Implementation Period: January to August 2023

Grant given by SCBPMM for this project: $7,500

Forty-fiveManobo Dulangan Women coming from 10 identified Indigenous villages of Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat were given Leadership Training and Basic Livelihood management skills training. Twenty-two Manobo Dulangan Young Professionals were identified from different professional fields in Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat and provided with on-going relevant continuing health and education Professional Development skills. Currently, there are eight registered examinees scheduled for the licensure examination for Teachers this coming September 2023, while the rest of the identified examinees will take their exams in the coming months and possibly March 2024. Fourteen Community Health Workers gathered to conduct community health assessments facilitated by a midwife. Sixty parents from the 10 identified Indigenous villages will be provided with Livestock and Poultry livelihood training skills for food consumption and provide alternative livelihood to support their community health needs and to start an initial health fund for the use of the Manobo Dulangan communities in times of health emergencies. Sixty children under Delesan Kailawan care were provided with proper nutrition feedback. Ten villages will continue to engage in backyard gardening and this will be included in the activities in the coming months. Two identified vulnerable communities were provided with potable water (minor assistance). Water source development is on-going in two selected Manobo Dulangan communities.

Livelihood Training for Women and Skills Enhancement