Nanays during the graduation ceremony January 22, 2015 is a special day for 348 Nanay (mother) micro-entrepreneurs in Leyte. It is the day of their graduation from Hapinoy’s Project Bagong Araw—a sari-sari store (small retail store) rehabilitation program for communities affected by Tyhphoon Yolanda. More than officially concluding the project, their graduation marks the beginning of a new…

Nanay Reyalda in her store Project Bagong Araw is a project by Hapinoy supported by generous partners such as the Philippine Business for Social Progress. On its final month, the project is expecting three hundred and forty-eight Nanays (mothers) to graduate from the business training program that concluded late 2014. Project Bagong Araw provided these Nanay microentrepreneurs with…

Nanay Mila in front of her store With most of their training module covered, the Nanay (mother) micro-entrepreneurs are already preparing for their own expansion strategies. Hapinoy and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) provide business skills training, access to loan capitals, and physical store improvements for sari-sari store (small retail store) owners in…

As we observe the 1st Year Anniversary today, November 8, 2014, of super typhoon Yolanda, we are sharing with you the report on our projects in the Visayas under Project New Dawn.

Nanay Bella Sadongdong and Nanay Dolores Canario September was an exciting month for Project Bagong Araw. The Hapinoy team started with the sari-sari store make-over while the Nanays (mothers) participated in a Tindahan (store) Brigade. Project Bagong Araw aims to assist Nanay (mother) micro-entrepreneurs in Leyte as they rebuild their businesses. The project will provide sari-sari…

Nanay Peonfe Antoc in front of her store Sharing an update about the Nanays in Leyte from our partner, Hapinoy: Just months into Project Bagong Araw, the participating Nanay (mother) micro-entrepreneurs are becoming more and more effective and strategic in running their own retail stores or sari-sari stores. Hapinoy and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) provide…

See the actual Hapinoy nanays, their trainings and their store makeover in Leyte. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m_cxG7Kqrc Project Bagong Araw is a partnership between PBSP, Hapinoy, Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF), and four major Micro-Finance Institutions that aims to help revive the sari-sari (mini-retail) economy in areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda.

Philippine Business for Social Progress provides shelter kits to Yolanda survivors After nine months of sleeping with the dogs in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, Jay-Anne Cuyos and her five children are finally starting anew in the comfort of their own house donated by Philippine Business for Social Progress. Charity Ibanez delos Reyes and her…

CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL. PBSP employees with Mercury Drug Foundation Inc. representative Bernadette Dizon hold a consultative meeting with the housewives of Barangay Kaongkod, Madridejos, Cebu. The meeting aims to help PBSP and Mercury Drug determine the type of potable water system the community needs for its daily activities. In support to PBSP’s…

Last March, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), Hapinoy, Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF), and four major Micro-Finance Institutions launched Project Bagong Araw to help revive the sari-sari (mini-retail) economy in areas that were affected by Typhoon Yolanda.Seven months after the typhoon and the first month since Bagong Araw’s initial implementation in Barangay Naga-Naga in…

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) together with its 250 plus member-companies and partners today launched Project New Dawn, a collective response to help rebuild the lives of Typhoon Yolanda (International Name: Haiyan) survivors in affected areas in the Visayas region. Project New Dawn aims to restore vital infrastructure and services in the affected areas…

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) together with Hapinoy, the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF), and four major Micro-Finance Institutions join forces to help revive the sari-sari (mini-retail) economy in areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The project dub as Project Bagong Araw will cater to hundreds of sari-sari stores, reaching an estimate of 100,000 people…