Winners of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Sinag Awards, an annual search for the country’s top social enterprises, were announced recently.
They are:
Down to Earth
GI Crafts Museum and Gallery
Organic Growth
Malingkat Enterprises
Mavil’s House of Mushrooms
Meaningful Travels, PH
Halal Organics Crops Production
Sabang Daguitan Surf Camp an Dao Balay Kawilan
Subida
Yumi’s Farm
The winners won cash grants, mentoring and other suppport services.
The Sinag program aims to discover, equip and empower social enterprises with innovative business ideas for uplifting Filipino communities through strategic partnerships with government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations.
The platform seeks to nurture these firms by helping them develop three kinds of capital: intellectual capital (through workshops and boot camps); social capital (through networking opportunities); and financial capital (through grants).