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 live new and better lives.

This is the story of Villahermosa Organic Farmers Association (VOFA). … Click here to read more...

KC-JFPR awards three classrooms to Bislig Community

Bislig, Tanauan, Leyte, October 2, 2014 – Two units of elementary school buildings, one with one classroom and the other with two classrooms, were reconstructed and turned over by DSWD Kalahi CIDDS – JFPR to the Bislig Elementary School of this municipality.
The project grant, thru the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was received under the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) and financed by the Government of Japan.

Mayor Pelagio … Click here to read more...