Category: Financial Literacy
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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…
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Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance 2017
SEDPI is mounting nationwide two-day training events entitled “Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance”. The training aims to provide capacity building training to development workers and microfinance institutions such as cooperatives, NGOs, rural banks and people’s organizations in improving the delivery of pro-poor financial services towards financial inclusion of marginalized sectors. The course will present…
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Job Opening | Marketing and Communications Officer
Do you want a job that has positive social impact? Are you interested in promoting financial literacy? SEDPI Foundation Inc. is currently looking for a Marketing and Communications Officer. SEDPI Foundation Inc. (SFI) is a non-government organization with Financial Literacy as its primary advocacy of. SFI is one of the entities of Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Inc.…
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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…
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Changing mindsets: Teaching financial literacy to OFWs in HK
Many overseas Filipino workers face problems with loans. A program for OFWs in Hong Kong is helping change that. By: David Lozada HONG KONG – In a crowded street in central Hong Kong, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) line up in front of pawnshops and loan agencies. The crowd starts to thicken even before the offices…
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Financial planning for overseas Filipinos
For many Filipinos, the lure of working overseas is plain and simple: money. A higher take home pay enables them to provide their family with a better life. Earning in terms of a stronger currency allows the overseas Filipino to buy more pesos. In 2015, the number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) was estimated at…
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‘Emotions preventing OFWs from financial success’
By: David Lozada A financial expert says many overseas Filipino workers send most of their earnings to their families – and fail to save for themselves – because they feel emotions such as guilt and shame HONG KONG – What emotions are preventing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from achieving financial success? What needs to change?…
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Job Opening | Project-Based Program Officer
Do you want a job in development and explore the Philippines? Are you interested in development work in microfinance, social entrepreneurship, and financial education? SEDPI is currently looking for a Project-based Program Officer. SEDPI is the premiere capacity building institution providing training, research and consulting services in the areas of microfinance, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy in…
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Job Opening | Marketing Associate
Do you want a job that has positive social impact? Are you interested in promoting financial literacy? (L)Earning Wealth is currently looking for a Marketing Associate. (L)Earning Wealth is SEDPI’s flagship program for financial literacy. SEDPI is the premiere capacity building institution providing training, research and consulting services in the areas of microfinance, social entrepreneurship and…