Maria Teresa Geniston, fondly called “Tess”, was a medical sales representative in 1996 when she was invited to join a newly formed cooperative in the town of Calubian in Leyte. At the time, she was not even familiar with how a cooperative operates. However, she believed in its mission to uplift the lives of those […]
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In celebration of the trifecta of observances last March 2023, International Women’s Day, Women’s Month, and World Water Day, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) joined the Philippines’ Women of Water Conference (WoWCon) with the theme, Embracing Equity: Accelerating Change for Water Security through Women Partnership and Cooperation. The WowCon, hosted by the […]
The Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) conducted a two-day Developing Winning Teams: Leadership and Coaching Skills training for women-owned and led social enterprises (WSEs) on March 30 and 31, 2023, the last in a series of workshops conducted for its WSE partners, and the culmination of the Foundation’s Women’s Month celebration. The training […]
On March 15 to 16, 2023, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) hosted a Gender Inclusion Workshop in celebration of Women’s Month. It was attended by around 33 representatives from FSSI’s SE partners and member organizations. The workshop was the second in a series conducted by the Foundation for its women-owned and led […]
The Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) training held on February 22 to 23, 2023 in Quezon City was the first in a series of training workshops conducted by the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) for its women-owned and led social enterprise (WSE) partners. The training was attended by representatives from 12 WSEs. […]
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 […]
Quezon City, Philippines, 8 August 2022 – The Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) through its partnership with Investing in Women (IW), an initiative of the Australian Government, is supporting four new women social enterprises (WSEs) across the country. Trunk to Gold Agribusiness Corporation Trunk to Gold Agribusiness Corporation (T2G Agri) is a women-owned […]
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Investing in women makes smart economics and – in the COVID-19 scenario – will be essential for economic turnaround during the post-pandemic recovery. Yet, many women remain marginalized. Businesses owned and led by women account for a large untapped source of job creation and economic growth in developing countries, including the Philippines. Women-owned or led […]