Did you know that social enterprises are eager to champion gender- and care-responsive practices?

July 14, 2026

Like most Filipinos, the majority of social entrepreneurs believe in gender equality and espouse progressive gender norms. This belief, however, does not fully translate to practice. Our baseline survey uncovers that 80% of social enterprises and their value chain organizations believe in gender equality, while only 20% practice equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW).

The EmpowerHer project, in partnership with Investing in Women, seeks to address this gap by working with Filipino social entrepreneurs and their value chain partners through a community of practice we call WEE Connect.

Learn more about EmpowerHer. Scan the QR code or follow the link below to follow us on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/PRESENTCoalition

Download the baseline survey briefer to know how we can translate the belief into action:

https://oxfam.org.ph/download/empowerher-baseline-study/

You can also give us your feedback through the link below:https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/0Udx5M4adD

Empower Her grantees by ISEA and Oxfam Pilipinas with support from Investing in Women

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

Photo of a woman carrying an infant, doing care work while working at the market as part of the informal sector. For more info, visit oxfam.org.ph

As the energy crisis deepens existing inequalities and care workers remain unprotected, Oxfam Pilipinas calls for urgent actions to realize the Philippines’ gender and climate commitments.

Website banner with QR code of UN ESCAP and Oxfam's Caring Entrepreneurs in ASEAN grant program. The grant will be open to small businesses and local partners supporting communities directly in running their small businesses. Please note that this grant cannot cover any subcontracting activities. The grant will be open to initiatives in ASEAN countries. The grant would give a particular preference to 1. Care enterprises and paid care models: Small and medium care enterprises or community-based initiatives that involve paid care work, across a variety of models and services, such as care for children, older persons or persons with disabilities, and including digital-enabled care enterprises, on-demand, in-person or centre-based services for families or corporations. 2. Care-responsive business practices: Initiatives where small and/or medium enterprises test approaches to address the care responsibilities of workers and entrepreneurs, such as workplace care solutions, flexible arrangements, or partnerships with care providers Applicants must be legally registered entities in their country of operation and able to comply with basic due diligence requirements if selected. Women led, women owned, and community based enterprises are strongly encouraged to apply. For more info, visit oxfam.org.ph.

Are you a small or medium-sized business, social enterprise, or community-based initiative invested in addressing unpaid care and domestic work through entrepreneurship? If yes, this grant may be for you.

Inilunsad noong ang Care Connect Project ng Oxfam Pilipinas, katuwang ang Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK), Pamahalaan ng Canada, Oxfam Canada, at mga lokal na organisasyon sa bayan ng Wao noong Agist 7, dalawang ara bago ang International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples..

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

Energy crisis bares rising burden, cost of women’s care work

Call for Expressions of Interest: Caring Entrepreneurs in ASEAN

Oxfam Pilipinas at PKKK inilunsad ang ‘Care Connect’ sa Wao, Lanao del Sur