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children in MisOr public school enjoys feeding and learning
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KPMFI’s “Batang Himsog
In-School Feeding Program,” now in tandem with the Jollibee
Foundation’s Busog-Lusog-Talino (BLT) Program, has continued to
benefit more children from public elementary schools in Misamis
Oriental. This program, which aims to address hunger and
malnutrition in public school children, is in partnership with the
Department of Education, Local Government Units, and the respective
association of Parents and Teachers. The
Busog-Lusog-Talino, shortly known as BLT, provides 136 days daily
lunch feeding to 40 grade 1 and 2 pupils in every recipient school.
In Misamis Oriental, there are 16 school partners, particularly in
the municipalities of Magsaysay and Claveria, for a total of 868
public school children. Eleven of the school are now on their second
year of implementation and five are still on their first year.
Helping
build social enterprise with young Higaunons in Mintapod
“Kuya Sano, naa kay
borrower’s slip?” asked by Robert Pinaabot, a 14-year-old
Higaunon from Mintapod. “Manghulos unta kog 1/2 ug 1 inch concave
chisel, 1 set flat chisel, spoke shave, usa ka martilyo ug gabas,”
he added. This is the usual request that I hear from young people
after a morning prayer at 8 o’clock in Mintapod. Mintapod is one
of the sitios of Barangay Hagpa, a Higaunon community, located in
Impasug-ong, Bukidnon. It is approximately 40 kms from the Bukidnon
national highway, far from the city life, far from such conveniences
as electricity, jeepneys, groceries and mobile phone network
connection. In one group, Tenny Torres, one of the instructors,
provides technical and design instructions to a group producing
furniture set made from drift woods. “Pag request didto og bar
level then electric sander sa stock room, paki sander sa kilid sa
lingkoranan ug e-siguro nga level siya,” Sir Tenny instructs Edwin
Naabot, the leader of Group 1.
KPMFI’s
Fourth Anniversary: Celebratory Finish and Promising Start
GINGOOG CITY (October 17, 2010) -- “Let’s make it bigger next
year,” says Katilingbanong Pamahandi sa Mindanaw Foundation Inc.
(KPMFI) Executive Director Ariel Hernandez while looking at over 500
people who were all in a celebratory mood inside Arturo Lugod
Gymnasium in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. That was also Hernandez’
remark last year when the number of community partners who were able
to put aside work for the day to join KPMFI’s third anniversary
was about 300. KPMFI’s fourth year anniversary was indeed bigger
and more festive. This year KPMFI’s celebrates with a guiding
principle of taking the lead in creating globally competitive models
of social enterprise and entrepreneurs. The week-long celebration of
four years of working towards the empowerment of communities and
individual partners in rural localities of Gingoog City, towns in
MisOret and of the municipalities of Claveria and Magsaysay ended
with a grand closing last October 17, Sunday. (View photo
gallery)
KPMFI
celebrates 4th anniversary
Join us as we celebrate our 4th anniversary from October 11 to 17, 2010.
Click
for details of activities.
Poor
households turned into small businesses
The Inquirer's DJ
Yap wrote about KPMFI on 4 October 2010:
MANILA, Philippines—Poor farmers of Gingoog City were trapped in a
cycle. Money from rice or corn trickled in only at the end of every
harvest. For the rest of the planting calendar, the families waited,
penniless or in debt until the next cycle. Then came a livelihood
project with a big heart and ambition, and a business plan. For the
past four years, Katilingbanong Pamahandi sa Mindanaw Foundation
Inc. (KPMFI) has been converting poor households in the rural
communities of Misamis Oriental into small businesses. The goal is
the transformation of 1,500 impoverished agricultural households
into profit-making microentrepreneurs within three years through
backyard poultry raising, said KPMFI executive director Ariel C.
Hernandez. “In the past, farmers relied only on their crops to
make a living,” he said. “But after harvest, they would have no
money left. A lot of them found themselves deep in debt.”
Acceptance
Speech for St. Vincent de Paul Award for Systemic Change
On September 26, KPMFI
bested six other nominees to win the St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) National
Awards conferred by the Adamson University to outstanding organizations
that promote systemic change in addressing the issue of poverty. Read the acceptance
speech by Sylvia "Ibing" Okinlay-Paraguya.
My First Relief Operation
By Susano B. Balais III
[This was a week after the tailend
of a cold front surprisingly hit the province of Misamis Oriental. Due to
the floods, thousands of families were left with no other option but to
leave their houses and stay in evacuation centers. It was Balay Mindanaw’s
first involvement in any relief operations. Though not a relief
organization, we seized the opportunity to be primarily involved in the
relief operations. After all, Misamis Oriental is a partner province.]
KPMFI marks second year
October 17, 2008,
Friday, was a big day for the Katilingbanong Pamahandi sa Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (KPMFI), as it celebrated its two years of service.
What started the
celebration early were the smiles of the whole KPMFI staff, officers and
members of its partner NGOs and local People’s Organizations during the
early morning motorcade starting at 8 a.m. “Looking from a distance, I
can already tell the names of the KPMFI staff who are waving at us. Those
people are frequent visitors in my barangay, ” shares Lolita, an active
member of a KPMFI partner barangay. “The two years with
them have been fruitful,” she added.
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