The document summarizes the work of the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI), a non-government organization that provides development assistance and financing to social enterprises. It focuses on assisting marginalized groups adopt triple bottom line principles of people, profit and planet. FSSI partners with other local institutions to support social enterprises in sectors like food, health, and the environment. It provides grants, loans and other financial products to help cooperatives, NGOs and other organizations establish triple bottom line enterprises.

2. Foundation for a
Sustainable Society, Inc
• Non-government organization (NGO) that
provides development and financing assistance
to social enterprises of the marginalized sectors
• Focuses on assisting enterprises that adopts triple
bottom line (3BL) principles: people, profit, planet
• Partners with other local resource institutions and
development-oriented organizations

3. 50% Payment
Cancelled
50% Counterpart
Fund
Three-years completion
Endowment
Facility
Product of a debt-for-development swap
Philippines Debt
to the Swiss
Government
Development requires debt relief
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4. 3BL SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND 3BL COMMUNITIES
Profitable enterprises | Local economic value-adding
Managed & owned by the poor | Inclusive & dynamic communities
Environmentally-sound practices | Sustainable local ecosystems
Economic
goods &
services
Eco-
system
Social
Sector
Food & derivatives
Health
Public utilities
Small farmers
Fishers
IPs
Women
Rural workers
Forests & protected
areas
Production areas
Water resources
Air and soil
Coastal resources
Support services/
Ancillaries:
• Microfinance services
• Green/Organic farming
technology
• Small EnterpriseTechnologies
• Cooperative Dev’t Services

5. DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Triple bottom line enterprises of CSOs:
o Cooperatives (primary or secondary), NGOs, MFIs, Thrift, rural or cooperative banks,
registered People’s organizations (POs), Single proprietorships
Financial products:
o Grants (start-up, capacity building, advocacy)
o Loans (term, credit line, PO financing, etc)
o Development deposits
o Equities
o Guarantees
o Fund syndication
o Special project (Agro Investment Fund) for agri-business incubation - Soft loan
facility

6. Are we a nation of petty traders?
• Sari-sari stores
• Charcoal (uling/firewood)
• Fresh fruits/vegetables
• Kakanin/delicacies
• Copra
• Alimango
• Dried fish
• Firecrackers
• Soap/detergents
• Karaoke Kiosks
• Cigarettes, e-load
• Vinegar
• House/cooking wares
• Brooms

7. Fund Syndication & In-kind Support
Project Title Expanding the Habitat and
Scaling Up the Social
Enterprise
Location Roxas and San Vicente,
Palawan
Name of
proponent
Palawan Center for
Alternative Rural Technologies
(PCART)
Collaborating
Organizations
FPE, PEF, FSSI, Municipal
Governments of Roxas and
San Vicente, Barangay
Councils, DTI – Palawan,
People’s Org’n. and
Cooperatives, Haribon, ELAC,
Business Groups
Project
Duration
May 2013 – April 2015
Form of
Financial
Assistance &
Amount
Grant = P 7.2 Million
Subsidized Loan = P6.8 M
Loan = P18 M
Counterpart (PCART)=
P18.3M
Phase 1 was discontinued since local
government (Mayor) wanted to reverse its
anti-mining position
Succeeding mayor affirmed its anti-mining
position and the phase 1 was successfully
completed. Phase 2 of the project is now
expanding to a new municipality.

8. Building inclusive economies via SE:
Converging with the poor & ecosystem
• Coconut & Rice
& Sus Agriculture
• Microfinance &
Cooperative Bldg
• Organic products
production
• Forest protection &
governance

9. From 60-70% P.I.
to CCT
graduation
to
livelihood to pre-
SE start-ups:
• Organic rice & corn
• Canned fish
• Coconut products
• Rubber
• Coop micro-
enterprises
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Dumingag ● Suminot
Sindangan ● Mahayag
Siayan ● Midsalip
Zamboanga Alliance of 6 “BAKAS”
Extreme poverty to ground-up livelihood to pre-SE pathway

10. Attracting foreign ODA: EU Project 2009-2012
International Donor and NGOs
Funders &
Partners
Amount of
Counterpart
Contribution
Components
EU 467,176.70 PMO
Bio-fencing
FSSI €30,317 Enterprise
FPE €35,370 Forest
Protection &
biodiversity
PTFCF €27,940 Forest
protection &
governance
PEF €6,984 Enterprise &
energy
TOTAL €567,788.16
Government
Isabela Province Ordinances,
resolutions,
staff time,
enforcement,
land for
nurseries
LGU Tumauini
LGU Ilagan
LGU San Mariano
Local Protected Area Board

11. MF-ASKI
Malaya Devt Coop
1,289 farmers (657 women,
632 men)
 Organic Rice & Corn
 Dairy production
 Organic Sillage
DA-
NDA
DAR
LGU(s)
Kapatagan MPC
Organic fertilizer
From ARBs to livelihood to diversified
SE to LED consortium

12. Advocacy: Non-monetary & in-kind support
 Public Sector – Advocacies lead to favorable policy issuances from government
agencies: Allowing the use of geotextiles made
from coconut coir by enterprises of the poor
for public works (erosion & slope control).

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