope
Spouse(s)
Christopher Po
(
m. after 1998)
Children2

Personal life

Medved was born in the US state of Hawaii in 1971 to a Russian father and a Chinese mother. Her growing up years were spent traveling throughout Asia but she spent most of her primary and secondary education in Holy Family Academy in Angeles City, Philippines. She took courses in College of St. Benilde but opted to study abroad. She finally graduated with degrees in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1998. Medved married Christopher Po in South Africa in June 1999 and they have two children.

Entertainment career

Medved started her career as a commercial model in 1987. Shortly thereafter, she was signed with Viva Films where she remained under contract until she left to pursue studies in the US in 1996. Her first film under Viva had her co-star alongside Robin Padilla in "Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko" (1990) but she is most famously known for her role as Philippine super heroine "Darna". 25 films later Medved ended her film career co-starring with Fernando Poe Jr. in "Ang Dalubhasa" (2000).

In 2002, Medved-Po announced that she would quit the entertainment industry to focus more on her advocacy work. Since then, the only times that she has appeared on Philippine TV is to speak about her passion projects.[6]

Filmography
  • Eastwood And Bronson (1989)
  • Love Me Doods (1990) replacing Alma Moreno's role in People's Network PTV-4 TV sitcom
  • Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin? (1990)
  • Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko (1990)
  • Biktima (1990)
  • Huwag Mong Salingin Ang Sugat Ko (1991)
  • Humanap Ka ng Panget (1991)
  • Sa Kabila ng Lahat (1991)
  • Hinukay Ko Na Ang Libingan Mo! (1991)
  • Andrew Ford Medina: Wag Kang Gamol! (1991)
  • Darna (1991) ... Narda/Darna
  • Narito Ang Puso Ko (1992)
  • Hiram Na Mukha (1992)
  • Dito Sa Pitong Gatang (1992) ... Brgy. Chairwoman Lamberta "Lambing" Enriquez
  • Isang Bala Ka Lang, Part 2 (1992)
  • Dillinger (1992)
  • Kate en Boogie (1993)
  • Kapag May Gusot Walang Lusot (1993)
  • Isang Bala Ka Lang Part II (1993)
  • Tumbasan Mo Ng Buhay (1993) ... Nina
  • An Lian Ni (1993)
  • Iukit Mo Sa Bala! (1994)
  • Hataw Tatay Hataw (1994)
  • Pamilya Valderama (1995)
  • Pag-ibig Ko Sa Iyo'y Totoo (1997) ... Beth
  • Kasangga Mo Ako Sa Huling Laban (1997)
  • Goodbye America (1997)
  • Ang Dalubhasa (2000)... Connie
  • Compañero y Compañera (TV program) (2000-2001)

Civic Involvement

Medved-Po served on the Advisory Board of Bantay Bata from 2007 to 2012.[7] In 2012, she was invited to join the World Wildlife Fund Philippines National Advisory Council where she currently serves on its Board of Trustees. In July 2019, Medved-Po was also welcomed by Winrock International to be a part of their Board of Directors in Arlington, Virginia.[8]

Generation Hope

Medved-Po is the founder and director of Generation Hope, the first B-corp certified social enterprise in the Philippines. It is a consumer goods company which produces Hope in a Bottle bottled water, found at thousands of retailers nationwide. All profits are donated to the nonprofit Friends of Hope, which Medved-Po also founded. Through their affiliate company, donations are invested to their partners in education and agriculture initiatives across the Philippines.[9]

Friends of Hope

Friends of Hope uses the profits from GenerationHope to build public school classrooms in the Philippines. They work closely with the Department of Education to determine which areas are most in need through the adopt-a-school program. To date, 91 classrooms have been constructed for approximately 17,000 students, primarily in the state of Mindanao. More classrooms are set to be built in the coming years.[10]

Friends of HOPE is also leading a program in partnership with domestic processors and international brands to reinvigorate the coconut water value chain. This includes sourcing from smallholders and reinvesting in farming communities to improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of coconut farming in the Philippines. This Mindanao-based program will include multiple interventions such as replanting, trainings, introduction of intercrops, and increasing their market access.[11]

Plastic Credit Exchange, Inc.

In 2019, Medved-Po founded the Plastic Credit Exchange, Inc. (HOPEx), a non-profit entity that gives companies the chance to offset their plastic footprints by selling them Plastic Credits from co-processors. Apart from servicing organizations, this will also help consumers become cognizant of their plastic usage (via a plastic consumption calculator) and address their personal impact on the environment by going Plastic Neutral, or if they wish, Plastic Negative. It is an efficient and environmentally sound step towards a circular economy, empowering both individuals and organizations to be accountable for the plastic that they put out into the environment.

Interview appearances
  • Medved-Po has appeared in several news and entertainment shows promoting her social enterprise, GenerationHope. She has also gone to shows explaining what plastic neutrality is and how she wishes to inspire more companies into having 0 plastic footprint. Some of these were broadcast in ABS-CBN News,[12][13][14] CNN News,[15]  CNBC International TV,[16][17] Managing Asia,[18] and many others.[19][20][21]
  • In an event by TedxADMU in April 2016, Medved-Po shared how she strikes a balance between profitability and philanthropy.[22]
    • In June 2018, she was also invited as a speaker in the Milken Institute's Breakthroughs in Philanthropy where she was recognized as one of the game-changers in social impact.[23]
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References
  1. HR NO. 1198
  2. Godinez, Bong. "No more showbiz for ex-Darna Nanette Medved". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  3. Pagsolingan, Karen A. "Nanette Medved-Po back in the public eye to promote Hope in a Bottle". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
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  7. Medved-Po, Nanette. "Linkedin". Linkedin. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  8. "Winrock International - Nanette Medved-Po Joins Winrock International Board of Directors". www.winrock.org. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
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  10. "Winrock International". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  11. "Coconut | Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture". ppsa-ph.org. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  12. Abunda, Medved turn over classrooms in Laguna, retrieved 2019-09-02
  13. Nanette Medved-Po: From onscreen 'Darna' to real-life hero, retrieved 2019-09-02
  14. Headstart: Companies urged to go 'plastic neutral', retrieved 2019-09-02
  15. 'The Source' speaks to Nanette Medved-Po, retrieved 2019-09-02
  16. Bottles of water for hope | Managing Asia, retrieved 2019-09-02
  17. The ripple effect of Generation Hope | Managing Asia, retrieved 2019-09-02
  18. Christine Tan sustainable entrepreneurship with Sunny Verghese, Delman Lee, Nanette Medved, retrieved 2019-09-02
  19. Nanette Medved-Po talks about #HopeInAShirt campaign, retrieved 2019-09-02
  20. From reel to real life hero: Nanette Medved Po [The Source Interview by Pinky Webb], retrieved 2019-09-02
  21. Dating Darna star na si Nanette Medved, nagpatayo ng mga classroom sa Marawi | UKG, retrieved 2019-09-02
  22. Is it enough just to be profitable? | Nanette Medved-Po | TEDxADMU, retrieved 2019-09-02
  23. Breakthroughs in Philanthropy: Game-Changers in Social Impact, retrieved 2019-09-02
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