Social Development

GREAT Women Project: Transforming Crab Paste Processing: Development of A Women-Led Economic Enterprise in Metro Naga Camarines Sur

This case study discusses the development of women-led economic enterprise in Metro Naga in Camarines Sur. The riverside community of Cagbunga, Gainza, Camarines Sur depends on crab paste processing as an alternative source of income for its 1,600 residents. The Bicol River has an abundance of small freshwater crabs which the people learned to prepare …

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GREAT Women Project: The Environment and Social Management Guidelines: Ensuring Environmentally-Sound and Gender Sensitive Enterprises

This case study highlights the Environment and Social Management Guidelines (ESMG), a tool to push forward environmentally-sustainable and gender-responsive enterprises. Adopted in 2010, ESMG aims to identify and address environmental problems that may be caused by establishing new and up scaling enterprises. It likewise suggests principles and interventions for managing environmental risks and reducing risks …

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GREAT Women Project: Surveying Women Micro Entrepreneurs: Highlights of the Baseline Study of Women Micro Entrepreneurs and Women Workers in PPALMA Alliance

This case study highlights the baseline study on women entrepreneurs and women workers in PALMA Alliance. Asset Type: Publications Collection: Philippine Commission on Women Subject: GREAT Women Project, Women’s Economic Empowerment Author: GREAT Women Project Management Office Publisher: Philippine Commission on Women Publication Date: January 2012

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