Sustainable Livelihood Program

FOOD, AGRIBUSINESS, TOURISM

Mahalin, Pagkaing Atin

seeding prosperity among our partner communities

Mahalin, Pagkaing Atin1.Food Sustainability2.Entrepreneurship and Livelihood3.Pride of Place and Product

-expertise and artistry in homegrown farms to elevate perception their products and uplift the dignity of the communities behind it

Mahalin, Pagkaing Atinbusiness to business campaignDSWD as the top-of-mind and

preferred CSR for corporations and partner-implementer for other government agencies

Value-added of DSWD:

holistic approach to development

FOOD, AGRIBUSINESS, AND TOURISM MODELS

NCR:Human

Resources and heritage tourism

in Intramuros

Region I:Danggit

production of the Santiago Island SEA-K Workers' Association of

Bolinao (or SISWAB)

Region I:Pangasinan

boneless bangus

Region II:Organic vegetable production in San Mateo, Isabela as

part of the commodity cluster strategy; supplies

for the Supplementary

Feeding Program

Region II:Cassava

production

Region III:Suman

Region IV-A:Ube production

through consolidator units and supplying to

Global Food Solutions, Inc.

Region IV-B:Culture and

Heritage Tours:

Mangrove tours

Cuyonon toursHomestay program,

pangko, business development boot

camp

Region IV-B:Taytay, Palawan cashew

processing center

Region VII:Dairy farmers, also SLP

participants in Ubay, Bohol are organized into cooperatives for the production of various milk

products

Region VIII:Cash-for-building livelihood

assets for survivors of super-typhoon Yolanda

Region IX:National Greening

Program, in partnership

with the DENR

Region X:Camiguin

Regions CAR, III, V, VI, XI:Vegetable production in

partnership with SM Foundation, Inc. for the Kabalikat sa

Kabuhayan Farmers’ Training

Regions CAR, III, V, VI, XI:Today, there are farmers who now supply vegetables to Day

Care Centers for the Supplementary Feeding

program

Livelihood and Employment Caravans

1.Dignity in the Workforce

2.Strategic Business Partner

3.Greater Employment Opportunities

4.Poverty Alleviation

5.Better Business

6.Innovation

Tentative line-up of eventsLaunch– Manila launch– Ormoc, Leyte

• Mindanao– Koronadal– Zamboanga

• Luzon– Puerto Galera– Bicol

• National Social Innovation

August (3rd week)

September 2014

October 2014

February 2015

DSWD-DOT Partnership

The DSWD can help translate the NTDP into a Community Driven Eco-Tourism Development Plan to ensure inclusive

economic growth, through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).

{ Inclusive Tourism }

Destination Communities Supplier Communities

1. Ermita and Intramuros, Manila (NCR)

2. Northern Panay Peninsula (Region VI)

3. Daraga, Albay (Region V)

4. Ubay, Bohol (Region VII)

5. Davao City and Environs, Davao (Region XI)

stories and features of families and communities whom we can interact and work with

individuals, families, groups, communities whose lives have significantly changed because of DSWD programs

What do we want to share?

CLARIFYING TERMINOLOGIES

SEA-K Progra

m

SUSTAINABLE

LIVELIHOOD

PROGRAM

beneficiaries

member-families

program participants

SEA-K/ loan

seed capital

assistance

SHIFTING FOCUS

instead ofSEA-K/fundin

g/loans

capacity building

financial literacy

savings skills training employability economic

mobility empowermen

t

poverty reduction

SEEDING and SPREADING PROSPERITY

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

TAKE PHOTOS

SHARE STORIES

Lindsey Parry, Founder and Designer of 4Love Clothing

I wanted to share the inspiration behind the clothing line, 4Love, that I created. 4Love was born out of a heart-wrenching book that would forever change the course of my life – Half the Sky - by Kristof and WuDunn. With each page that I read, I knew I wanted to find a way to empower women. I wanted to give women a greater voice so they could make decisions that benefit them and their family. I wanted to give them an opportunity to learn how to read, to learn how to write and give them the feeling of self-worth! According to the Chinese proverb, “women hold up half the sky”; women are the solution to breaking the cycle of poverty – not the problem – and I wanted to play a role in this growing revolution.

In 2011, I moved to the Republic of Panama to create Sowing Seeds of Love {SSOL}, a Christian non-profit organization focused on empowering indigenous women and children through education, creative arts, reading programs, and team sports. During my first year of running SSOL, I had the opportunity to increase my understanding of the local culture, advance my Spanish speaking skills, build relationships and establish credibility within the community. All of this helped to create the perfect foundation to move forward with the seed of an idea that God had planted in my heart after arriving in the Republic of Panama. This idea would later become 4Love…

Nivia is twenty-four years old and has two children Mayra (9) and Saul (2) with Septimo.  Nivia was actually the first woman that we employed with 4Love and she has been an absolute gift!  From the moment my sister, Katie, and I met her, we knew we had found someone special.  Her work ethic and enthusiasm to learn and try new things never ceases to amaze me.  It has been an honor to have her as a part of our team of women.

It was in witnessing her husband, Septimo’s, response to our excitement to Nivia’s first dress that I knew 4Love had the ability to not only transform these women’s lives through a sustainable income, but through the new light with which their husbands viewed them.  Septimo lit up with pride when we praised Nivia for her work.  It was a priceless moment that lives in my heart.

Danggit, Taguan, and little stories of

Bolinao

“Just when you thought you’re in the business

of changing people’s lives,

you realize how immaterial your

efforts are versus theirs, who are really in control of crafting their own stories.”

“I thought I would write about

poverty, but theirs was a different

story,” he shares.

“Theirs is a story of smiles, laughter,

and childlike ways,” quips Rex.