Category: Microfinance

“The knowledge I gained during the course helped me understand deeper my work and my role in KDCI”, said Mr. Erickson Bagsic. He is currently a field manager of Kasagana-Ka Development Center Inc. (KDCI) and is one of the eight KDCI staff who received a Diploma in Microfinance from Ateneo De Manila University. Ms. Lala…

Last October 5, 2012 the members of Cooperative Bank of La Union (CBLU) attended SEDPI’s training on Effective Leadership and Values Re-orientation. The training, which was held at Subic International Hotel, aims to provide a deeper understanding of human behaviour and institutional values towards effective leadership in organizations.  A total of 90 participants from 36…

Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI) conducted a training on Financial Analysis with Abuyog St. Francis Xavier Credit Cooperative (AFCCO) on September 18-19, 2012. The training, which was held in Abuyog, Leyte, aims to teach participants various ways of understanding and measuring the financial performance of microfinance institutions. A total of 25 participants from AFCCO…

Last September 5 – 6, 2012, Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI) delivered a training course on Supervision and Leadership in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur. Thirty six participants from nine different cooperatives joined the training event. Most of the participants were either top or middle managers of their respective cooperatives. The event was hosted by Nueva…

Eighteen management staff from BPI Globe BanKO attended the training course entitled “Delivering Pro-Poor Financial Services: Microcredit”. The course was delivered by SEDPI last August 22 – 24, in BPI Globe BanKO’s Head Office in San Juan. The course discusses the definition and principles of microfinance, the characteristics of microfinance clients and various methodologies in…

On August 13-18, 2012, Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) and Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI) successfully conducted two trainings in Cabanatuan City under the Ateneo-SEDPI Microfinance Capacity Building Program. The two trainings, Proposal Writing and Delinquency Management for Disaster Situations, were the first batch of trainings conducted with Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI), SEDPI’s…

Twenty-three participants from seven different organizations participated in Risk Management, Internal Control and Audit course under the Ateneo-SEDPI Microfinance Capacity Building Program from August 2 to 4, 2012.  This is the third course run in 2012 with Quezon City–based training hub partner, Kasagana-Ka Development Center, Inc. (KDCI). Bank regulators from Bank Indonesia and Cambodia’s Ministry…

Twenty two participants from three different microfinance institutions participated in the “Delinquency Management” training course held on July 5-7, 2012 in Quezon City. The training explains different preventive and remedial strategies in managing delinquency in MFIs. The training event emphasizes the adaptation of a holistic approach in managing delinquency that involves the commitment of all…

Two training events were conducted in Cebu City on June 18-23, 2012 under the Ateneo-SEDPI Microfinance Capacity Building Program. The trainings were held in partnership with Community Rural Bank of Catmon, SEDPI’s training hub partner in Cebu. Two courses were delivered: Delinquency Management and Character and Capacity-Based Lending. A total of 20 participants from 7…

On June 18 – 23, 2012, ADMU-SEDPI conducted two trainings on “Fundamentals and Principles of Microfinance” and “Delinquency Management.” The trainings were delivered through the ADMU-SEDPI training hub in Bacolod, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF). A total of 30 middle management officers from various microfinance institutions attended the trainings. NWTF is the first training…