One of the Declarations agreed upon by the 4,000 participants of the October 2016 Cooperative Summit held at the SMX Convention Center was for co-ops to adopt the Kaya Payment Platform. With the Kaya Payment Platform, co-op members can use their smart phones to...
What is the general status of civil society organizations in the Philippines today and what are some ways by which the development partners may support and work with CSOs? A) The Philippine CSO Landscape The broad definition of civil society organizations (CSOs)...
The National Council of Social Development (NCSD) Foundation, Inc. held its General Annual Assembly on December 7, 2017 at the Bayview Park Hotel, Manila with the theme: “NCSD @ 68: Re-affirming NCSD’s Advocacy on Child Protection and Participation”. Some 140...
Under the Strategic Capacity Building for Networks’ Sustainability (Expanded CBF Year 2) Project, CODE-NGO expedited Capacity Building for its mentee organizations from NCR/Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. From the initial results of the Capacity Assessment Tool (CAT),...
The Philippines continue to score higher compared to its neighboring Asian countries in the 2016 Civil Society Organizations Sustainability Index (CSOSI). In the recently released study conducted by the Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO), supported by the...
As Mayon alert level 4 (hazardous eruption imminent) was raised in the province of Albay last January 22, 2018, the Coalition for Bicol Development (CBD) initiated to write an appeal for its partners to be able to raise funds and support for Mayon eruption IDPs...