The Quezon Jr. United Farmers Association (QUEUFA), composed of poor farmers who were heavily affected by deadly Typhoon Yolanda, won 1st runner-up in the Cassava Cluster Management Excellence category during the 3rd National Cassava Cluster Management Excellence Award (CCMEA) held in Iloilo Convention Center on November 12, 2019. The group from Ormoc City received Two Million continue reading : FROM CALAMITY TO VICTORY: Yolanda-affected SLP Association Wins Big in National Tilt
FROM FARM LABORERS TO AGRI ENTREPRENEURS: YOLANDA VICTIMS RISE FROM THE CALAMITY THROUGH THRIVING LIVELIHOOD
Most of the time, calamities traumatize and paralyze people, especially those who are identified as poor and marginalized. Disasters drag them into hopelessness, and push them deeper into poverty. But sometimes calamity carries opportunity for people to rise up and unleash hidden potentials. It brings out the best in people, gives them a chance to continue reading : FROM FARM LABORERS TO AGRI ENTREPRENEURS: YOLANDA VICTIMS RISE FROM THE CALAMITY THROUGH THRIVING LIVELIHOOD