In August 2004, KAWOSA (then KASAPI) was organized by a select group of women who saw the financial need for fiesta celebrations and other festivities. To address this need, the group decided to contribute Php300.00 as start-up capital for a micro-lending activity. They charged an interest of 10% per month. To keep track of their continue reading : For the Community, By the Community
Fortune Favors the Brave, story of a 4Ps member working as a Domestic Worker
Heroes. Modern heroes. A title given to Overseas Filipino Workers as they sacrifice in leaving their families in dreams of having a better life and a brighter future for their children. Not enough employment opportunities for poor household members who have not finished formal schooling is a common background for those who seek employment abroad. continue reading : Fortune Favors the Brave, story of a 4Ps member working as a Domestic Worker
New normal brings new challenges for an SLP participant who is also a Parent Leader
Mercy P. Solatorio is a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino or 4Ps grantee with four children residing in Lala, Lanao del Norte. She is the over-all parent leader in their barangay. She was able to avail a individual loan of Php 5,000.00 under the SEA-K program, former name of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), which she used to continue reading : New normal brings new challenges for an SLP participant who is also a Parent Leader
Makugihon ug Makaunayon, Journey to New Beginnings of Balatacan Makugihon C4 SLPA
The Balatacan Makugihon C4 SLPA was organized last April 2019 with 25 members from Barangay Balatacan, Tangub City. All of the members are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. Their proposed project or livelihood is a Mini General Merchandise, focusing more on the Farming Fertilizers, Fishing Tools and Supplies. They were funded continue reading : Makugihon ug Makaunayon, Journey to New Beginnings of Balatacan Makugihon C4 SLPA
An SLP association overcomes broken trust with courage
“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” ~ Winston S. Churchill Success is often paved with learnings from failures. To be able to stand up again takes huge amount for courage when faced by hopelessness. This is true to many and so is for C-50 Macanhan continue reading : An SLP association overcomes broken trust with courage
Sustainable Livelihood Program association in Bukidnon installs handwashing facility in front of their community store
Many establishments are greatly affected with the ongoing health pandemic. Small enterprises are among the badly hit as they have exhausted reserved resources during the lockdown. After the lift of the lockdown, many stores were not able to operate again. But for All Rice SLPA at Brgy. Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon, their Community Store has continue reading : Sustainable Livelihood Program association in Bukidnon installs handwashing facility in front of their community store
Kiping on Fire
Poverty is sometimes an inter-generational problem wherein children inherit the condition by birth. This can only be stopped when poor families are combined with positive household attributes such as determination of parents, and external factors such as opportunities made accessible to them. More than just fate of being born to a poor family, Raquel L. continue reading : Kiping on Fire
Renewed Hope to Dream
One gets easily discouraged when life offers you limited choices. The future does not seem any better for Rolly P. Oracion as he only completed elementary education finding it difficult to find a stable job for himself. His family makes ends meet by loaning in micro-finance institutions and neighbors which gets paid from the corn continue reading : Renewed Hope to Dream