Category: Financial Literacy
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Conference on Migration and Development Held in Davao City
Wimler, Ateneo de Davao, MINCODE and PhilSmile staged a conference with the theme “The Role of Migrants in Sustainable Development” in Davao City on January 24, 2015. The event attracted at least 120 participants from all over Mindanao to discuss pressing issues of migration and development. The conference had four sessions that aim to explore…
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1,383 Students Trained on Financial Literacy
Now on its third year, SEDPI trained students of Sisters of Mary Schools (SMS) Boystown and Girlstown. The trainings were held in the campuses of SMS on June 20, 2014. There were 456 male students and 927 female students who attended the financial literacy trainings. To date, almost 4,000 SMS have already been trained on…
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SEDPI Conducts Financial Literacy Training to Palaweños
SEDPI trained a total of 696 residents of San Vicente, Palawan on Financial Literacy (FL), December 12-15, 2013. The training is part of SEDPI’s partnership with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) in a project to create eco-towns or ecologically sustainable and economically stable communities. Those who benefitted from this project were mainly entrepreneurial mothers and…
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Financial Literacy at the Sisters of Mary Schools
SEDPI conducted its financial literacy training program for the graduating class of the Sisters of Mary Schools last June 13, 2013 at their campus in Silang, Cavite. The morning session was attended by 449 boys from the Sisters of Mary—Boystown, and about 690 girls from Girlstown joined in the afternoon. SEDPI President and CEO Mr.…
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SEDPI Participates in the Global Forum on Remittances 2013
The World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) jointly organized the Global Forum on Remittances (GFR) 2013. The forum was held from May 20 to 23, 2013 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Over 400 delegates from the private sector, civil society, and policymakers from all over the globe…
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Financial Literacy for OFWs in HongKong
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…