COTABATO CITY—A foreign-funded group and the Department of Trade and Industry in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DTI-ARMM) are pursuing applicants for this year’s “Local Changes: A Social Enterprise Ideation Camp”.
In partnership with the Strengthening Civil Society Participation in Social Enterprise Education Development (CSO-SEED), DTI-ARMM Secretary Anwar Malang on Tuesday said the project is funded by the European Union (EU) and cofinanced and implemented by the British Council.
Slated in Davao City from November 5 to 11, the weeklong camp aims to assemble diverse individuals who would like to explore their creative side while offering space to exchange, foster, think and collaborate about social innovations through social enterprise.
Malang said that, through the camp, the CSO-SEED hopes to encourage individuals to use social enterprise to create visions for a better, secure and more prosperous future. PNA
He added the camp is open to youth organizations, civil- society organizations, cooperatives, community, or people’s organizations seeking to deepen their social impact in a more sustainable manner through entrepreneurship.
“The camp is open to the youth and even to the elderly who are willing to learn through the project. They must submit a two-minute video, which will explain the impact of their social enterprise idea to the community,” he added.
A seed funding of P100,000 and a one-year mentoring support will be given to each generated idea that best fit the contest’s criteria.