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Three Start-ups Awarded at Impact Hub Fellowship on Sustainable Energy Solutions with WWF and PEF

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

Impact Hub Manila joins the energy conversation with its second fellowship program focusing on Sustainable Energy Solutions. In partnership with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF), and supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Impact Hub looks for the best and most innovative ideas and business enterprises designed to […]

Sinag Accelerate 2016 unveils top 10 finalists

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

After 3 months of boot camp, pitching, and mentoring, BPI Foundation unveiled the top 10 finalists for the Sinag Accelerate 2016. Sinag Accelerate, in partnership with the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF), aims to scale-up social enterprises that have been in operation for two years or more. The BPI Sinag Business Challenge is BPI […]

PEF attends 47th Asian and Pacific Coconut Community COCOTECH Conference

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

In the interest of better understanding how to help grow the local coconut industry, the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) participated in the 47th Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) COCOTECH Conference held in Bali, Indonesia on September 26-30, 2016. Staying true to its theme, “Innovations that Promote Inclusive Growth and Sustainability of the Coconut […]

Building Solar Energy-Driven Social Enterprise: Project Planning Workshop

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

A “Building Solar Energy-Driven Social Enterprise: Project Planning Workshop” was held on November 9-10, 2016 which was attended by the SELCO India team and Philippine solar energy stakeholders. The aim of the workshop was to build a multi -stakeholder social enterprise ecosystem to help scale up the use of solar energy for rural and urban […]

Coco players converge in Davao for conference

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

With the theme “Bridging Industries”, Cocolink 2016 launched its First Coconut Conference in July at the SMC Convention Center, Davao City. The Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) joined more than 200 participants in the event, mostly coconut growers, exporters, traders, consolidators and farmer cooperatives from all over the country. The conference linked together industry players […]

2016-2022 Philippine Cacao Industry Roadmap

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

This roadmap from the Department of Trade and Industry is one of the resource materials from National Cacao Summit held last September 26-27 at the Department of Agriculture. It hopes to establish a sustainable and competitive cacao industry, which is based on sustainability triumvirate namely: environmentally sound, economically viable and socially desirable development plans for cacao-growing communities. […]

Women Champions in Coffee

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

Coffee makes great conversation for sharing good news. Coffee expert Chit Juan teamed up once again with the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) for another Kapihan with the theme, “Women in Coffee: Quality consciousness needs the meticulous eyes and hands of women in the coffee value chain”, featuring exceptional women in the coffee industry. Trish […]

Scaling Up Investments in Agricultural Social Enterprises

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

To bring many communities out of poverty, social enterprises and agriculture (must) go hand in hand. Because of their high potential as driver of inclusive growth, the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) saw the opportunities to grow enterprises in four crops – coconut, cacao, coffee, and cane sugar, as well as climate-smart practices, otherwise known […]

DRR and Management Guide for Microfinance Institutions

January 4, 2017 / by PEF Communications / Stories

Peace and Equity Foundation provided funding support for the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Program for MFIs, to help mitigate the impact of disasters on both their institutions and their clients. This manual aims to provide direction for micro-finance institutions that have decided to design or integrate disaster risk reduction into their operations. It also highlighted relevant […]

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