Emilenn Kate Sacdalan-Pateño, Author at Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc.

SEDPI conducts training on Cooperative Standards for Small Business Corporation

Small Business Corporation (SBC) commissioned Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI) to conduct training on Cooperative Standards for its management staff from Northern Luzon on December 11, 2018 in Baguio City.

SEDPI Senior Program Officers, Ms. Florence Adviento and Ms. Francesca Gacer-Magallon, facilitated the one-day training for thirty (30) participants.

The training discussed the different types and categories of cooperatives, standard chart of accounts for cooperatives, and performance standards, specifically COOP-PESOS. This aimed to build the capacity of SBC participants to be able to understand the different cooperative standards advocated by the Cooperative Development Authority.

SBC is a government financial institution with the primary responsibility of implementing comprehensive policies and program to assist micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

SBC has created several programs geared towards providing financial access, financial management, and capacity building to MSMEs. These programs include wholesale lending to smaller financial institutions, cooperatives, and foundations; retail or direct lending to MSMEs; guarantee programs for larger banks to cover MSME loans without collateral; and financial management, and capacity building for rural banks, and MSME clients.

With the training on Cooperative Standards, SEDPI, the premier capacity builder in the fields of social entrepreneurship, microfinance, and financial literacy, hoped to bring its experience in microfinance operational audit to help SBC achieve its ultimate goal of providing quality financial products and services.

The training garnered very good evaluation from participants for the topics (4.27 out of 5); and delivery (4.36), knowledge and skills (4.34), and over-all skills of resource persons (4.34).

If interested in a customized training on microfinance for your organization, email Ms. Dimples Sacdalan-Pateño at dimples.sacdalan@sedpi.com.

DAR Awards SEDPI Project on Poverty Alleviation and Peace Process in Minadanao

On December 28, 2018, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) awarded a multi-million project to SEDPI to implement a component of the Italian Assistance to Agrarian Reform Communities (ARC) Development Support Program (IARCDSP).

DAR implements the IARCDSP as one of its foreign-assisted projects which is funded under the loan agreement executed with the Government of Italy. The project aims to address poverty as well as to contribute to the acceleration of the peace process in Mindanao in support to the development objectives of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the goal for the alleviation of poverty.

SEDPI will work on the component on Agricultural and Enterprise Development Support (AEDS) of the project. This component is comprised of activities to pursue livelihood development through the enhancement of agricultural productivity and development of agriculture-based enterprises. A Microfinance sub-component is included in the AEDS component.

SEDPI will be addressing the microfinance value-chain providing technical support and links between the different stakeholders involved in IARCDSP microfinance component. The project areas include 35 ARCs in four (4) provinces of Regions XII and Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The provinces are Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat in Region XII, and the provinces of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur in ARMM.

More than 150 Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) or Farmers’ Organization (FO) will be assessed to come up with at least 35 ARBOs/FOs to be assisted as microfinance organizations capable in managing a sound revolving fund/social finance system inclusive of a wide number of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs).

SEDPI Clinches WOCCU Project on Financial Inclusion

On January 7, 2019, the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions awarded SEDPI a contract to conduct a demand-side research with credit union members of select credit unions (CUs) or credit cooperatives in the Philippines.

The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, the social impact affiliate of the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to design open-loop, low-cost, real time payment platforms for its global network of credit unions (CUs). The goal of the project is to reach and serve the existing 248 million CU members and to extend the CUs’ reach to unbanked populations worldwide.

The Filipino implementation partners are national associations which are WOCCU global members. These are the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) and the Philippines Federation of Credit Cooperative (PFCCO).

The demand-side research will be conducted through at least 30 focus group discussions (FGDs) with credit union members to understand their needs and preferences with respect to digital payments. The FGDs would be conducted in partnership with at least 13 credit cooperatives all over the country.

The results of the demand research would provide valuable input to the project and promote financial inclusion in the country and to the unbanked populations around the world.

Job Hiring – Project-Based Senior Program Officer

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Job Hiring – Project-Based Program Officer

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Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance 2018

SEDPI, in partnership with Ateneo de Manila Microfinance Capacity Building Program, is mounting a two-day training event entitled “Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance”. The course will present recent trends on financial product design and delivery; innovations in operational policies; institutional policies of successful microfinance institutions; and lessons learned on how to cope with disasters and mitigate climate change.

The training aims to provide capacity building training to policy makers and implementors of credit programs in improving the delivery of pro-poor financial services towards financial inclusion of marginalized sectors.

To register, please fill-out the form below.

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Ateneo-SEDPI Financial Literacy Training of Trainers

The Ateneo-SEDPI Microfinance Capacity-Building Program is mounting nationwide three-day training events entitled “Financial Literacy Training of Trainers”.

The training of trainers is a certification that aims to equip stakeholders from the government and private sector to contribute to the financial empowerment of Filipinos.

Training of Trainers (ToT) focuses on providing various methods and techniques on how to deliver a training course. It equips organizations to perform the training cycle from planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation. Trainer guides of all materials and teaching aids are developed and provided to participants. ToTs are effective means of knowledge, skills and technology transfer from SEDPI-Ateneo to participants and partner organizations.

Attendance in the course may be credited towards an Ateneo Diploma in Microfinance. There will be four (4) batches of trainings to cater to participants in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Date	Venue
Feb 20 – Feb 22, 2018	Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2018	National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP), DepEd, Cagayan de Oro
Mar 6 – Mar 8, 2018	Palm Grass Hotel, Junquera Street, Cebu City
Mar 13 – Mar 15, 2018	Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City

The registration fee is Php20,000 per participant. The fee covers the following:

Certificate from the Ateneo de Manila University as having completed the training of trainer course on financial literacy
Three meals and two snacks during the training
Two nights accommodation based on double to quadruple room-sharing
Training materials
Access to online course and messenger application

To register, please fill up this form: Ateneo-SEDPI Financial Literacy Training of Trainers Registration Form

Job Opening | Driver/Messenger

Job Opening | Administrative Associate

Do you want to provide support for a program for migrants? Are you interested to work in the fields of Migration and Development?

SEDPI is currently looking for an Administrative Associate for the Ateneo LSE Program.

The Ateneo Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (LSE) is an empowerment program targeting Overseas Filipinos Workers (OFWs). The Ateneo LSE program aims to transform their mind-sets and provide them with basic skills on Leadership, Financial Literacy, and Social Entrepreneurship.

Ateneo LSE is a collaboration among the following organizations: Ateneo School of Government (ASoG), Overseas Filipinos Society for the Promotion of Economic Security (OFSPES), UGAT Foundation, and Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI).

The Administrative Associate (AA) will be in charge of managing the online courses and will also liaise and coordinate with Ateneo LSE secretariats, partners, resource persons, and participants in the Philippines and abroad. The post is open for a six-month contract.

The position offers the opportunity to have a job with development impact and be exposed in the fields of Migration and Development. The program is looking for flexible individuals who are willing to be trained and are fast learners.

For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com. Deadline for submission is on February 22, 2017.

Kindly use the file naming convention described below when sending letter of intent and resume. Applicants who don’t follow will not be shortlisted.

For the Letter of intent: lastname firstname loi lse
For the resume: lastname firstname resume lse