SOCIAL ENTERPRISES STORIES

Real stories from social enterprises we support that highlight their journeys, challenges, and the impact they create in communities and the environment.

From Forest Roots to Global Reach: How Plantsville Health is Growing Hope Through  Kaningag, Philippine Cinnamon
June 9, 2026

The trees stand quietly in the highlands of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, their leaves [...]

Sustaining a Legacy: QIMPC, Quirino, Isabela’s Longest Standing Agri Cooperative, Advancing Resilient Farming through Organic and Solar Solutions
June 9, 2026

.In the early days, few believed in the cooperative. “Parang puno ng mangga,” [Like a [...]

Kabangasan-Mapua Agrarian Reform Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative (KAMADA): Supporting Community-Based Enterprises
November 3, 2025

.The Kabangasan-Mapua Agrarian Reform Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative (KAMADA) is a cooperative in Balingoan, Misamis Oriental [...]

This Microfinance Week, Learn About EPMI: Sustaining Agriculture Through Inclusive Microfinance
August 19, 2025

ECLOF Philippines Microfinance, Inc. (EPMI) is a non-government microfinance institution providing fair credit, technical support, [...]

FSSI, FPSDC, and Kauyagan Savers Multi-Purpose Cooperative: Co-Investing in Women, a Partnership for Advancing Communities
May 28, 2025

The Federation of Peoples’ Sustainable Development Cooperative (FPSDC), a member of the Foundation for a [...]

Powering Progress, Financing for a Brighter, Greener Future: JMJ Solar on Empowering Communities through Renewable Energy Solutions
May 27, 2025

In a region where frequent power interruptions and high electricity costs are common, Jaime “Jim” [...]

QIMPC on responsible farming and sustainable agriculture
May 1, 2025

In the farming communities of San Isidro, Quirino, Isabela, rice remains a lifeline. For the [...]

Saving the Philippine Cinnamon: Plantsville Health, A Woman-led Enterprise for Sustainability and Empowerment
March 27, 2025

In 2017, November Canieso-Yeo founded Plantsville Health, a social enterprise dedicated to saving the endangered [...]

Coop-ville: From disaster resiliency to a community-driven path to self-sufficiency
October 11, 2024

Coop-ville, short for “Cooperative Village,” was established in 2012 to support survivors of Typhoon Sendong [...]

Front and CENTER – Inside CENTER, the biggest farmer cooperative in Guimba, Nueva Ecija
April 11, 2024

Inside CENTER, the biggest farmer cooperative in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, and their vision of true [...]

Breathing new life to the coconut industry
April 3, 2024

Trunk to Gold Agribusiness – a women social enterprise and innovator Established in May 2017, [...]

Kauyagan Multipurpose Cooperative: Brewing Prosperity and Empowering Communities through Coffee
October 6, 2023

Cultivating Prosperity and Community in the Heart of Impasug-ong  In the scenic province of Bukidnon [...]

May Pag-asa sa Cassava: Fatima Multi-Purpose Cooperative, a women-owned and -led social enterprise
August 29, 2023

Maria Teresa Geniston, fondly called “Tess”, was a medical sales representative in 1996 when she [...]

KPS-Small Enterprise and Economic Development (KPS-SEED) Microfinance: Nurturing the seeds of change through microfinance
August 29, 2023

The Katotohanan, Pagkakaisa, at Serbisyo Foundation, Inc. (KPS Foundation) is a member organization within the [...]

Greentropics and the Blaans of Mt. Matutum
September 26, 2022

The experience of Greentropics and the Blaans of Matutum is living proof that the Planet [...]

PRIME INNOV8 Manufacturing Co. : A woman-led triple bottom line social enterprise
July 13, 2022

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, PRIME Innov8 Manufacturing Co. was among the enterprises [...]

COMAVEMCO on weathering storms, responding to the pandemic, and rising again 
June 22, 2022

COMAVEMCO demonstrates that an enterprise built on strong foundations of looking after its people, nourishing [...]

HOPE in Microfinance
May 29, 2021

In 2016, taking hold of their resources and expertise, long-time microfinance employees ventured into an [...]

Coops4Food: Facilitating Market Access During COVID-19
May 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant stresses and disruption in the local food supply chain. At [...]

Inside the Cup: Crisis, Sustainability, and Philippine Coffee
May 5, 2020

There seems to be no clear end in sight yet to the coronavirus pandemic. The government has put a name [...]

Helping Farmers Feed Families During COVID-19
April 20, 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted to an unexpected slump in the Philippine [...]

Hope After Leprosy: The Story of Bagong Pag-Asa Credit Cooperative
March 14, 2019

It was the early 16th century when Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy, haunted the [...]

‘Sweet’ Redemption Through Group Farming
March 14, 2019

La Castellana, Negros Occidental—Almost four decades ago, farmer Mario Patricio took up arms to resist [...]

How Isabela Farmers Are Becoming Social Entrepreneurs
March 14, 2019

A cooperative of farmers in the municipality of Gamu shift to organic farming Way before [...]

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