Category: Financial Inclusion

in Financial Inclusion, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship

Agad na nag-abot ng tulong ang SEDPI at Ambagan PH sa 1,884 na nasalanta ng bagyong Vicky sa Agusan del Sur at Surigao del Sur. Matapos ang tuloy-tuloy na ulan na dulot ng bagyong Vicky sa Mindanao nagdulot ito ng pagbaha at landslide. Kasama sa naapektuhan ay ang mga residente ng Agusan del Sur at…

SEDPI’s Group Yearly Renewable Term Insurance

Dec 11, 2020

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in Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship

SEDPI offers Group Renewable Term Insurance (GYRT) in partnership with CLIMBS, a service more catered to common Filipino households. Term insurance provides protection against emergencies for a specific period of time. As lifetime coverage is not always needed, term insurance provides cheaper premiums with larger benefits. On average, investment-linked insurance schemes charge PhP80,000 in premiums.…

Never too small for hope (sari-sari store) – International Day of Rural Women 2020

Oct 20, 2020

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in Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship

Mary Jane Selecia is a mother of five who lives in a rural community in Upi, Maguindanao in the Philippines. She runs a sari-sari store (corner store) in her community. COVID-19 has significantly affected their household and community. To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the government imposed community quarantine measures which includes physical distancing, movement…

Plight of Microentrepreneurs in the Philippines Part 1 of 3 Sari-sari Stores

Jul 4, 2020

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in Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship

Never too Small for Hope- Part I Doing business is largely a family affair in the Philippines – 80% of enterprises are family-owned or family-controlled. Microenterprises are the most intimate and the most common of these businesses. Nine of out of 10 MSMEs in the Philippines are microenterprises. Their kinship is the most deep-rooted because…

ARBOs Remain Covid-free

May 15, 2020

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in Financial Inclusion, Microfinance

Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBO) in Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, and Lanao del Sur Provinces remain covid free. This is the result of the ARBO covid-19 quick assessment conducted by SEDPI on April 20-24, 2020. While some ARBOs have completely stopped operations, 36% or ten (10) out of twenty-eight (28) participating ARBOs continue to provide…

SEDPI inks partnership with SSS to bring social safety nets to low income groups

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in Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, Microfinance

“SEDPI believes that the marginalized sector should be the first to enjoy the benefits of government services,” Vince Rapisura, SEDPI President, said in a statement on the occasion of its Memorandum of Agreement signing with Social Security System (SSS). “Our partnership with SSS will realize this so that low income groups will benefit fron social…

Shelter for all: SEDPI partners with Pag-IBIG Fund to benefit more micro-entrepreneurs

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in Financial Inclusion, Microfinance

“SEDPI’s partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund is a step closer to the organization’s vision of financial empowerment and financial inclusion for Filipinos,” Vince Rapisura, SEDPI President said when asked how the partneship is relevant to nation building. The organization’s members consist of self-employed individuals in the informal sector with need for improved social protection and access…

SEDPI pioneers impact investing fora in 9 countries

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in Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy

“I found Vince Rapisura on Facebook and he constantly discusses being a social investor. Through him, I learned that investing can create more value than just mere profit. We can select investments that have a conscious goal of making a positive impact on society,” said a social investor in an online forum. Impact investing are…

SEDPI joins key financial stakeholders in Finovation 2019

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