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#EmpowerHer Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Connect grantees

July 9, 2026
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Congratulations to the six #EmpowerHer grantees! 

We are excited to share the six social enterprises selected for the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Connect Microgrant under the #EmpowerHer project.  

  • GlowCorp
  • Federation of Peoples’ Sustainable Development Cooperative
  • FPSDC | Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement
  • Co-op Ville MPC
  • Makalaya-Isabela
  • Homenet Multipurpose Cooperative + K-4 Enterprise-Parañaque 

They will receive a grant to implement their gender- and care-responsive initiatives. From establishing a community-based, solar-powered laundry hub that eases the burden of unpaid care work for women and solo parents to documenting and institutionalizing care-responsive policies for scale, our grantees are actively making #GenderEquality a reality in the Philippines.  

Browse the photos and get to know our successful grantees and their exciting projects that champion gender- and care-responsive workplaces! 

This initiative is part of the #EmpowerHer project, co-implemented by (tag) The Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), PRESENT Coalition, and Oxfam Pilipinas, with support from Investing in Women, an initiative by the Australian Government. 

#SocialEnterprise #SustainableAgriculture 

Art cards: Poverty Reduction Through Social Entrepreneurship (PRESENT) Coalition

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