Understanding the value of quality education, the Hanns Seidel Foundation provided support through its alumni organisation, the Association of Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholars of the Philippines, Incorporated (AHSFSPI), to help equip the science laboratory of the Escuela de San Dionisio (EDSD) in the form of necessary laboratory equipment and paraphernalia. more ...

The 12th leg of a series of “Community-based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police, and Civil Society Organizations and Local Communities” was held on 10-11 November 2010 at the Garden Orchid Hotel in Zamboanga City. more ...

Further to mainstreaming microentrepreneurship as the country’s poverty alleviation strategy, PinoyME held the Advocates for Microenterprise Development Forum last November 8, 2010. The forum gathered a total of 50 participants composed of public officials, representatives from the donor community, and civil society leaders. more ...

Further to its aim of strengthening the cooperatives sector as key player in nation building, the National Cooperative Movement (NCM) successfully conducted the 3rd Cooperative Conference on Good Governance last November 4-5, 2010 in Tagaytay City. The conference gathered leaders, advocates and supporters to discuss strategic issues. more ...

The conduct of the first “Joint Training and Planning Session on Human Rights” was held for the Visayas island group last October 26-27 in Cebu City. About 40 participants attended the activity representing Regions 6, 7 & 8, including members of the core groups which were formed during the dialogue sessions. more ...

In a series of human rights dialogue sessions which will cover all 17 administrative regions of the country, the 11th leg for Region 8 or Eastern Visayas was held last October 22-23, 2010 in Tacloban City. It was attended by almost 100 participants coming from all the provinces of the region. more ...

The PinoyME Foundation together with its partner microfinance institutions, schools and regional MFI councils, completed its annual assessment and planning session for 2011-2013 last October 5, 2010. They refined its strategic direction for the next three years and fine-tuned its 2011 annual work plan and budget. more ...

As part of its Joint Alumni Activity, a federation of Philippine alumni associations of former scholars to Germany is holding a forum on climate change today entitled “Living the Green Life: Taking Little Green Steps Forward in Adapting and Responding to Climate Change” on October 7, 2010 at the University of Makati (UMak). more ...

On September 22-23, 2010, the PNP Human Rights Desk Officers Forum-Workshop for Visayas Police Regional Offices (PROs) was successfully conducted spearheaded by the PNP Human Rights Affairs Office in cooperation with the Hanns Seidel Foundation. more ...

The PinoyME Foundation (PMEF) held the 2nd and 3rd Leg of the Partners’ Forum for the National Capital Region and Mindanao, respectively. The fora brought together 30 officials representing at least 20 microfinance institutions, rural banks, universities and training institutions from the National Capital Region (NCR) and Mindanao. more ...