Category: Social Entrepreneurship

On February 19-20, 2013, the British Council hosted the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Network to provide a training on SROI. The training was held in Pasig City. A total of 45 participants from 19 organizations attended the event. The main objective of the training is to introduce the concept of social return on investment…

The Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs (PAASA), Inc., in cooperation with Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB) held the 4th Interactive Youth Forum. The forum’s theme was “Citizenship by Good Example (CGW): Engaging the Youth Towards the Promotion of Human Dignity and Peace Through Confronting Discrimination.” It was held on February 14-16, 2013 at…

Oxfam is exploring the possibility of using social entrepreneurship as a strategy in making its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Program. It originally envisions to form a community-based social enterprise which is grassroots-led. In a meeting conducted on January 30, 2013, SEDPI provided a framework to Oxfam to explore a different approach to the community-based…

SEDPI Social Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (SSEVI), the social enterprise incubator of SEDPI Group of Social Enterprises, provided capacity building to two budding social enterprises. SSEVI’s President and CEO, Mariel Vincent Rapisura, facilitated a review of Route +63’s strategic plan and provided a loan package for Solar Solutions to sell its products last January 12-13, 2013.…

SEDPI Foundation is the latest member of the SEDPI Group of Social Enterprises (SEDPI GSE). It was registered on January 4, 2013. The foundation is part of SEDPI GSE’s vision of establishing sustainable social enterprises for the economic empowerment of the poor. SEDPI Foundation will be a support organization for social enterprises and microfinance institutions…

Good Food Community, Inc. (GFC) was formally registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2011. GFC envisions a nationwide movement of socially responsible consumers supporting community shared agriculture. It has a total authorized capitalization of PhP4 million. GFC aims to uplift the lives of small farmers by bringing them into community with…

In December 2012, SEDPI Social Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (SSEVI) conducted a study on the quality of life of the Good Food Community (GFC) farmers. The result showed that a significant number of the farmers are women. In Philippine society, farming is typically the role of the husband. Their average age is 55 years old. Two…

“Social Entrepreneurs must choose institutions on the basis of long terms relationships rather than transactional ones”, said Mr. Edwin Salonga, SEDPI’s Chairperson, in his speech during the Ateneo De Manila University’s 3rd Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference. The theme for the year’s conference was “Enabling social Enterprise Harnessing Opportunities for Social Impact”. The two-day conference aimed…

“Social Entrepreneurs must choose institutions on the basis of long terms relationships rather than transactional ones”, said Mr. Edwin Salonga, SEDPI’s Chairperson, in his speech during the Ateneo De Manila University’s 3rd Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference. The theme for the year’s conference was “Enabling social Enterprise Harnessing Opportunities for Social Impact”. The two-day conference aimed…