fssi introduction lgu

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Foundation for aSustainable Society

On Resource Mobilizationand Partnership Building forSocial Entrepreneurship

A presentation by Jerome Ignacio, Assistant Director forDevelopment Services of the Foundation for a SustainableSociety, Inc., for the ASoG-ISEA Seminar for Mayors and

LGU Officials Social Entrepreneurship for SustainableLocal Economic Development, held on December 9, 2011.


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Meet FSSI.


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Our Roots

Philippines Debt

to the Swiss

Government

50% Payment

Cancelled

50% CounterpartFund

FSSI

EndowmentFacility

Product of a debt relief program

Development requires debt relief


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Our Members


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Key Challenges

poverty , being highest in rural areas unemployment inadequate government action to promote development economic activities is spurred mainly from the outside

foreign investments imported commodities

overseas work

poverty and inequality environmental degradation climate change

inability to regulate against overuse of natural resources


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Vision

FSSI envisions just,

sustainable and empoweredcommunities, recognizingdiversity of cultures,respecting integrity of

creation and realizing thefullness of life.


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Mission

FSSI is a sustainable resource institution committed tosocial investments that facilitate the entry and participationof poor Filipino communities for the development of just,

local economies.

FSSI shall:

Provide financial services to enterprises that deliver

triple bottomline returns

Support enhancement for entrepreneurial capacities

Engage policy makers and facilitate the participationof poor communities in policy development andimplementation

Act as facilitator, partner, advocate and implementerwhere appropriate


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Our Presence


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Our Experience

From 2004-2010, FSSI has extended P380 million of socialinvestments in the form of loans and grants to 70 operating and start

up social enterprises in the coco coir, microfinance, agribusiness,handicrafts and other sectors.

Since 2004, some 130,000 poor individuals have benefitted asworkers, suppliers and microenterprise owners. 81% of them arewomen.

A self-sustaining social investing organization ensuring threebottomlines: ecological soundess, social equity and economic viability

Have established partnerships with NGOs, government, MFIs,

cooperatives, and communities of practice.


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Our Bottomlines

Convergence or focusareas where sustainablelocal economy developmenthappens.

Sustainablecommunities = confluence& interaction of people (&their culture), economicproduce, and ecology

Economic

Viability

Social equity

Small farmers

Fishers

IPs

Women

Agricultural workers

Environment

Production areas

Water resources

Air and soil

Coastal resources


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Heres how we

contribute to change.


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3BL in Local Economic

Development

Triple Bottom-line in Local Economic Development, or

3BL-LED, serves as a conceptual framework thatguides FSSIs program for the period 2011-2016.

An approach that does not focus on economic growthbut also on other important development aspects thatneed to be addressed to reduce poverty such as social

equity and ecological soundness. With little resources,3BL-LED is an approach decisionmakers mustconsider.


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Whats in it for you?

Creation of more livelihood opportunities for the poor and/ordisadvantaged (women, disabled, elderly, IPs etc)

Improved dignity, economic condition and self-worth of the poor as

owners or decision makers in social enterprises

Sustainable use of natural resources for economic activities

Enhanced cooperation and involvement among community members

including government, business, cooperatives, consumers, civil societyorganizations among others

Rejuvenation of local pride and identity

Innovation using local resources and talents

Community-centred development

Improved resilience of communities against failures of the globalmarkets and effects of climate change.


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Market System

Businesses Households

Resource Market

Product Market

CommunitiesSocially-preparedLED- and Social EnterprisereadyLGU-supported

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Ecosystem-

based

Resource Market

Empowered

Social SectorsSocial

Enterprises

Product Market

Labor & entrepreneurial

abilityLand, labor, capital, &

entrepreneurial ability

Goods & services

Income & wagesCosts

Consumption

expendituresRevenue

Goods & services


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Focus Area Approach

The current program adopts the focus area

approach in supporting, developing and

implementing 3BL-LED initiatives.

Development intervention is organized

according to a defined geographical location

which should offer physical viability for

integrating the 3BL features summed up asthe interaction of local value chain

development, participation of target social

sectors, and protection of eco-system.

Preparation

Area PlanningImplementation

M&E


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Sustaining community

efforts through advocacy

promoting social entrepreneurship

climate change adaptation and mitigation

sustainable natural resource management and production

alternative/renewable energy

developing supporting policies and practices for the valuechain development of specific industries or sectors

addressing gender concerns in enterprise and value chaindevelopment

promoting patronageof products and services of socialenterprises or ethical consumption

We partner with stakeholders at the local and national levels on the followingadvocacy agenda:


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Our goal by 2016: contribute to the sustainability oflocal economies and ecosystems in focus and priority

areas in the Philippines by:

1. Supporting the establishment and strengthening ofsocial enterprises (project development, businessdevelopment support and portfolio management)

2. Facilitating participation of communities in thedevelopment and growth of social enterprises(social marketing, consumer education, andcommunity education and training activities)

3. Contributing to the creation of a conducive

environment for social enterprises (research,advocacy and education that would lead to policyreforms or a change in practices leading to abetter ecosystem and vibrant local economies)

We invest. We facilitate. We partner. We

advocate. We implement with you.


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Thank you foryour attention!For comments: [email protected]

For more info: www.fssi.com.ph

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