Shopee launches Barangay Shopee to help communities

Shopee aims to support millions of local consumers to adopt e-commerce seamlessly through their campaigns and initiatives. Shopee launches Barangay Shopee under their Shopee Bayanihan CSR program.

Shopee users across the Philippines have the chance to win a community project that helps address the needs of their barangay. Winners of the contest are able to choose their own community projects that members of their barangay are able to benefit from.

From August 25 up to September 9, users can join Barangay Shopee by posting video entries on Facebook and submitting the link via the Barangay Shopee page in the app.

Joining the online contest can be done in three simple steps:

1. Create a 1-2 minute video with at least 3 barangay members and answer the questions:

• Bakit kayo ang dapat tawagin na “Barangay Shopee”?
• Paano pwedeng tulungan ng Shopee ang inyong Barangay?

1. Post the video on Facebook, following these requirements:

• Follow and tag @ShopeePH on Facebook
• Post is public
• Use the hashtag #BarangayShopee in the caption

1. Submit the link to your video via the Barangay Shopee page in the Shopee app.

Martin Yu, Director at Shopee Philippines, shared “We are thrilled to be launching our newest initiative, Barangay Shopee. In everything that we do, we work towards our main mission of bettering the lives of our users, sellers, and communities through technology. Through Barangay Shopee, our goal is to foster the community spirit of barangays from all over the Philippines and uplift them by providing them with a community project that their whole barangay can benefit from. We look forward to crafting even more initiatives that will help make e-commerce more accessible for all.”