.MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Rural poverty continues to challenge agricultural communities across the Philippines, with 25.7% of the population — many of them farmers and fisherfolk, still living below the poverty line. Addressing this urgent issue, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI), a social investment nonprofit, is empowering women-led social enterprises to transform rural […]
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As part of the 36th General Assembly held in May 2025, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) hosted a learning session to share key lessons and insights in gender lens investing and partnering with women social enterprises, primarily through the Investing in Women (IW) Project, a ten-year initiative supported by the Australian government. […]
Trunk to Gold Agribusiness – a women social enterprise and innovator Established in May 2017, Trunk to Gold Agribusiness (T2G Agri) emerged from a collective vision to create something meaningful for the coconut farmer communities in San Isidro, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental. Gemma Dela Vega – Emata, Managing Director, spearheads the Marketing, Distribution & Logistics of […]
Cultivating Prosperity and Community in the Heart of Impasug-ong In the scenic province of Bukidnon in Northern Mindanao, Kauyagan Multi-Purpose Cooperative was established in April 2004 by 27 members representing various sectors, including agriculture, indigenous peoples (IP), the church, transportation, academia, the local government unit (LGU), the business sector, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Their story […]
In the pursuit of sustainable development and women economic empowerment, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI) has partnered with its member organization, the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) in a co-investment arrangement under its Investing in Women (IW) project. IW, an initiative of the Australian Government, has partnered with the Foundation for a […]
More women-owned and -led social enterprises (WSEs) receive support through the Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI)’s Investing in Women (IW) Project, through a co-investment arrangement with the Federation of People’s Sustainable Development Cooperative (FPSDC). Since 2020, FSSI has played a pivotal role as an impact investor partner of IW, an Australian Government initiative […]
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 […]
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 […]
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