• SEDPI Development Associate Program

  • As poverty remains high and the poor and their vulnerability to disaster, climate change and armed conflict increases; there is a pronounced need to develop change agents in society. SEDPI intends to create a pool of development associates who will engage with the private sector, public sector, civil society and other development actors to achieve sustainable development goals.

    SEDPI Group (SG) is a group of social enterprises which envisions economic empowerment among marginalized sectors.

    • Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI) established in 2004 is a training, research and consulting organization specializing on microfinance, social entrepreneurship, financial education, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation.
    • SEDPI Development Finance, Inc. (SDFI) established in 2008 provides innovative financing schemes support growth and expansion of microfinance institutions and social enterprises
    • SEDPI Social Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (SSEVI) established in 2012 mobilizes investments from social investors around the world.
    • SEDPI Foundation, Inc. (SFI) established in 2013 develops social investors and social entrepreneurs through partnerships with volunteer organizations, government, academe and the private sector.
    • SEDPI Land, Inc. (SLI) develops disaster-proof and climate-adapted socialized mass housing

    Objective:

    • Contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals through social development workers who are empowered to engage the private sector, public sector, civil society and other development actors
    • Create a community of social development workers who share expertise and choose to cooperate for the achievement of sustainable development goals
    • Provide job opportunities and venue for collaboration among social development workers

    Program Design:

    • Social development workers could either sign up as a subject matter expert or a participant to join the community of SEDPI development associates
    • Subject matter experts volunteer their time to provide capacity building interventions to development associates
    • Development associates share the cost for capacity building interventions they receive
    • SEDPI will facilitate the conduct of capacity building interventions; defray cost when budget is available; and establish partnerships with civil society, academe, private and public sectors
    • Subject matter experts and social development workers get the chance to be a SEDPI development associate
    • SEDPI will bid for projects from international development organizations and government to provide job opportunity and venue for collaboration among successful SEDPI development associates
  • Know more about SEDPI Development Associate Program.

    To apply, fill out the SEDPI Development Associate Form.

    Check Capacity Building Opportunities for SEDPI Development Associates.

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