MAGBUJOS, ROCHELLE A.

ABM 12-BERGMANN

Coffee for Peace

Coffee for peace is a social enterprise in the Philippines located in Davao city southern island of the country,
this social enterprise was founded to help facilitate an informal conflict mediation between migrant and
Bangsamoro farming communities. These two groups were involved in armed conflict because of land and crop
ownership disputes. Coffee for Peace was a way for the founders to help mediate this by inviting the two groups
to start a proper dialogue over coffee.
Coffee for Peace produces arabica coffee as their “iconic product for peace and reconciliation”. They have been
training farmers on arabica production and not just in Mindanao but also in the Cordillera Region. This social
enterprise has been advocating principles of “Fair Trade in the coffee industry for the past years to advance
social justice and peace.” This was considered as social enterprise because it addresses social issues by business,
organic farming was also stated.

Edukasyon Ph.
Edukasyon.ph is a social enterprise in the Philippines founded in 2015. It is the largest online youth platform
in the country. They cater to Filipino students aged 13 to 23 helping them become self-aware in making smart
education decisions to guide them in a path towards a fulfilling career and a better life.
They do this by providing students with a free platform (website) that contains different courses, schools,
scholarship opportunities, online education and other resources that will “enable them to find and take the paths
best suited to their own interests, skills, and priorities.” This aims to benefit the community.

Virtualahan
This social enterprise in the Philippines champions inclusion for people with disabilities. Their mission is to give
their beneficiaries equal opportunities to cope with the high level of work in the new digital economy. They have
developed an impact model that integrates the over-all learning needs of their target beneficiaries. They do this
by providing their beneficiaries with digital skills that are practical and essential through courses like data
analysis and emotional intelligence that run for four weeks. After that, they expose them to a two-week on-the-
job training through their internship partners.
Moreover, their beneficiaries also receive three layers of employment support and job coaching for three months,
and because of this their success rate of employment is as high as 78%.To make their learning model more
holistic, they encourage them to take leadership roles and participate in advocacy initiatives, speak at various
events, and start their own businesses. Virtualahan hopes to produce graduates that are highly competitive and
economically independent. This promotes ethical trading pratices.