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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.