Olivea Borden's dream of social entrepreneurship began like many others.

She matched an ability she learned and developed and used it to fulfill a need.

After learning skills in a textile arts class at Polaris High School in Fort Collins, her family moved to Nicaragua for a time, and the poverty she saw there inspired her.

She began creating and selling dolls like the one she made for the class. For each one she sold, she donated one to a child in a third world country.

It wasn't her first venture into civic minded business. She had been making and selling clothing made from recycled materials, and had a company called Oli-Bo-Bolly. The doll's name? The Oli-Bo-Bolly Dolly, of course.

Olivea's ideas of social entrepreneurship have found support in Fort Collins. She credits the Sustainable Living Fair and numerous sponsors in the video for helping her along the path. Without them, not as much can happen.

The real credit should go directly to Olivea, who was able to turn all of these ideas, skills and desire to help into a cohesive, successful package that won her the Global Leaders Young Entrepreneurship competition.

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