{"id":30,"date":"2013-10-10T16:41:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sedpi.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:32:59","slug":"background-and-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sedpi.com\/en\/about-us\/background-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Background and History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.sedpi-history {\n    max-width: 1120px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    padding: 30px 25px 70px;\n    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n    color: #333333;\n}\n\n\n\/* HEADER *\/\n\n.sedpi-history-header {\n    max-width: 760px;\n    margin-bottom: 55px;\n}\n\n.sedpi-history-header span {\n    display: block;\n    margin-bottom: 10px;\n\n    color: #E27445;\n\n    font-size: 12px;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    letter-spacing: 1.4px;\n}\n\n.sedpi-history-header h1 {\n    margin: 0 0 14px;\n\n    color: #222222;\n\n    font-size: 38px;\n    line-height: 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(max-width: 520px) {\n\n    .sedpi-history {\n        padding-left: 15px;\n        padding-right: 15px;\n    }\n\n    .sedpi-history-header h1 {\n        font-size: 28px;\n    }\n\n    .sedpi-history-header p {\n        font-size: 14px;\n    }\n\n    .sedpi-year {\n        display: block;\n        padding-bottom: 40px;\n    }\n\n    .sedpi-year-label {\n        margin-bottom: 18px;\n        font-size: 25px;\n    }\n\n    .sedpi-year-content {\n        margin-left: 5px;\n        padding-left: 23px;\n    }\n\n    .sedpi-event p {\n        font-size: 14px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"sedpi-history\">\n\n    <div class=\"sedpi-history-header\">\n        <span>OUR JOURNEY<\/span>\n        <p>\n            Key milestones in SEDPI&#8217;s growth, partnerships, programs,\n            and contribution to financial inclusion and social enterprise development.\n        <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"sedpi-timeline\">\n\n        <!-- 2004 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2004<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July 30<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI is established as a private organization providing capacity building services and social investments to microfinance and microenterprise stakeholders.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>Developed social investments to MFIs.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2005 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2005<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI management team starts managing the Ateneo Microfinance Capacity Building Program.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>Became recognized by international participants through their participation in public-run training courses.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2006 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2006<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI becomes a member of the International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>August<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI facilitates the Ateneo-BPI partnership for Microfinance Capacity Building all over the Philippines.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>November<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI delivers its first international training course in the Netherlands through Oxfam Novib.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>Inked partnership with World Wildlife Fund to establish microfinance operations in environmental hotspots and to mobilize social investments.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2007 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2007<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>The Diploma Course in Microfinance is first conducted for the Central Bank of Nigeria.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>The first training on Financial Literacy for Remittance Senders is given overseas to various migrant groups. The first course on Financial Literacy for Remittance Receivers is conducted in cooperation with Microfinance Opportunities and BPI. These two events mark the start of SEDPI\u2019s advocacy in leveraging remittances for development through microfinance and financial education.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI begins providing capacity building services to MFI partners of the People\u2019s Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC), the largest wholesaler of microfinance funds in the Philippines.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>International Engagement<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI heads are invited as resource persons or facilitators on microfinance and remittances at international conferences held in Benin, Burkina Faso, Luxembourg, and the U.S.A.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>November<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI becomes a member of the European Microfinance Platform.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>Agricultural and Rural Development for Catanduanes, Inc. is successfully rehabilitated, leading to the microfinance industry\u2019s recognition of the effectiveness of SEDPI\u2019s services.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2008 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2008<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI Capital Credit, Inc. (SCCI) is created to provide wholesale funds to small and emerging MFIs, and to mobilize socially responsible investments.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>April<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI delivers the training course The New Frontier: Linking Microfinance and Remittances in Bali, Indonesia under the Academy for Microfinance Development in Asia.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI is accredited as a service provider of the People\u2019s Development Trust Fund of the National Anti-Poverty Commission.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>A financial education module on microinsurance is pilot tested in cooperation with Microfinance Opportunities.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>October<\/strong>\n                    <p>A partnership with Cordaid is established to provide capacity building services and wholesale loans to MFIs, to train remittance senders and receivers on financial literacy, and to provide a guarantee mechanism to Filipino migrant investments. The Netherlands-based Cordaid is one of the world\u2019s biggest international development organizations with a network of almost a thousand partner organizations in 36 countries.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2009 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2009<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>January<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI increases its capacity by providing Technical and Mentoring Assistance to 10 MFIs all over the Philippines simultaneously.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>Set up the first training hub in the Philippines in cooperation with Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>August<\/strong>\n                    <p>Conducted research on housing finance for the Philippine Business for Social Progress.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>October<\/strong>\n                    <p>Conducted organizational appraisal to the fastest growing MFI in the Philippines, ASA Philippines Foundation, Inc.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2010 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2010<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>February<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI launches online courses on microfinance.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>May<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI top management participates in the development of a social entrepreneurship curriculum with the National University of Singapore and Ateneo de Manila University.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI conducts Financial Literacy for Remittance Receivers nationwide in partnership with Western Union.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI is commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the Bankable Frontiers Associates to do a study on payment methods.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI partners with the British Council to conduct trainings on social entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>September<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI\u2019s chairperson was invited by the Greenwich University in London to present his research paper on guarantee mechanisms for microfinance institutions.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2011 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2011<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>May<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI shared its strategies and showcased achievements on leveraging remittances for development through microfinance in Hyderabad, India.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI participates in the League of Corporate Foundation\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility Expo advocating social entrepreneurship in the corporate jungle.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>November<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI\u2019s CEO was invited as a panelist in the most prestigious international conference for microfinance, the Global Microcredit Summit in Spain.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>SCCI reaches a portfolio of PhP100 million.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2012 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2012<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI presents its experience on social entrepreneurship at the Asia Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. It also successfully registers SEDPI Social Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (SEDPI SEVI).<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>April<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI conducts training on social entrepreneurship to university lecturers and signs partnership agreement with CSIP in Hanoi, Vietnam.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>May<\/strong>\n                    <p>SCCI gets credit line from the Land Bank of the Philippines and accreditation with Department of Agrarian Reform ARCESS.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI presents its experience on financial literacy and investment mobilization for migrants in Jerusalem, Israel.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>September<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI presents its experience on financial literacy and investment mobilization for migrants in Rome, Italy with the government\u2019s Commission on Filipinos Overseas.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI\u2019s research on OFW personal finance gets featured in 24-Oras of GMA7 and its CEO guested in a TV show on the ABS-CBN News Channel.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2013 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2013<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>January<\/strong>\n                    <p>Established SEDPI Foundation.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>Climate Change Commission avails of SEDPI services on designing alternative livelihood and financing scheme to vulnerable groups for climate change adaptation.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>May<\/strong>\n                    <p>USAID commissioned SEDPI to conduct research, design training collaterals and conduct trainings on financial literacy on the adoption of mobile money in Metro Manila, Batangas and Bulacan.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>Small Business Corporation commissions SEDPI to provide organizational appraisal and technical and mentoring assistance services to three microfinance institutions.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>Won public bidding at the Department of Agrarian Reform on Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2014 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2014<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>January<\/strong>\n                    <p>Cordaid commissioned SEDPI to conduct research on the effect of Typhoon Haiyan to microfinance institutions in the Visayas.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>November<\/strong>\n                    <p>Cooperative Development Authority accredits SEDPI as training provider for cooperatives.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>Forged partnership with the Insurance Commission to advocate the importance of crop insurance to farmer clients of microfinance institutions.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2015 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2015<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>February<\/strong>\n                    <p>Started a series of financial literacy trainings for West Elm partner artisans.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>SDFI receives Special Recognition from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the Developmental Social Enterprise Awards.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>August<\/strong>\n                    <p>Popularized Climate Change Commission\u2019s Community of Practice website.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2016 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2016<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>January<\/strong>\n                    <p>SDFI obtains PhP30M credit line from Union Bank of the Philippines.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>February<\/strong>\n                    <p>Registered SEDPI in Singapore.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>Launched #UsapangPera, a financial literacy online talk show, and (L)Earning Wealth book launched.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>September<\/strong>\n                    <p>Participated in the due diligence audit with the Asian Development Bank\u2019s Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility for ASA Philippines\u2019 PhP2 billion bond float.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>October<\/strong>\n                    <p>Oxfam partnership for Micro and Small Enterprise Development.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>November<\/strong>\n                    <p>SDFI takes over two branches of microfinance from the business failure of MILAMDEC.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>SDFI obtains PhP30M credit line from the Development Bank of the Philippines.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2017 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2017<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>January<\/strong>\n                    <p>Presented SEDPI as benchmark in mobilizing migrant investments through financial literacy and investing for rural development in Sri Lanka organized by Lanka Social Ventures, Oxfam Great Britain and British Council Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>May<\/strong>\n                    <p>Product design market research for housing microfinance with Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n                    <p>Signed memorandum of agreement with Industrial Guarantee Loan Fund of the National Economic Development Authority to implement regional trainings on innovations on financial inclusion.<\/p>\n                    <p>Received recognition from National Confederation of Cooperatives for research conducted on best practices of microfinance.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>Finished world book tour and investment forum for (L)Earning Wealth in 10 cities worldwide.<\/p>\n                    <p>Established partnership with Mindanao Microfinance Council to provide capacity building services to microfinance institutions.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>Established third microfinance branch in Lingig, Surigao del Sur.<\/p>\n                    <p>Launched season 2 of #UsapangPera, financial literacy online talk show.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2018 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2018<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>January<\/strong>\n                    <p>Established fourth microfinance branch in Rosario, Agusan del Sur.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>February<\/strong>\n                    <p>Trained 500 management and staff of GSIS and DepEd on financial literacy.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>May<\/strong>\n                    <p>Partnership with Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG to bring socialized housing closer to microfinance clients.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>Launched season 3 of #UsapangPera, financial literacy online talk show.<\/p>\n                    <p>Established fifth microfinance branch in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>October<\/strong>\n                    <p>Partnered with Pag-IBIG to lower savings contribution of microentrepreneurs.<\/p>\n                    <p>Trained policy makers on Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>November<\/strong>\n                    <p>Launched Online Courses on Financial Literacy.<\/p>\n                    <p>Facilitated ADB Knowledge Sharing on Social Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>Won as local partner to the Italian Agrarian Reform Community Development Support Program (IARCDSP) of the Department of Agrarian Reform funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2019 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2019<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>February<\/strong>\n                    <p>Digital finance study with the World Council of Credit Unions.<\/p>\n                    <p>Launched season 4 of #UsapangPera, financial literacy online talk show.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>May<\/strong>\n                    <p>Partnered with Social Security System to provide sickness and retirement benefit program of the government closer to OFWs and microenterprises.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>June<\/strong>\n                    <p>Established sixth microfinance branch in Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>December<\/strong>\n                    <p>Established seventh microfinance branch in Barobo, Surigao del Sur.<\/p>\n                    <p>Capacity building for climate smart social enterprises in Del Carmen.<\/p>\n                    <p>Established network of 237 trainers on social investments in 10 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n        <!-- 2020 -->\n        <section class=\"sedpi-year\">\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-label\">2020<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sedpi-year-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>Vince Rapisura receives special citation from Pag-IBIG Fund.<\/p>\n                    <p>MOA with CLIMBS to provide microinsurance.<\/p>\n                    <p>Rollout of Islamic finance principles to microfinance products.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>September<\/strong>\n                    <p>Established eighth microfinance branch in Montevista, Davao de Oro.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>March<\/strong>\n                    <p>Established ninth microfinance branch in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>April<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI USA is established \u2013 social investment advisory.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sedpi-event\">\n                    <strong>July<\/strong>\n                    <p>SEDPI Coop is established \u2013 mobilize savings and investments from social investors.<\/p>\n                    <p>Established tenth microfinance branch in Carmen, Davao del Norte.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n            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