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What We Look Forward to Beyond COVID-19

Message from the Executive Director Sixto Donato C. Macasaet Partners and colleagues, How have you been? We hope it is not too late to greet you a happy and prosperous new year. Most of us, perhaps in different ways, are looking forward to making up for lost time during the pandemic. On a global scale, […]

Taking stock and celebrating gains in 2022

Message from the Executive Director Sixto Donato C. Macasaet We close the year with some good and exciting news. A three-year project that aims to develop a mechanism to promote inclusive livelihood for the marginalized poor, through facilitating the consolidation of agricultural products and linking them to urban communities has recently been launched. The Rural-Urban […]

Partnerships for Social Enterprise Development

Message from the Executive Director Sixto Donato C. Macasaet These past few months have been very productive for us at FSSI. In September, select FSSI staff participated in two online training workshops held by the International Labor Organization on improving the productivity and working conditions of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). These training will […]

Gender Lens Investing in PH: Perspective from the Field

AVPN and Investing In Women collaborate on a video showcasing perspectives from the field of gender lens investing in the Philippines. FSSI Executive Director Sixdon C. Macasaet joins Beng Camba, Partner for Impact and Gender Management of inBEST Ventures and Quenby Go, Executive Director of the Manila Angel Investors Network (MAIN) in sharing innovative financing […]

A New Lens in Doing Business

Message from the Executive Director Sixto Donato C. Macasaet Things are a little different at FSSI. Last  April 6, 2022, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) held its first hybrid Board meeting. It is the first time the Board Members met in person since February of 2020. Previously, Board meetings had been held exclusively […]

Message from the Executive Director

Facing a Defining Year in 2022 Sixto Donato C. Macasaet In many ways, COVID-19 has changed the world since it surfaced late in 2019 and took over the globe in 2020. Two years since, we are now on the way to recovery, and we are at a crossroads. In 2022, we face a defining year. […]

Letter from the Executive Director

Winding Down, Gearing Up Sixto Donato C. Macasaet We are at the year’s end. The past two years of the pandemic have been difficult, but they led us to learn new ways of engaging our world. At the Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI), we have learned to make the most of our resources […]

Letter from the Executive Director

Sixto Donato C. Macasaet We are at the year’s end. The past two years of the pandemic have been difficult, but they led us to learn new ways of engaging our world. At the Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI), we have learned to make the most of our resources to continue to serve […]

Letter from the Executive Director

FSSI Enters Its 26th Year: It’s Not Business As Usual Sixto Donato C. Macasaet Last September 6, 2021, FSSI entered its 26th year, but it is not business as usual. Celebrating our 25th year anniversary in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic signals one thing about FSSI as an organization: we are never just business […]