Mariel Vincent Rapisura, Author at Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc.

SEDPI Books PhP4M worth of Projects for 1st Quarter

Mar 31, 2013

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Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI) started 2013 with an influx of clients. For the first quarter of 2013, the SEDPI booked a total of approximately PhP4 million worth of capacity building services. This is a third higher than the target of the social enterprise for the quarter. There were a total of eight projects…

Social Return on Investment of SEDPI’s Financial Literacy Program for OFWs

Mar 28, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Literacy, Social Entrepreneurship

One of the problems that most OFWs have encountered over the years would be having a hard time to return to the Philippines from what they originally planned. Most of them usually stay abroad over an extended period of time. The reason behind this longer stay abroad lies in the fact that most OFWs cannot…

Financial Literacy for OFWs in HongKong

Mar 9, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Literacy

Last March 9 and 10, 2013, SEDPI provided financial literacy trainings to 68 Overseas Filipinos in Hongkong. The sessions were given in partnership with OFSPES, Ateneo School of Government and Wimler Foundation as part of the Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (LSE) Program. The 2-day event was held in Fenwick Pier, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The…

CRBC Middle Managers Undergo Training on Financial Analysis

Mar 7, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Microfinance

Last March 7 – 9, 2013 SEDPI trained the middle managers of Community Rural Bank of Catmon (CRBC) on Financial Analysis in Catmon, Cebu. The course aims to equip the participants with knowledge and skills that would enable them to format basic financial statements, compute for basic financial ratios, utilize these ratios to analyze financial…

SEDPI Provides Local Example of SROI in British Council Sponsored Training

Feb 19, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Social Entrepreneurship

On February 19-20, 2013, the British Council hosted the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Network to provide a training on SROI. The training was held in Pasig City. A total of 45 participants from 19 organizations attended the event. The main objective of the training is to introduce the concept of social return on investment…

SEDPI Prex Talk on Discrimination

Feb 14, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Social Entrepreneurship

The Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs (PAASA), Inc., in cooperation with Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB) held the 4th Interactive Youth Forum. The forum’s theme was “Citizenship by Good Example (CGW): Engaging the Youth Towards the Promotion of Human Dignity and Peace Through Confronting Discrimination.” It was held on February 14-16, 2013 at…

SEDPI Develops Climate Adaptation Support Service with the Climate Change Commission

Feb 8, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Literacy, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship

The Climate Change Commission (CCC) engaged SEDPI to the development of a Climate Adaptation Support Service (CASS) aligned with the eco-town framework. The eco-town framework or ecologically sustainable and economically stable communities, aims to build the resiliencies of both the communities and ecosystems towards the impacts climate change. CCC hopes to demonstrate this framework in…

SEDPI Assists Oxfam International on Social Entrepreneurship in Maguindanao

Jan 30, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Social Entrepreneurship

Oxfam is exploring the possibility of using social entrepreneurship as a strategy in making its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Program. It originally envisions to form a community-based social enterprise which is grassroots-led. In a meeting conducted on January 30, 2013, SEDPI provided a framework to Oxfam to explore a different approach to the community-based…

SEDPI, CCC Start Eco-Town Project in Palawan

Jan 30, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Literacy, Microfinance

San Vicente is a municipality in Palawan noted for its long beach front and dense forest covers. While it is classified as a first-class municipality, it remains vulnerable, environmentally and economically, to the devastating effects of climate change. The Climate Change Commission (CCC), through the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCAP), aims to build the…

SEDPI Trains LGU for Eco-Town Project

Jan 28, 2013

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Uncategorized

SEDPI, in partnership with the Climate Change Commission (CCC), provided local government officers of San Vicente, Palawan trainings on Microfinance and Enterprise Development, and Making Markets Work for the poor. The trainings were held on January 14-16 and January 28-30 respectively. Trainings were given as part of CCC’s project of creating eco-towns or economically stable…

Author: Mariel Vincent Rapisura