CEVI | Who We Are

About Community Economic Ventures, (A Microfinance NGO) Inc. (CEVI)

Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI) was founded in 1998 in Bohol, Philippines. Originally established to support livelihood needs within families covered by the Area Development Program of World Vision Development Foundation (WVDF), CEVI began as a micro-enterprise development initiative aimed at providing dynamic and sustainable projects.

In 2000, CEVI was officially registered as a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a Christian organization, CEVI integrates values formation into its provision of financial and technical assistance, supporting micro-entrepreneurs engaged in trading, manufacturing, agriculture, and service-type businesses.

CEVI’s mission is to “serve the economically active poor by providing appropriate and quality microfinance products and services to help their business grow.” By offering alternatives to access credit, build up capital, and provide micro-insurance and savings, CEVI extends consultancy services and training through its Credit Plus Education Program, helping transform the lives of thousands of families.

CEVI is an accredited MFI-NGO by the Microfinance NGO Regulatory Council.

Our Vision

People Experiencing Fullness of Life.

Our Mission

As a sustainable microfinance institution, we follow Jesus Christ in promoting transformation in the lives of poor families and communities through the provision of appropriate microfinance services with values formation, training and consultancy.

Our Social Mission

Serve the economically active poor by providing appropriate & quality microfinance products & services to help their business.

“I am very thankful to CEVI for believing in me and for helping me rise up again. The loan that I received was able to help me recover after Typhoon Rai almost ruined everything we owned.”

Hilda

CEVI Client

“I may have faced multiple storms in my life, but I know that God will not abandon me. I am now in a better place and I'm happy to share that I was able to rise up again despite all the challenges. CEVI was an instrument to help me soar again.”

Menierva

CEVI Client

“Thanks to CEVI, I was able to rebuild my store and continue providing for my family after the typhoon.”

Evangeline

CEVI Client

CEVI is Celebrating 24 Years of Excellence.

It didn't begin with a "big bang". The start wasn't quite promising. But its God-given mandate took it to great heights. The Community Economic Ventures (CEVI) now continuously soars as a microfinance institute towards the realization of its vision: "People Experiencing Fullness of Life.

Our Network Partners

Our work is made possible with our partners that help us to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional value to our clients.

University Consortium

Partnering with colleges and universities to foster resource sharing, joint programs, work opportunities, research collaboration, networking and community building.