New Lives for Old (Philippines)

Short title

New Lives for Old

Start date - End date

Sat, 02/28/2009 to Wed, 01/27/2010

Brief description of the initiative

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Results and lessons learned

Achievements:

  1. Organized a multi-stakeholder project in the municipality of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, among NGO, LGU, Cooperative, and OFW and Families Association;
  2. Established a P3 million coco-coir business;
  3. Generated investments from OFWs in Europe.

Results:

  1. Provide jobs to 45 local workers, including unemployed rebel returnees;
  2. Augment income of 100 small coconut farmers from the supply of coconut husks;
  3. Provide geo-nets and coco peat for erosion control and soil enrichment respectively in a disaster rehabilitation project in Iligan City.

Lessons learned:

  1. There is a need for continuing investments to sustain, upgrade and scale up production and operations;
  2. Continuing training of workers in efficient production-operations management;
  3. Underdeveloped local market potential especially in road construction projects. Major market remains to be trader-consolidators for the China market;
  4. Continuing and pro-active support from local government.

Status

Complete

Project number

74

Budget

4,5 Million P.

Donors

Philippine-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP-AusAid) Supplemental loan capital from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)

Project weblink/URL

www.unladkabayan.org

Partner country(ies)

Netherlands
Australia

Main thematic areas

Diaspora engagement
Local Authorities

Focus area

Migrant Communities
Migrant Remittances
Migrant Capacities

First name

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Last name

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Position

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Email

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Other partners

1. Philippines a. Local government of Kolambugan b. OFW and Families Association c. Lanao Comrades Multi-Purpose Cooperative 2. Australia a. PACAP-AusAid 3. Netherlands a. NGO - Commission for Filipino Migrant Workers (CFMW) Other actors a. European Commission-United Nations JMDI b. Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)

Main objectives

  1. Increase capacities of migrant workers to contribute to development of local economy;
  2. Create local employment for the poor and unemployed;
  3. Sensitize local government authorities and enable it to harness the OFWs and their resources.

Country

Philippines

Main activities

  1. Conduct of MSAI - financial literacy and entrepreneurship among OFWs in destination countries and their families at home;
  2. Pooling of resources from all stakeholders: OFW savings and remittances; infrastructure support from local authorities, labor and other resources of local stakeholders;
  3. Conduct of entrepreneurship and skills training among local partners, OFW families and workers

Main beneficiaries

  1. Overseas Filipino Workers – individuals and savings groups in Europe participation in training in Migrant Savings and Alternative Investments (MSAI) to save and invest in enterprises and development projects in home communities.
  2. Families of OFWs in Kolambugan – trained and invested in saving and investing.
  3. Unemployed, including returned rebels provide skills and jobs as productive members of society helping them to integrate into the fold of the law.
  4. Local government personnel – (Mayor, MEEDO, MPDO) sensitized in entrepreneurial endeavours as strategy for local economy development. 

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