Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance 2018
SEDPI, in partnership with Ateneo de Manila Microfinance Capacity Building Program, is mounting a two-day training event entitled “Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance”. The course will present recent trends on financial product design and delivery; innovations in operational policies; institutional policies of successful microfinance institutions; and lessons learned on how to cope with disasters and mitigate climate change.
The training aims to provide capacity building training to policy makers and implementors of credit programs in improving the delivery of pro-poor financial services towards financial inclusion of marginalized sectors.
To register, please fill-out the form below.
Ateneo-SEDPI Financial Literacy Training of Trainers
The Ateneo-SEDPI Microfinance Capacity-Building Program is mounting nationwide three-day training events entitled “Financial Literacy Training of Trainers”.
The training of trainers is a certification that aims to equip stakeholders from the government and private sector to contribute to the financial empowerment of Filipinos.
Training of Trainers (ToT) focuses on providing various methods and techniques on how to deliver a training course. It equips organizations to perform the training cycle from planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation. Trainer guides of all materials and teaching aids are developed and provided to participants. ToTs are effective means of knowledge, skills and technology transfer from SEDPI-Ateneo to participants and partner organizations.
Attendance in the course may be credited towards an Ateneo Diploma in Microfinance. There will be four (4) batches of trainings to cater to participants in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
| Date | Venue |
| Feb 20 – Feb 22, 2018 | Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City |
| Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2018 | National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP), DepEd, Cagayan de Oro |
| Mar 6 – Mar 8, 2018 | Palm Grass Hotel, Junquera Street, Cebu City |
| Mar 13 – Mar 15, 2018 | Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City |
The registration fee is Php20,000 per participant. The fee covers the following:
- Certificate from the Ateneo de Manila University as having completed the training of trainer course on financial literacy
- Three meals and two snacks during the training
- Two nights accommodation based on double to quadruple room-sharing
- Training materials
- Access to online course and messenger application
To register, please fill up this form: Ateneo-SEDPI Financial Literacy Training of Trainers Registration Form
Job Opening | Driver/Messenger
Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance 2017
SEDPI is mounting nationwide two-day training events entitled “Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance”.
The training aims to provide capacity building training to development workers and microfinance institutions such as cooperatives, NGOs, rural banks and people’s organizations in improving the delivery of pro-poor financial services towards financial inclusion of marginalized sectors.
The course will present recent trends on financial product design and delivery; innovations in operational policies; institutional policies of successful microfinance institutions; and lessons learned on how to cope with disasters and mitigate climate change.
This training will provide practical and immediately applicable knowledge and tools that will improve financial service delivery.
To register, please fill up this form: Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance Registration Form
TRAINING DATES AND VENUE
| City | Inclusive Dates | Venues |
| Davao | October 20-21, 2017 | Hotel Uno, Davao City |
| Cebu | November 10-11, 2017 | Palm Grass Hotel, Cebu City |
| Baguio | November 17-18, 2017 | DBP Training Complex, Baguio City |
| Inclusions | Fees |
| Registration fee inclusive of training materials, lunch and snacks for the two-day training. | PHP 4,500/pax |
| (Optional) One night accommodation based on twin sharing with breakfast | 1,500/pax |
Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance
The training aims to provide capacity building training to development workers and microfinance institutions such as cooperatives, NGOs, rural banks and people’s organizations in improving the delivery of pro-poor financial services towards financial inclusion of marginalized sectors.
The specific objectives are:
- Equip MFIs with necessary knowledge and skills to enhance the provision of microfinance services
- Provide MFIs with practical and readily applicable tools that lead to better institutional and operational policies in financial service delivery
- Update MFIs on latest innovations and trends in financial service delivery that benefit microenterprises
- Identify good practices and challenges of MFIs in financial service delivery to come up with policy recommendations at the MFI level and government
Job Opening | Marketing and Communications Officer
Do you want a job that has positive social impact? Are you interested in promoting financial literacy?
SEDPI Foundation Inc. is currently looking for a Marketing and Communications Officer.
SEDPI Foundation Inc. (SFI) is a non-government organization with Financial Literacy as its primary advocacy of. SFI is one of the entities of Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Inc. Group of Social Enterprises (SEDPI GSE).
SEDPI is the premiere capacity building institution providing training, research and consulting services in the areas of microfinance, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy in the Philippines. It is composed of young and dynamic social entrepreneurs.
Established in 2004, SEDPI worked in 27 countries worldwide and has trained more than 10,000 individuals on financial literacy. It is one of the finalists of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2012 and received Special Recognition from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 2015.
SFI’s Financial Literacy Programs are designed to help participants reach financial empowerment using a set of modules built on real-life examples from financially stable trainers. SFI product and service offerings include (1) (L)Earning Wealth Online Course; (2) (L)Earning Wealth Trainings; (3) (L)Earning Wealth book/s by Vince Rapisura; (4) Usapang Pera webisodes; (5) Ateneo Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (Ateneo LSE) Program; and (6) other financial literacy programs.
Marketing and Communications Officer’s Primary Responsibilities:
- Produce marketing collaterals (posters, flyers, infographics, etc.) using prescribed brand guidelines.
- Write communication materials, such as press releases and feature articles.
- Attend and document internal and external events.
- Manage social media account/s (current: Facebook and Twitter)
This includes, but is not limited to:- Creating, curating, and managing all published content (images, video, and written);
- Compiling reports showing results.
- Create content and manage website (WordPress).
- Develop and execute email marketing and public relations campaigns.
- Analyze campaigns and translate qualitative data into recommendations and plans for revising marketing plan / campaigns.
- Perform other related tasks/functions as may be assigned by the President and the Executive Director.
Qualifications:
- 1-2 years work experience.
- Must have excellent communication (English and Filipino) and interpersonal skills.
- Must have writing and basic Photoshop skills.
- With initiative and can work with minimal supervision.
- Basic photo and video editing skills, a plus.
Career with SEDPI Foundation Inc. offers the opportunity to hold a position with development impact, be familiar on financial education, and join a successful team of young social entrepreneurs.
For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com.
Kindly use the file naming convention described below when sending letter of intent and resume. Applicants who don’t follow will not be shortlisted.
- For the Letter of intent: sfi lastname firstname loi mco
- For the resume: sfi lastname firstname resume mco
Job Opening | Administrative Associate
Do you want to provide support for a program for migrants? Are you interested to work in the fields of Migration and Development?
SEDPI is currently looking for an Administrative Associate for the Ateneo LSE Program.
The Ateneo Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (LSE) is an empowerment program targeting Overseas Filipinos Workers (OFWs). The Ateneo LSE program aims to transform their mind-sets and provide them with basic skills on Leadership, Financial Literacy, and Social Entrepreneurship.
Ateneo LSE is a collaboration among the following organizations: Ateneo School of Government (ASoG), Overseas Filipinos Society for the Promotion of Economic Security (OFSPES), UGAT Foundation, and Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI).
The Administrative Associate (AA) will be in charge of managing the online courses and will also liaise and coordinate with Ateneo LSE secretariats, partners, resource persons, and participants in the Philippines and abroad. The post is open for a six-month contract.
The position offers the opportunity to have a job with development impact and be exposed in the fields of Migration and Development. The program is looking for flexible individuals who are willing to be trained and are fast learners.
For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com. Deadline for submission is on February 22, 2017.
Kindly use the file naming convention described below when sending letter of intent and resume. Applicants who don’t follow will not be shortlisted.
- For the Letter of intent: lastname firstname loi lse
- For the resume: lastname firstname resume lse
Job Opening | Finance Officer
SEDPI is a premiere capacity building institution providing training, research and consulting services in the areas of microfinance, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy in the Philippines. It is composed of young and dynamic social entrepreneurs from prestigious universities.
Established in 2004, SEDPI worked in 27 countries worldwide reaching approximately 3,000 development organizations. It is a partner of the Ateneo de Manila University for Microfinance Capacity Building. SEDPI is also one of the finalists of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2012 and received Special Recognition from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 2015.
SEDPI Development Finance, Inc. (SDFI), the financing arm of SEDPI, mobilizes social investments by lending to microfinance institutions and small and medium enterprises.
The organization is currently expanding and is looking for a Finance Officer.
The main objective of the position is to maintain and improve the accounting system of SDFI. Specifically, the Finance Officer shall maintain schedules and book of accounts of SDFI, generate monthly financial reports such as balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and portfolio at risk reports.
The finance officer will also ensure compliance to all government and government agencies’ rules and regulation specifically reportorial requirements for lending/financing companies, prepare correspondence, maintain an orderly filing system for each client accounts, prepare billing statements for clients and ensure the receipt of account receivables, prepare payments for accounts payable, provide support to external auditors, and perform other related tasks/functions as may be assigned by the President and Chief Executive Officer.
SEDPI offers the opportunity to hold a position with development impact; be exposed to key players in the Philippine development sector; gain exposure in initiatives all over the Philippines and join a successful team of young social entrepreneurs.
For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com
Kindly use the file naming convention described below when sending letter of intent and resume. Applicants who don’t follow will not be shortlisted.
- For the Letter of intent: lastname firstname loi fo
- For the resume: lastname firstname resume fo
Farmers train on microfinance
Farmers belonging to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) in Batangas were recently trained on microfinance to improve their organizations’ social and financial performance.
The training entitled Fundamentals and Methodologies of Microfinance and Character and Capacity-Based Lending, was conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in partnership with the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Incorporated (SEDPI).
DAR Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Merle H. Manalo said objective of the training is “to enhance the capacity of our ARBOs in managing their microfinance services.”
She said the knowledge that the ARBOs acquired from the training should translate into a more effective and efficient microfinance services to its members, increased outreach of members served, and better incomes for the ARBOs and the member-borrowers.
“As a follow-through or post-training activity, the ARBOs will be assisted by the DARPO in improving their existing processes, systems and procedures utilizing the methodologies and tools imparted by SEDPI,” Manalo said.
During the training, SEDPI provided a compressed version of its Technical and Monitoring Assistance (TAMA), which closely supervised and monitored DAR assisted ARBOs progress towards financial and organizational sustainability.news regional 1 pix 2 july 28 2016.
SEDPI Chief Operations Officer Emilenn Kate Sacdalan said “TAMA seeks to deliver capacity building interventions to ARBOs. This will help them develop a capable management team which would guide them in the delivery of agri-products, access to credit and financial services to their clients.”
The ARBOs who participated in the training were the SAPAGLAYA MPC, Mountainside MPC, Dayapan MPC, Mayuro MPC, PIFADECO, KAMAHARI ABMPC, Lucban MPC, Magahis MPC, Haybanga MPC and Prenza MPC.
The three-day training was held on July 13-15, 2016. (J.C. Maralit)
Photo 1: Development facilitators and representatives from different ARBOs during the training on microfinance with Chief Operations Officer Emilenn Kate Sacdalan (lady in white/standing).
Photo 2: Farmer-participants listening attentively to the discussion.
SOURCE: http://www.dar.gov.ph/region-iv-a/47-news/2194-farmers-train-on-microfinance