Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia

Yesterday, we had an online learning Session on “Model building of Community Networks linked to Social Enterprise and Local Economic Development”. With around 80 attendees, the learning session presented evolving and innovative models that link community-centered connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) with social enterprises and local economic development initiatives potentially offering a pathway to sustainable digital inclusion. In case you missed it, the session’s recording is available at https://lnkd.in/gcSaETt3 Special thanks to our partners from Foundation for Architecture and Community Equity (Bangladesh), Philippine Coffee Alliance, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, and Sources for Action (China) making this event possible, together with the Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development Platform, the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) Asia, and APNIC Foundation. #SocEntAsia #SocialEnterprise #SE #SocEntPH #SocEnt #CommunityCentredConnectivity #ConnectivityForAll #CommunityNetworks #LocalEconomicDevelopment #DigitalDivide #DigitalTransformation 

#SaveTheDate The Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP) invites you on their webminar series on EMPOWERING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ACROSS ASIA 🌿 HOW TO REGISTER: Go to this link https://lnkd.in/gcdTFXgP Register before 6:00 pm, Friday, October 18, 2024. 🌿 This activity is part of the project “Leveraging Viet Nam’s Social Impact Business Ecosystem in Response to COVID-19” (“ISEE COVID” project), sponsored by Global Affairs Canada, is co-implemented by UNDP and the Agency of Enterprise Development, Ministry of Planning and Investment. 🌿 The Webminar series are comprised of two 60-minuste webminars, with information as follows: 🌟 Webinar 1: Sharing South Korean experience in fostering intermediary organizations and promoting the growth of social enterprises - Date and time: 19h00 - 20h00 GMT+7, Monday, Oct 21st 2024 - Speaker: Ms. Buyoung Cho, Country Director, CAMP International --------- 🌟 Webinar 2: Sharing experience in promoting research and policies on social enterprises in Southeast Asia - Date and time: 18h00 - 19h00 GMT+7, Wednesday, Oct 23rd 2024 - Speaker: Ms. Marie Lisa M. Dacanay, President, The Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA) (ISEA) 🌿 CSIP wishes to welcome interested organizations, enterprises and individual in the upcoming webminar to discuss key highlights and valuable lessons learned regarding the Social Impact Business ecosystem. #SocEntAsia #SocEnt #ISEAinAction #socialenterprise #socialentrepreneurship

Today, ISEA President, Marie Lisa Dacanay was one of the esteemed speakers of the first Women Food Producers Association Summit 2024 organized by the Netherlands Embassy, AY Foundation, and AGREA Foundation. Dr. Dacanay shared a 15-minute presentation on Social Entrepreneurship for Development during the face-to-face event held at Yuchengco Museum in Makati City. #SocEntAsia #SocialEnterprise #SE #SocEntPH #SocEnt #SocialEntrepreneurship 

Today is the #InternationalCoffeeDay Last week, we visited the Kasibu Coffee Growers Association (KCGA) of the Philippine Coffee Alliance in Poblacion, Kasibu, Nueva Ecija and met the women in action manually picking the green beans before it proceeds to roasting. Special thanks to Ms Juliet Bumolo-Morales for accommodating us in this visit. #SocEntAsia #SocialEnterprise #SE #SocEntPH #SocEnt #CommunityCentredConnectivity #ConnectivityForAll #CommunityNetworks #LocalEconomicDevelopment #DigitalDivide #DigitalTransformation 

During the China and ASEAN Social Enterprise Exchange Program, #TeamISEA visited the social enterprises that are implementing the Model Building of Community Networks linked to Social Enterprise and Local Economic Development (MBCN) pilot initiative in China in partnership with Sources for Action (SFA) China supported by APNIC Foundation as part of #ISIF2022. SFA partnered with returning youth Wu Fengying and Zhang Chuanhui, who are the co-founders of Yunshang Granary in the Meide Dong Village in Guizhou, China. Yunshang Granary is a social enterprise that integrates agri-eco cultural tourism and the provision of sustainable livelihoods centered on promoting regenerative rice-based agriculture and Dong indigenous culture. Through MBCN and in partnership with SFA, Fengying and Chuanhui are leading the demonstration of what meaningful connectivity is to the Dong people in Meide. Together with SFA, they are effectively enabling the Meide Dong Village to develop a virtual repository of their indigenous knowledge system and an app to share such knowledge as well as to better promote their cultural events and enhance the marketing of their products and services to the outside world. Yunshang Granary is being held up and supported by the government as a model social enterprise worthy of replication in other communities. As part of the MBCN Project, an interactive screen purchased and set up in the project located in the Granary's lobby that stakeholders can use to upload and download knowledge resources from the database/repository of indigenous knowledge and practices that have been documented. The project also supported the development of an application accessible thru this screen or by phone which serves as platform for the outside world to access knowledge resources made publicly available by the community, info on planned cultural events and a virtual market of products and services that the community offers.

ISEA President Marie Lisa Dacanay, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) Executive Director Marlon Palomo, Weekend Wild Child President Gio Espital, BAZNAS BAZIS DK Vice President Rini Suprihartanti, and Dompet Dhuafa Market Division Manager Dessy Sonyarari were on a China-ASEAN Social Enterprise Exchange Program last September 22 to 26, 2024 timed with the China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, Guangxi, China. This is co-organized and hosted by ISEA organizational member, Sources for Action (SFA) led by Zhang Lanying as part of the Rural Revitalization, Youth and Social Entrepreneurship (RRYSE) Platform. The exchange program has featured the sharing of experiences and perspectives on youth innovation, social enterprise development and an enabling ecosystem for social entrepreneurship in China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. #RRYSE #SocEntAsia #RuralRevitalization #SocEntPh #socialentrepreneurship #SEs

#HappeningToday Learning Session on “Model building of Community Networks linked to Social Enterprise and Local Economic Development” on September 30, 2024 (Monday) at 3:00 – 5:30pm GMT+8 Manila/Beijing Time (1:00PM Dhaka, 2:00PM Bangkok/Jakarta) via Zoom. This learning session will present evolving and innovative models that link community-centered connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) with social enterprises and local economic development initiatives, potentially offering a pathway to sustainable digital inclusion. REGISTER NOW at https://lnkd.in/gte5dCha or scan the QR Code in the poster. This event is made possible by the Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development Platform, co-organized by the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) Asia, APNIC Foundation, Foundation for Architecture and Community Equity (Bangladesh), Philippine Coffee Alliance, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, and Sources for Action (China). #SocEntAsia #SocialEnterprise #SE #SocEntPH #SocEnt #CommunityCentredConnectivity #ConnectivityForAll #CommunityNetworks #LocalEconomicDevelopment #DigitalDivide #DigitalTransformation 

HAPPENING TOMORROW is our online learning session on “Model building of Community Networks linked to Social Enterprise and Local Economic Development” on September 30, 2024 (Monday) at 3:00 – 5:30pm GMT+8 Manila/Beijing Time (1:00PM Dhaka, 2:00PM Bangkok/Jakarta) via Zoom. REGISTER NOW at https://lnkd.in/gte5dCha or scan the QR Code in the poster. This event is made possible by the Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development Platform, co-organized by the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) Asia, APNIC Foundation, Foundation for Architecture and Community Equity (Bangladesh), Philippine Coffee Alliance, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, and Sources for Action (China). #SocEntAsia #SocialEnterprise #SE #SocEntPH #SocEnt #CommunityCentredConnectivity #ConnectivityForAll #CommunityNetworks #LocalEconomicDevelopment #DigitalDivide #DigitalTransformation

JOIN US on our online learning session on “Model building of Community Networks linked to Social Enterprise and Local Economic Development” on September 30, 2024 (Monday) at 3:00 – 5:30pm GMT+8 Manila/Beijing Time (1:00PM Dhaka, 2:00PM Bangkok/Jakarta) via Zoom. This learning session will present evolving and innovative models that link community-centered connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) with social enterprises and local economic development initiatives, potentially offering a pathway to sustainable digital inclusion. REGISTER NOW at https://lnkd.in/gte5dCha or scan the QR Code in the poster. This event is made possible by the Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development Platform, co-organized by the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) Asia, APNIC Foundation, Foundation for Architecture and Community Equity (Bangladesh), Philippine Coffee Alliance, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, and Sources for Action (China). #SocEntAsia #SocialEnterprise #SE #SocEntPH #SocEnt #CommunityCentredConnectivity #ConnectivityForAll #CommunityNetworks #LocalEconomicDevelopment #DigitalDivide #DigitalTransformation 

#MarkYourCalendar The digital divide remains a significant challenge in many parts of Asia, particularly in rural and marginalized communities. Community-centered connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) have emerged as a promising solution to bridge this gap, but sustainability remains a key concern. Related to this, an online learning session on “Model building of Community Networks linked to Social Enterprise and Local Economic Development” is happening on September 30, 2024 (Monday) at 3:00 – 5:30pm GMT+8 Manila/Beijing Time (1:00PM Dhaka, 2:00PM Bangkok/Jakarta) via Zoom. This learning session will present evolving and innovative models that link CCCIs with social enterprises and local economic development initiatives, potentially offering a pathway to sustainable digital inclusion. RESERVE YOUR SLOT AND REGISTER at https://lnkd.in/gte5dCha   or scan the QR Code in the poster. This event is made possible by the Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development Platform, co-organized by the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) Asia, APNIC Foundation, Foundation for Architecture and Community Equity (Bangladesh), Philippine Coffee Alliance, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, and Sources for Action (China). #SocEntAsia #SocialEnterprise #SE #SocEntPH #SocEnt #CommunityCentredConnectivity #ConnectivityForAll #CommunityNetworks #LocalEconomicDevelopment #DigitalDivide #DigitalTransformation