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Main Project Objective: To empower Philippine communities to reduce the worst forms of child labor, in a self-sustaining manner. Pilot Project: The development and implementation of creative social entrepreneurial workshops, within the Bukidnon indigenous community, in partnership with local organisations, schools, musicians and artists.

Project Overview

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! Bantay Bata 163 Bacolod National ! Commission on Indigenous Peoples ! (NCIP) The Department of

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The Bukidnon community has been identified by the organisation Bantay Bata 163 Bacolod, as an at risk community for child trafficking and child sexual exploitation. As a precaution to these risks a child protection plan and quick response team is being incorporated into project ‘CCC’ to educate the community and local and foreign tourists about child exploitation issues.

Pilot Project Partners

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Child Exploitation Issues

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Implementation: Our objectives can be achieved through the implementation of social entrepreneurial (Social Business) workshops; thereby creating a community of organisations that can support one another, with the facilitation of key bodies’ creative and social entrepreneurial skills. Workshops, which will be developed in partnership with Dr. Divina M. Edralin, will provide skills to organisations and local communities and will cover topics including innovation, leadership, action learning, reflection, engagement strategies, management, marketing, administration, finance & social return on investment, pitching and presentation. Community Cultural Development tools and processes (community development that incorporates important ethical practices such as cultural consciousness and working with indigenous communities) will be used throughout implementation. Skills gained through workshops can be incorporated into organisations’ artistic and therapeutic activities already in operation and into new community projects. Programs to incorporate into project CCC’s pilot: Livelihood project with the Bukidnon Cultural Community in Sitio Sibato, Silay City, Province of Negros Occidental; Maximizing the use of indigenous materials found in their surroundings by transforming them into products such as baskets and blinds. A lack of funding resulted in the project’s closure. ‘Bantay Bata 163’ would like to continue, and believe that the partnership with Nomadic Hands will be of great help.

Community incentives A ‘Food for Work’ project is planned for the duration of the community workshops. At the completion of their workshop program, participants will be reimbursed with food for the meals they required during their attendance.!

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Number of Target Participants: 50

Workshop Phases

Phase 1: Project Spiral

12 step pre-business planning and creative ethics development.

Objective: To enable the community to develop a creative, ethical and useful outline for their own social business start-ups.

Includes musical and artistic activities.

Phase 2: Detailed Product/Service Development and Business Planning

Objective: To educate and assist the community in creating a business plan for their own social businesses.

Includes business planning & transfer of project spiral in collaboration with local business students, and relaxation methods.

Phase 3: Eco-Village Launch

To create a sustainable eco-village, where products and services can be sold to local and international clientele.

Project Details

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In November 2011 consultations within the Bukidnon indigenous community took place. A need for environmental protection, cultural rejuvenation and economic development was identified. The development of creative social entrepreneurial workshops commenced with assistance from Dr. Divina Edralin, Full Professor at the Business Management Department, College of Business De La Salle University Manila, Philippines.

On the 6th of February 2012 a community building workshop and cultural performance took place within the community, in relation to relevant social business education.

In January 2012 practical demonstrations of creative social entrepreneurial workshops were held were held for Bantay Bata and the Bukidnon community, in Sitio Sibato with a local musician.

In March 2012 Approximately 20 Bantay Bata staff members, who will be contributing assistance to running the community workshops, will be offered a three-day intensive training about creative social entrepreneurialism. This will give staff the knowledge to run workshops in the local language.

Past and Upcoming Activities

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During October and November 2010 consultations began between Nomadic Hands and Anti Child Labor organisations throughout the Philippines. Bantay Bata 163, Bacolod and Nomadic Hands initiated a partnership.

From April to May 2012 Music and art appreciation classes will be held in the community.

Creative classes including drumming, singing, dancing song writing and painting will be offered to the community two weekends per month as part of an effort to both encourage family participation, and to regenerate the loss of culture within the community including dialects and rituals. Particular emphasis will be placed upon reconnecting community elders with children for the hand-down preservation of culture through the generations.

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Philippine Beneficiaries:

Students: Through education and awareness students take action to become involved and assist with activities for the reduction of child labor.

Professional: Employment for families with children. Increased income generation through employment wages and government taxes. Need expressed with regard to continuation of training for Bantay Bata’s staff in other regions.

Family/Community: Better standards of living and prevention of families becoming involved in child labor, plus wellness of individuals through engagement of families in sustainable livelihood programs. Decrease in number of children re-entering the worst forms of child labor. Increased knowledge level of social entrepreneurship workshop participants. Children gain a higher appreciation of arts, theatre and music.

Society: Better standards of living and social life- Increased interaction of women through social business development.

Project’s Outcomes/Benefits

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BANTAY BATA 163 NEGROS

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Complex 26th Lacson St., Bacolod City 6100 Negros Occidental

Telefax: 433-9071

03 March 2011

MS. SIMONE FRANCIS Founding Facilitator Nomadic Hands

Dear Ms. Francis,

Warm greetings from ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.- Bantay Bata 163 Negros!

Thank you for considering ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. – Bantay Bata 163 Negros to be your partner in your proposed “Project Connect, Collaborate, Combat”, the purpose of which is to empower communities in the Philippines, specifically the adopted communities of our Foundation located in different areas of the Province of Negros Occidental, to reduce the worst forms of child labor and other social issues that they are facing, in a sustainable manner. Child labor is prevalent in our province and your proposed project can help contribute in stopping this vicious cycle.

Aside from its Direct Child Assistance Program, which includes Medical Assistance Program for Indigent Children and Legal Assistance Program for Children Who are Victims of Abuse, and, Community Outreach Program which includes Medical & Dental Missions, Surgical Missions, Supplemental Feeding Program and Art Workshops for Children Who are Victims of Abuse, Bantay Bata 163 Negros is also very active in its awareness campaign on child abuse, conducting trainings and workshops for partners, in communities and schools as well as Street Education. Sessions on Responsible Parenthood, Parenting Skills, Health and Nutrition as well as Livelihood Seminars are also being given to parents and other stakeholders in several communities.

The Social Entrepreneurial Workshop that Nomadic Hands has proposed will be of great help to our communities that have needs for this. We believe in teaching them skills and in imparting them with knowledge that would sustain them even if we or any other organization will move on to help other communities. These will make them independent, good decision-makers as well as problem-solvers; life skills that will enable them to face life’s challenges.

We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Nomadic Hands. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at +639052365808 and cs. diamante@yahoo.com.ph.

Once again, thank you and more power.

Very truly yours,

CARYL ANNE S. DIAMANTE Officer In-charge Bantay Bata 163 Negros

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1 March 2011 MS. SIMONE FRANCIS Founding Facilitator Nomadic Hands Sydney, Australia Dear Ms. Francis, I am very much interested to work with you on your “Connect, Collaborate, Combat Project” which will benefit the Bantay Bata 163, Bacolod communities in the Philippines. As a faculty of De La sale University-Manila, I can help you in the development and design of the Social Entrepreneurship Workshop Modules which will be given to the target participants in Bacolod. If this project pushes through, it will contribute significantly in the reduction of the worst forms of child labor in the Philippines. Warms regards. Sincerely, PROF. DIVINA M. EDRALIN, DM Graduate Studies Coordinator Management and Organization Department RVR-College of Business De La Salle University 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila 1004 Philippines (632) 536-0267 divina.edralin@dlsu.edu.ph

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Dear Ms. Francis, Greetings of peace! First of all, allow me to express our appreciation for your visit and for giving us a glimpse of the different advocacies that your organization, Nomadic Hands, is into.

We are happy to note that both our organizations have similar advocacies and engagements.

The Social Action Center being the hallmark of the church’s involvement in the life of the poor in the Diocese reaches out to its people with the goal of making an impact in the formation of social conscience by promoting programs that create social awareness and coordinated responses to social issues. It is also hoped that by allowing the poor to become co-workers in the social transformation.

Nomadic Hands has shown us the different programs that it engages in and we are pleased to learn that it has a lot of commonalities with the Social Action Center that we fully support.

We hope we can join forces in certain areas of engagement especially where human rights and ecological issues are concerned.

We are hopeful that this cooperation between our organizations aimed to collaborate in opening fair trade links between the Philippines and Australia and reduce child labor problems especially the worst forms of child labor here in Negros.

There is so much to be done and the challenges seem to be overwhelming but with the cooperation and sincere efforts of all stakeholders, our lives and that of our oppressed brothers and sisters will be improved.

We fervently hope we can work together in finding ways to make this world a better place.

Sincerely Yours,

REV. FR. ANICETO A. BUENAFE, JR.

Director Social Action Center Email: sacbacolod_05@yahoo.com Phone: +63 (0)9209283801 &

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APHEDA Union Aid Abroad

AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ABROAD INC.

THE HUMANITARIAN AID AGENCY OF THE ACTU Tel: +61 (02) 9264 9343 Fax: +61 (02) 9261 1118 Email: office@apheda.org.au Website: www.apheda.org.au

ABN 76 425 451 089 Level 3, 377– 383 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

To Whom it may concern, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA endorses the project Connect, Collaborate, Combat by Nomadic Hands which combats child labour in the Philippines. Child labour in the Philippines is a serious problem which requires urgent action. It is depriving many hundreds of thousands of children of their childhood and the chance of an education. Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA has a long history of working to overcome child labour in the Philippines, our first project was with children working in the sugar plantations in 1989, and today we assist a project focussing on child workers in Manila’s garbage dumps. Given our long experience in child labour issues, I have no hesitation in endorsing the Connect, Collaborate, Combat project by Nomadic Hands for your support. Yours sincerely,

Peter Jennings Executive Officer

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Bantay Bata 163 Bacolod:

• Baskets, Blinds, Brooms, Placemats, Flowers, Banana leaves, Eco-tourism.

• 2 days per week workshops for the Bukidnon community.

Social Action Centre, Bacolod:

• Herbal Teas and other natural health products.

LEARN, Quezon City:

• Citronella insect repellent and handy crafts made from recycled materials.

Protecting Natural Environments

Participating Organisations & Proposed Projects, Products and Services

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Long-Term Sustainable

Communities

Preserving Culture

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