by Paula Apines — When we started WeSolve in 2020, it was in the midst of the COVID surge, focusing on a handful of projects that were driven by the pandemic. We set out to address challenges heightened by the community quarantines and lockdowns, such as the shortage of quality public transport, improving the…

by Reycel Hyacenth N. Bendaña — There is a certain hype during election season. Have you ever wondered why the months before elections have this weird buzzing excitement in the air? We eagerly anticipate who’ll file their candidacies. We often tag our preferred candidates in our tweets and posts, urging them to run for office. …

WeSolve helped organize improbable individuals and organizations to reform our public transport system. Together, we formed the Move As One Coalition. — Purpose of this case study This case study discusses how Move As One built a coalition backbone to advance the work of hundreds of public transportation champions with a shared vision of creating a safer, more inclusive, and more humane public transportation system in the Philippines. …

From the smallest unit of the barangay to community pantries to People Power, collective action has always been something that we as Filipinos are used to doing. The concept of bayanihan, which has always been a characteristic Filipino custom, shows how we value working together from a cultural perspective. But…

by Rapa Lopa — Sometime in 2020, I heard about this seemingly benign phrase “Ok Boomer!” As it goes these days, I immediately searched what this phrase was all about on Google. …

by Daniel Benito — In my previous work where I learned about systemic risks, I often came across Aristotle’s famous words:“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. It sounds quite elementary: the parts make up a whole. But looking at it more critically, the whole is more than simply adding the…

by Ken Abante and Jesha Villasis — (originally published for Rappler last April 16, 2020) It has been almost a month since the government imposed a Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine which forced many daily wage workers to stop working and to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But of the planned P200 billion…

Collaboration makes magic, but collaboration doesn’t just happen like magic. Last November 2020, we shared our take on why collaboration is the secret to innovation and systemic change in a plenary hosted by United Nations Development Programme — UNDP in Asia and The Pacific and States of Change. …

Birth registration is so critical to eradicating extreme poverty that is considered a key success indicator for the sixteenth sustainable development goal on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies and providing access to justice for all. But globally, one in every four, or 166 million children under the age of five…