MTIT: Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism
Strategic planning, 2019
Building capable people, organizations and enterprises
MoroAcademy, formerly SEED Initiative and established in 2017, helps people, organizations and enterprises in the Bangsamoro build the competencies their work needs, and the systems that keep good practice going.
Our mission. Transforming the Bangsamoro through Knowledge and Technology.
We work with government offices, non-government and people's organizations, associations, cooperatives, social enterprises and small businesses, and with individuals building skills for their work, a new job or their own business. We are based in Cotabato City and work across BARMM.
Who we are
SEED Initiative was established in 2017. Since then we have facilitated strategic planning for BARMM ministries, offices, and agencies (MOAs), trained cooperatives in different parts of BARMM, and run leadership, management, governance, and entrepreneurship courses for emerging Bangsamoro leaders and changemakers.
We took the name MoroAcademy with the same purpose and a renewed commitment to serving the Bangsamoro. We deliver training and support in person, and our online platform gives clients course information, registration, learning resources and support between engagements.
From SEED Initiative to MoroAcademy
Different name. Same purpose. Renewed commitment.
SEED Initiative, 2017
A social enterprise intermediary providing consultancy and capacity building to help build, transform and grow organizations and enterprises in the most vulnerable communities.
MoroAcademy, 2026
Training, consultancy, guidebooks and manuals, and an online platform for people, organizations and enterprises in the Bangsamoro.
Stays. The purpose, and the commitment to serving the Bangsamoro.
New. The name, the range of services and the platform.
Experience behind MoroAcademy
Who we have worked with and engaged in the past.
MILG: Ministry of the Interior and Local Government
Planning and program development sessions, 2020
MOH: Ministry of Health
Strategic planning for the Office of the Minister, 2021
MPW: Ministry of Public Works
Strategic and operations planning for the technical services, 2021
BC: British Council Philippines
SLGU–SEED advocacy grant through the CSO–SEED programme, 2018 to 2019
EU: European Union
Co-funding for the CSO–SEED programme
IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
Financing for the same FishCORAL training with BFAR–ARMM, 2018
BFAR: Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – ARMM
FishCORAL training for coastal community organizations, financed by IFAD, 2018
IOM: International Organization for Migration
Cooperative training and community facilitator orientation, with PAMANA funding from OPAPP, 2018
OPAPP: Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
PAMANA funding for the same cooperative training with IOM, 2018
LGUs: Local governments in Lanao del Sur
SLGU–SEED briefings and planning support, 2018 to 2019
Together, these engagements have included strategic planning, training and orientations on cooperative governance, workshops on active citizenship and social entrepreneurship, and communities of practice with a ministry and its partners.
Logos identify the organizations; they do not mean endorsement.
Our Track Record
2018 to 2019: Cooperatives, local government and ministries
A selection of the work of SEED Initiative and of its founder, not the full list. SEED Initiative began as a social enterprise intermediary, and its first years of public record are training and support for cooperatives, local institutions and a ministry.
2018
Tawi-Tawi
Cooperative governance, management and finance training with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), funded through the government’s Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) peace-and-development programme (founder's engagement).
Cotabato City
IOM–PAMANA training for community facilitators in cooperative governance, finance and organizing (founder's engagement).
Sulu
Entrepreneurship, financial management and bookkeeping training for coastal community organizations under the Fisheries, Coastal Resources and Livelihood (FishCORAL) Project, which supports livelihoods in poor coastal communities (founder's engagement).
Cooperative training · Tawi-Tawi, 2018 · View source 
IOM–PAMANA community facilitator orientation · 2018 · View source 
FishCORAL coastal community training · Sulu, 2018 · View source 2018 to 2019
Lanao del Sur
Briefings and planning support for local governments, under SLGU-SEED (Strengthening of Local Government Units for Social Enterprise and Economic Development), an advocacy grant from the British Council Philippines CSO-SEED programme, co-funded by the European Union.
SLGU-SEED · Lanao del Sur, 2018 · View source 
SLGU–SEED community briefing · Lanao del Sur, 2019 · View source 2019
Cotabato City
- Cooperative training for young professionals and students.
- Strategic planning support for the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism, covering its programs, projects and budget (founder's engagement).
MTIT strategic planning · Cotabato City, 2019 · View source
2020: Leaders and institutions
The work moved to leadership and strategic planning: a course for a group of emerging leaders, and our founder's part in the strategic planning of the BARMM Cabinet.
2020
Cotabato City
The Executive Leadership Course for a group of emerging Bangsamoro leaders.
Davao City
Our founder took part in the strategic planning of the BARMM Cabinet.
Executive Leadership Course · Cotabato City, 2020 · View source 
BARMM Cabinet strategic planning · Davao City, 2020 · View source
2021 and after: Ministries, cooperatives and communities
The work reached into the ministries' own planning, and returned to cooperatives and communities, with a start-up program and free workshops in Maguindanao del Norte.
2021
Davao City
Strategic planning for the Office of the Minister of Health, covering the ministry's strategy, theory of change and roadmap.
- Strategic and operations planning for the technical services of the Ministry of Public Works, covering roles, processes and the annual schedule of activities.
- A pilot of our cooperative start-up program with a Bangsamoro women's organization.
MPW technical services planning · 2021 · View source 
MOH strategic planning · Davao City, 2021 · View source 2022 and after
Maguindanao del Norte
Free community workshops for cooperatives and community-based organizations, including one for a farmers' cooperative and one that brought many cooperatives and organizations together.
Lanao del Sur
Free workshops for a cooperative that partners with us in a transition project for cooperatives and social enterprises in coastal communities.
Farmers’ cooperative workshop · Maguindanao del Norte, 2022 · View source 
Community training · Maguindanao del Norte, 2022 · View source 
Community workshop · Lanao del Sur, 2022 · View source
Free trainings. We bring training to cooperatives and communities at no cost.
Since 2022 we have held free community workshops for cooperatives and community-based organizations in Maguindanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, including farmers' cooperatives. Managers can continue with specialized training and technical assistance, so that their cooperatives become operational, compliant, viable, sustainable and competitive.
Cooperativism
The principles and practice of running a cooperative.
Invite us for this topicSocial entrepreneurship
Enterprise basics, practiced in a mini-business simulation.
Invite us for this topicIslamic finance
Managing money in line with Islamic principles.
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The gap we address
Training changes the work only when people can apply it, the organization supports it, and the method stays after the course. Each of our services closes one part of that gap.
Training
The challenge
Staff return from a course without a structured way to apply what they learned.
Our response
Participants practise on their own tasks and leave with an application plan agreed with their supervisor, followed up at work.
Consultancy
The challenge
Plans, structures and processes often do not match the work an office is expected to deliver.
Our response
We facilitate planning, organization, policy and monitoring with your staff, who decide and own the result.
Guidebooks and manuals
The challenge
When experienced staff move on, the way the work is done often leaves with them.
Our response
Guidebooks with worked examples, and manuals written with your staff, keep the method for the next person.
Online platform
The challenge
Support often stops when the session ends, and distance or cost keeps many people from taking part.
Our response
Online courses, registration and learning resources stay within reach between sessions, wherever people are.
How we create added value
Start with people and their work. We understand the actual task, responsibilities and conditions before choosing content or technology.
See capacity buildingLook at people and systems together. Staff capability matters, and so do work standards, supervision, resources and processes.
See organizational developmentPlan for application. Preparation before a course and support after it are part of the service, not extras.
How training worksCreate with the people involved. Staff, supervisors, HR and decision-makers help shape the result, and so do the people who will maintain it.
See planning with your teamsKeep support within reach. We consider the full cost of taking part, including travel, time and connectivity, and match the way we deliver to each client's needs and budget.
Browse online coursesBuild for continued use. Every engagement makes clear who owns the result and what is needed to keep it working.
Browse guidebooks
Work and Collaborate with MoroAcademy
We welcome conversations with funders, development partners, government offices and organizations that share our purpose. Tell us what you want to achieve and we will reply within 48 hours.
Or email academy.moro@gmail.com.