Category: Social Entrepreneurship

To promote sustainable development amongst young people in the Philippines, British Council and CSR Asia jointly organized CSR Forum on “Investing in Young People – Employability and Entrepreneurship for Tomorrow’s Leaders.” The event discussed how educational initiatives can maximize employability and develop entrepreneurial talents. The theme addressed how businesses and non-government organizations (NGOs) can become…

The British Council and Rappler organized an event entitled “Communicating for Social Change” on March 24-27, 2012. The event was held at Discovery Suites in Pasig City. The objective of the event is to train young leaders who want to affect change and achieve great things not only for themselves, but for the wider public.…

“Is Asia up to the challenge?” This is the theme of the Asia Summit on Social Entrepreneurship. Seventy four delegates from 17 countries in Asia attended the event in Bangkok, Thailand on March 1-2, 2012. As the fastest growing region in the world, the summit aims to examine the potential for social innovation and how…

Mr. Edwin Salonga, Chairperson of Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc (SEDPI) motivated young business and management students in the 8th Mindanao Business & Management Youth Congress held February 17-19, 2012 at the Grand Caprice Convention Center in Cagayan de Oro City. The Mindanao Business and Management Youth Congress or MBMYC is an annual congress of…

The Development Studies Program and the Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship conducted a five-day social entrepreneurship training for Consuelo Foundation partners from February 4 to 8, 2012 at the Ateneo de Manila University. At the end of the five-day workshop, the participants were able to come up with workable ideas for social enterprises. The first…

Through Initiatives Organizing and Networking (MISSION) is the organizer of the Liwanag World Festival on Creativity and Sustainability. The first Liwanag Worldfest was held on January 29 to February 2, 2013, at the Philippine Women’s College in Davao City. The event showcased brilliant, heart-centered initiatives in all dimensions of sustainability: ecological, economic, cultural, political, societal,…

The League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) held its tenth Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Expo last July 20-21, 2011 at the SMX Convention Center. With this year’s theme “Taking CSR to New Heights”, they gathered heads of different leading corprations and foundations in the country to share how they enable their businesses to make strategic social…

The Ateneo Microfinance Capacity Building Program (ADMU-MCBP) recently set up four training hubs in Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Dipolog. The establishment of the training hubs is part of the programs overall strategy of bringing capacity building services closer to microfinance institutions. The training hubs make microfinance training courses available and more accessible to…

Social enterprise is experiencing a meteoric rise in interest and relevance in the Philippines and the rest of the world. It is an entirely new way of working, a way of creating a new sort of wealth and most of all, a way of changing people and the world. It is not an easy route…