Conduct of Skills Enhancement Through Livelihood Management for Community-based Organizations in NCR

The activity is conducted by batches. It aims to improve the productivity of CBOs through capacity building; To develop new strategies that can help the CBOs increase their productivity; To equip CBOs with the knowledge and skills they need in managing their organization/s; and to promote the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty program to the participants as a window of opportunity to improve their productivity and demand

Goal
1. To improve the productivity of CBOs through capacity building; 2. To develop new strategies that can help the CBOs increase their productivity; 3. To equip CBOs with the knowledge and skills they need in managing their organization/s; 4. To promote the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty program to the participants as a window of opportunity to improve their productivity and demand.
Impact
Outcome
Output
1. Updated the participants with the EPAHP program; 2. Enhanced the productivity of CBOs through capacity building; 3. Equipped the participants with the knowledge and skills they needed in managing their respective organizations with regard to financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills; 4. Informed the participants of the importance of responsible parenthood and reproductive health; 5. Provided the participants with new strategies to help achieve their goals as a community-based organization.
Start Date
12/19/23 8:00 AM
End Date
12/18/23 5:00 PM
Location
Hive Hotel and Convention Place, Timog Quezon City
Activity Details

The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) was formed after the success of the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PAHP) program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), and Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD) and was implemented through the signing of Memorandum of Understanding on December 9, 2019.

The EPAHP is one of the banner programs of the Inter-Agency Task Force Zero Hunger. It aims to reduce hunger and poverty in the country by means of collaborative efforts of the partner agencies which would create greater synergy in engaging the poor, the community-based organizations (CBOs), to improve their capacity while addressing hunger and poverty. This shall be achieved by capacitating the CBOs and linking them to the institutional feeding programs of the government.

In accordance with the above-mentioned MOU, “xxx… the DSWD shall serve as the lead agency in the EPAHP implementation.” Furthermore, Article 1 Section 3 (b) of the same MOU states that one of the EPAHP program’s components is the capacity building and productivity improvements for the CBOs.

Our CBOs are created so that they may be sustained and inherited by future generations. However, despite the number of programs implemented, still and all, they need capacity-building interventions which would greatly contribute sustainability of our CBOs. These CBOs are our entrepreneurs who are confronted with the current situation of market competition. Giant businessmen are most likely dominating the market and these CBOs are left on the other side of the corner. Moreover, our CBOs lack the “technical know-how” on how to effectively manage the organization and lack the necessary skills for the financial management and recording of their day-to-day business transactions. With the new EPAHP program, it is mandated that these CBOs are offered assistance for capacity building and productivity to further improve, preserve, and empower them to participate as suppliers to the institutional markets, such as but not limited to feeding programs of the government. This initiative of the government under the Zero Hunger Program shall increase their income and financial capacity and encourage CBOs to produce more agricultural products, and help the government ensure food and nutrition security.

Target Beneficiaries
50
Budget
1,200,000
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