Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia

In this inaugural webinar, we will learn an evolving social solidarity initiative addressing the needs of not only front line essential workers but also supporting producers, artisans and members of Fair Trade enterprises. This webinar also celebrates the World Fair Trade Day in May!

Catalyst 2030 will be hosting a virtual session on Food Security and Agriculture on May 27, 2020, 2pm CEST/ 8am EST/ 8pm Manila time. Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Thought Leader 2019 and ISEA President, Marie Lisa Dacanay, will be part of the panel.

This session will engage agriculture, food, and nutrition experts from across the globe, in hopes of facilitating a meaningful conversations on the implications of the pandemic on food security, malnutrition and hunger during and beyond this period, and generate critical insights and recommendations for clear and targeted policies that can drive innovative solutions and responsible action from the public and private sectors.

Before COVID19, Dompet Dhuafa has already established a network of social enterprise hospitals serving the poor with community-based primary health care programs. Learn their initiatives such as providing free pre-screening, rapid testing and temporary care facilities to increase hospital capacity, setting up of public handwash stations and distribution of hygiene kits!

CSIP or Center for Social Initiatives Promotion, a leading Vietnam non-profit working on the promotion of social enterprises has captured the opportunities of the pandemic as a time for reflection and moving forward. In this webinar, CSIP shares some initiatives during the quarantine and some changes they have implemented as a result of their reflection when Viet Nam entered their 'new normal.'

Find out in this webinar, “RISE and Living in Harmony with COVID-19” how Bina Swadaya continues to support its micro-enterprise partners and beneficiaries despite the COVID-19’s impact in health, livelihood, and economy.

Featuring Gandang Kalikasan’s multi-awarded social enterprise brand of natural beauty, personal and home care products, Human Heart Nature, Anna Meloto-Wilk and Dylan Wilk share how they engaged their workers, suppliers, and partner-communities as they face the challenges of COVID-19 in the Philippines.

This webinar is a conversation on food security, sustainable agriculture, and social entrepreneurship in times of disruption and towards sustainability and resilience, featuring the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM).

ChangeFusion, a social enterprise incubator and resource institution in Thailand, shares how they are working with their social enterprise partners not only to survive but to re-design themselves to sustain their operations and enhance their social impact.

In this webinar, learn how Alter Trade Foundation, Inc. (ATFI) and its partner communities got through the pandemic. Communities of sugarcane farmers were able to diversify crops before the pandemic and this helped them get through the period of quarantine. Others were able to share their produce to frontliners during the lockdowns. Now, they are […]