It was just like any other evening for 34-year-old Anietie Etuk, from Nigeria. “I was driving home from work when I noticed a mother with two children, selling bananas from…
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Category Archives: Financial Inclusion
It was a remarkable experience for World Concern Sri Lanka to participate in last year’s Project Inspire. Our project, LIFE – Livelihood Initiatives for Empowerment of Women – was a miniature portrait of the…
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems” – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Project Inspire, a joint…
Since call-for-submissions opened in March, we have had the pleasure of reviewing so many inspiring ideas which sought to empower women and girls in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa…
“Our dear mothers, you are all heroes. You are working hard for your families for your communities and for our country through your stores.”– Bam Aquino, MVF President and Hapinoy…
Patricia Devereux, Group Head, Corporate Philanthropy and Citizenship, MasterCard Worldwide, at the Project Inspire 2011 Grand Finals There are a lot of conversations and efforts these days to drive financial…
On 30 May 2012, MasterCard Worldwide joined hands with Junior Achievement South Africa (JASA) to enable four hundred and fifty female learners from 10 South African schools to take part…
From Right-Left (1st Row): Michelle Pabalan (MVF Communications Head); Bam Aquino (MVF President & Hapinoy Co-Founder), Cecilia Flores-Oebanda (VF Founding President & CEO), Vio Montano (VF Center for Social Partnerships…
As part of the Project Inspire Financial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship Program, the UPLift Initiative is working with a Burmese migrant learning center near the landfill community in Mae Sot,…
The first Hapinoy Samahan meeting was held in Kawit, Cavite on 31 January. It was led by Raquel Agahan, a Hapinoy community store owner. In this video, Raquel prepares for…