Author: Mariel Vincent Rapisura

The Sustainable Economic Activity and Development is a spin-off organization of CARE-Philippines. SEAD regularly commissions SEDPI to provide training to its management staff. The trainings are designed to equip and update management staff on microfinance and microenterprise development interventions. The trainings are on delinquency management, financial product design and development, and making market work for…

An organization that dramatically improved its financial performance and organizational development throughg the training and mentoring assistance is Muntinlupa Development Foundation (MDF). MDF consulted with SEDPI when its microfinance portfolio hit bottom with approximately 80% portfolio at risk. MDF staff had low morale and management was pressured by the board to improve performance. Through TAMA,…

Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) is one of SEDPI’s largest clients. Through PEF’s support SEDPI implemented a Training and Mentoring Assistance to five organizations in Southern Luzon – Sandigan ng Magsasaka, Malayang Lapian ng Kababihan, Magsaka-CA, and Joint Enterprise Development for the Indigent. Anak Dagat Multipurpose Cooperative (ADMPC), a PEF Luzon Regional Office-supported cooperative, has…