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The leaders of the Philippine social enterprise community must be the social entrepreneurs who make up the space. These entrepreneurial organizations are formed and founded by entrepreneurs who want to help fellow entrepreneurs in their journey.
Nov 21, 2023 · Carlo Sagun and Philo Alto. Leading figure in the Philippines’ social enterprise space, Professor Carlo Sagun of Bayan Innovation Group, and Asia Value Advisors’ founder Philo Alto, share how engaging the philanthropy sector and corporations can help social enterprises move the country towards meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals ...
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The Philippine Social Enterprise Network (PhilSEN) is dedicated to the promotion of the social and community enterprises that enable the poor and marginalised to become key economic players.
Mar 29, 2021 · The Role of Women in the Development of Social Entrepreneurship in the Philippines. The British Council defines social enterprises as “businesses that exist to address social and environment needs, [and] focus on reinvesting earnings into the business and/or the community (British Council Philippines, 2015).”.
- Tony Meloto
- Camille Meloto and Anna Meloto-Wilk
- Krie Lopez
- Marie Cavosora
- Anya Lim
- Len Cabili
- Paula Aberasturi
- Marielle de Leon-Lazaro and Liza Morales Crespo
- Bea Misa-Crisostomo
- Mark and Reese Ruiz
Gawad Kalinga and GK Enchanted Farm Meloto is the founder of Gawad Kalinga. As a kid, he lived near the slums andwas exposed to Filipinos living in extreme poverty. But it wasn’t until he was on assignment in Australia that he felt the call to help and give back to the community. In 1995, he started Gawad Kalinga, a movement that helps build commun...
Human Nature Share IMAGE Pia Puno Following in their father Tony Meloto’s footsteps, sisters Camille and Anna, together with Anna's husband Dylan Wilk, created Human Nature. A beauty and personal care brand, Human Nature produces high quality, natural, and earth-friendly products that help low-income communities, providing them with livelihood trai...
Messy Bessy Share IMAGE LILEN UY Messy Bessy was established in 2007 as a result of Krie’s program called HOuSE (Helping Ourselves through Sustainable Enterprises). The brand’s flagship productsare biodegradable and natural household cleaners made by the at-risk youth who Messy Bessy employs.
CalaBoo Share IMAGE calaboo.com After a five-hour personal tour by Tony Meloto of the Gawad Kalinga property, Cavosora decided to change life paths and volunteer. From volunteering, she eventually became part of the management team and a social entrepreneur. She started CalaBoo Creamery with the intention of helping out farmersthrough the milk of f...
ANTHILL Share IMAGE Toni Marie Despojo Founded in 2010, ANTHILL makes hand-loomed fabrics for clothing and accessories in partnership with the Bulbulala Farmers and Weavers Association in Luzon, Handcrafters of Mary Enterprise in Visayas, and the Daraghuyan Community of the Bukidnon Tribe in Mindanao. Lim was recently awarded the special jury prize...
Filip + Inna Share Cabili grew up in Iligan and admired textiles at a young age. In college, she took up clothing technology at the University of the Philippines. A chance trip to General Santos City and Lake Sebu moved the entrepreneur so much that she established Filip + Inna. Today, she works with embroiderers, weavers, appliquers, and beaders f...
Down to Earth Share IMAGE Raen Badua When she became a mother, Aberasturi had an organic awakening. Wanting the best for her family, she would buy organic produce at high market prices. Her farmer husband, Nicolo then suggested that they could easily grow their own organic produce. The family then uprooted and moved to Sta. Rosa, Laguna, where they...
TALI Handmade Share IMAGE JINGGO MONTENEJO/ KAI HUANG TALI Handmade is the brainchild of Lazaro and Crespo. The two started the bag and accessory brand after a visit to a city jail. Seeing the potential to empower lives, the founders recruited the female inmates and taught them design patterns eventually establishing TALI Handmade. Crespo is also a...
Ritual Share IMAGE Raen Badua Ritual was started by Bea and husband Rob Crisostomo. The general store stocks bath and beauty products as well as cooking ingredients locally sourced from small-scale farmers. In 2010, the same year it was established, Ritual was recognized by TIMEfor its products and advocacies.
Rags2Riches Rags2Riches works with the women of poverty-stricken Payatas, bringing livelihood and development to the community. The brand supports their artisans with programssuch as further training, financial assistance, and full-time employment. Mark is also attached to Hapinoy, a development program founded by Senator Bam Aquino. Hapinoy suppor...
We found that: social enterprises are empowering women through employment and leadership of social enterprises. young people are becoming active in the sector particularly in the newer startups. social enterprises are creating new pathways to better livelihoods and supporting inclusive growth.
Oct 12, 2021 · Since 2015, BPI Sinag has supported over 230 social enterprises in the country and provided a total of P20.5 million in prize money. BPI Foundation will be holdings its first-ever Philippine Social Enterprise Summit in November to launch the book, “How to Manage a Business That Does Good.”.
