Livelihood explaratory field mission report livelihood Manilla, philippines duration

Summary : stakeholders scheme

CBM

Space / Entrepreneurs du Monde

Lilian Foundation


EU

JICA



NCWDP


Local authorities

Fisher community, Women Groups

Community Center, Gabay Buhay

NCWDP

MFIs UP LIft

Vocational training center

40 CBM CBR partners

USAID

LCI

City Social services

Representative at Baranguay level

DOLE (department of Labour)

DOH, DSWD

4. Recommendations for action: a livelihood component

4.1 Summary of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats identified

Strengths	Weaknesses
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Opportunities	Threats

4.2 Potential main strategy orientation

The strategy will promote :

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  A sectorial approach : livelihood enhancement
  
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  An inclusive approach, with support to livelihood actors (mainstream disabilities issues in livelihood partner strategy and actions)
  
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  Support territorial actions at local and national levels
  
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  Strengthen a position in support to initiatives and local actors.
  

The position of HI in the project will :

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  Avoid substitution from local actors and will respect their autonomy;
  
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  HI will provide technical support
  
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  HI will provide financial support to local partners
  

4.3 Potential partners

SPACE in Manilla

IRDF in Sorsoghon Province.
Main arguments : possibility to disseminate the approach and experience in the second satge as the partners have an important network of intervention (nationally and regionally for SPACE)

Main action : strengthen partners in inclusive development

4.4 Potential level of intervention

In order to have a comprehensive approach, we propose to focus on livelihoods opportunities and work at different levels, with 2 partners.

At the Provincial, district and community levels :

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  Mainstream disabilities issues in all the partners activities that have a special focus on livelihoods
  
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  Development of livelihood and social inclusion opportunities for PwDs through support to Community Centers in Manilla, and SHG with local stakeholders
  
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  Empowerment of Pwds thought support of individual livelihoods initiatives
  

At the National level:

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  Advocacy on disability issue and inclusive microfinance in partnership with SPACE at the level of the Federation of MFIs;
  
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  Dissemination of lessons learnt
  

4.5 Potential geographical areas of intervention

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  Manilla City : location of SPACE partners in Manilla urban slum, and National stakeholders are based here (Federation of MFIs)
  

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  Provincial levels: While Manilla is definitely the entry point, the project should also consider other province in the second stage, as this province is experiencing high level of vulnerability, and location of many Pwds.
  

4.6 Potential area of intervention

The global project will have 2 components in order to have a comprehensive approach: one on Care and Support, with BI as the lead agency, and the other one on Socio Economic support with HI as the lead agency,

The project’s approach should combine the following elements:

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   Training and support to local partners to enable them to include disability issues in livelihood development initiatives, vocational training, etc…
   
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   Direct support to specific initiatives to empower individuals, and their families. With improved organisational capacities and reinforced institutional roles, local organisations.
   

This approach will help to build a more conducive environment for Pwds. It will allow HI to remain flexible and responsive by balancing operational initiatives and local capacity building through partnerships and development actors locally.
A Concept Paper has been developed, further defining the main orientation of the project. Appendixe 7 is the draft logical framework.
Appendixe 5 outlines the global organization of the livelihoods component.

4.7 Next steps

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  Working session and participatory planning workshop with the 2 partners, deadline : end of May
  
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  Written full proposal : end of July
  
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  Submission to other donors : June
  
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  Implementation : Jan 2009