3.1 Information on stakeholders met during the visit
This section provides some information on the stakeholders met during the field visit, and potential opportunities for collaboration for HI. In addition some stakeholders are included that we heard or read about, but did not meet, (either because they were identified late in the visit or because they were not placed on the priority list.)
Virlanie Foundation Main target : street children, street children with disabilities, vulnerable families
Develop 10 children homes, and 2 “special” home for children with disabilities (children with special needs)
In each house : around 20 children
Home with family
They have a very specialized approach, and they tend to develop their own response internally without so much link with the existing resources in the area.
YAP : Young Adult Programs
Further managed by ASMAE, since 2001 around 80 young adults
Do not target Pwds
3 components :
Main results : since 2005 : 20 young adults had been placed, develop partnership with around 30 companies
Specialized Home for mentally retarded children
18 children from 9 to 23 years
Activities : psychological support, occupational therapy, special education (2 / 3 children for 1 hour)
Have a project as well with disabled children where they would like to develop vocational training and a kind of sheltered workshop oriented towards bakery.
Other Project in one slum with 3 displaced communities, target about 100 families
Staff :125 filipino salaried, 30 foreign volunteers, and 25 part time philipino volunters
Future trend :
Virlanie is open and interesting for collaboration especially on disability issue, open to learn and discuss with HI
Have a very specialized approach, influenced a lot by the French approach (sheltered and specialized approach), need to open up
They face real difficulty with children and young with disabilities. Different potential links could be developed : sensitization of staff about disabilities, support a pilot project with an inclusive approach.
Difficult to consider them as potential partners for the EC call, mainly because they are quite “small” in the disability component and very oriented towards street children. Main barriers would be internally within Virlanie to change the vision on disabilities, which could be quite challenging.
Very interesting partners for the future if HI would like to develop a more global project on disabilities (mainly on mainstreaming aspect).
CBM CBR Coordinator Tuesday 17 October
Name & Contact information
Adress in the list left in Manilla
Main information
Have a CBR project, and they support 30 Units (partners) to implement CBR activities.
40 partners implementing CBR all over the country with a comprehensive approach.
In most of the CBR project from partners we can find livelihoods activities.
Apparently, the different partners developed a very specialized approach, including vocational training, revolving loans funds directly managed by DPOs. Globally, their activities are at a low levels (between 10 to 50 beneficiaries).
Set up a coordination body, with main aim : capacity building and exchange of experiences.
Organised training on Livelihoods.
Information: got the list of the 40 partners implementing CBR projects in the country.
Potential for HI :
Important stakeholders but not focusing on microfinance access, and targeting mainstreamed livelihood NGOs
CBM Regional Office
South East Asia and Pacific Region Wednesday 26th March
Name & Contact information
Mickael DAVIES
Director Regional Office
1216 Acacia Avenue, Madrigal Business Park, Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1780
632 807 85 86
Main information
For general presentation of CBM in Philippines (see leaflet left in the file)
Concerning livelihoods :
CBM support livelihoods initiatives through their CBR programme, with main approach: all type of disabilities, and all forms of interventions, mainly promoting an inclusive approach.
Most of the partners had been working with CBM now for 10 years.
Will define this year the livelihood strategy for the national level
Decide to involve the “formal” sector
Potential for HI :
Should remain in contact especially once they will develop their livelihood strategy plan, not so much interesting in informal employment and microfinance.
Entrepreneurs du Monde Wednesday 26th March
Name & Contact information
Claire Chenault
0927 906 1282
Main information
SPACE / Service Provider and Capability Enhancer
Main information : see Powerpoint :
provide MFIs and other organizations with programs and services that could assist in the accomplishment of that same mission:to enhance poor communities
Main vision :
- Marginalized communities have access to : non-financial services provided by a network of socially responsible organizations, committed to alleviate poverty through a holistic approach
- To support MFIs and other organizations through a range of non-financial services and guide them to improve their social impact on the communities they serve
Mission :
- To develop and strengthen a network of socially responsible organizations to share on best practices and lessons-learnt
- To establish Community Centers where SPACE programs & services are accessible to the communities
Main components:
1. Social responsibility (social performance indicator, poverty assessment tool)
2. Training : Entrepreneurship, microfinance, social issue based training
3. Development of “Gabay Mugay”, Community Centers : support to potential microentrepreneurs, basic computer skills, educational and job search assistance
4. Communication (publication, websites, IT)
Background : had been created by Entrepreneurs du Monde, especially to manage the non financial services from Up Lift and other MFIs, have currently partnership with 3 MFIs : Up Lifts (9 000 clients), ICDC (2 000 clients), and SEED (1 000 clients).
Potential for HI :
- Very interesting partner with a development approach and very sensitive to disabilities issue,
- Very concerned that disabilities should be part of their mandate as they mission is to enhance the urban poor, and so Pwds.
- Main orientation : mainstream disabilities in all the component they have (social responsibility : how introduce disability issue in the social performance indicator, Training, Development of community center and develop a disability friendly Community Center where different services should be accessible.
Up Lift Friday 28th March
Name & Contact information
Director, contact through SPACE
Main information
MFI with 9 000 members, objectives of 50 000 members in 2015
Geographical intervention : Quezon City, Bulacan, Calbocum, MUnika, mainly urban poor area
16 branchs
Reach financial sustainability
Products : Financial products : a very flexible approach in order to target the poor and vulnerable people (very much social oriented), average loan : 6 000 Ps, loan between 2 000 and 150 000 Ps, have Business Development Services which are very developped, will externalise the BDS to SPACE
Donors : supported by Inter Aide, then by Entrepreneurs du Monde
Board : 4 Philippinos, and 3 French persons
Develop as well Poverty Assesment Tools (main criteria : willing to improve quality of life)
More info see Leaflet,
Interest towards disabilities :
- Have already targeted these typologies of population (are supporting currently a group of PwDS selling products at the church, very good experience, no facing particular difficulties with these clients)
- Have just signed a MoU with DOLE in referencing Pwds to Up Lift
- very open and supportive to this target as a priority for Up Lift reaching the more urban poor people, and so Pwds among them,
- very interesting in analysing and improving inclusive practice to welcome PwDs.
Potential for HI :
Could be a potential partners to mainstream disability issue in all activities they are doing, and in supporting them in developing specific response to PwDS (in relationship with the MoU just signed with DOLE.
Kasamaka Foundation Thursday 27th March
Name & Contact information
See list from CBM
Makati, Metro Manilla
Main information
Are running a CBR project with a comprehensive approach in 4 geographical area : Bataan (Luzon Province), Zambales, Makati (Metro Manilla), Rizal Province.
They mainly support the creation of DPOs in these areas.
Had develop CBR project with a component on mental health.
No activity in terms of Livelihood,
Willing to develop activities in livelihood
Main donors : CBM with technical support, and an irish foundation
Potential for HI :
A local DPOs which is interesting in terms of approach, but too young to be a partner for the EU project. Could be partner in a global project on disabilities or livelihoods with support of different partners.
IRDF (Integrated Rural Development Foundation) Thursday 27th March
Name & Contact information
OLIVIER completer
Arze GLIPO
Complete with visit card left in Manilla (email address)
87 Malakas Street, Pinyahan
Quezon City 1100
Main information
The Integrated Rural Development Foundation of the Philippines (IRDF) is a national NGO engaged in promoting the vision and concept of people-centered sustainable development as alternative to the neo-liberal "development" model that ironically perpetuates inequality and poverty. IRDF is a non-stock, non-profit organization registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines. Established in 1989 as a social development foundation, IRDF has since worked with poor farmers, fisherfolk, rural women, agricultural workers and youth in various parts of the country.
IRDF's core program is aimed at enhancing the capacity of the rural poor to gain greater access to as well as control and ownership of their land and natural resources. It develops and implements community-based natural resource management programs and employs participatory methods in project development, management and implementation. It also engages in community-based food security programs that focus on the promotion and development of sustainable farming and rural livelihoods.
Complementary to its grassroots programs and projects, IRDF engages in policy research, advocacy and campaigns at the national level to push for policy reforms in the areas of agriculture, trade, and food security. It initiates and supports network building among civil society groups, social movements, the academe and legislators, and engages government officials in dialogues and policy discussions. Its researches are aimed at generating knowledge and information on policy issues related to agriculture, food security and trade. Its campaigns are likewise directed at generating informed and widespread people's action to pressure government to address these issues.
At the heart of IRDF's development strategy is the recognition of key imperatives to facilitate genuine and sustainable rural development; namely, uplifting the socio-economic conditions of rural communities, fostering social arrangements to increase people's access to and control of land and natural resources, developing collective and individual capacities through community organizing and education, and pursuing and advocating small farmer-oriented policies in agriculture, trade and rural development.
IRDF implements four major programs, namely:
Sustainable Farming Program (SFP) SFP develops farmer-initiated, location specific and sustainable farming technologies in partnership with community organizations to promote appropriate alternatives to mainstream agricultural processes that have been responsible for losses in farm productivity and income, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge systems, and community control over genetic resources.
Sustainable Community-Based Resource Management Program (SCBRMP) SCBRMP enhances people's environmental awareness and builds their capacities in natural resource utilization, protection, and management. Directed towards the formation of community resource management structures, the program aims to promote participatory and community-directed approaches in the protection and rehabilitation of natural resources including coastal and marine, forest and water resources. It also mobilizes community actions to address resource destruction and depletion, biodiversity erosion and unsustainable utilization of land and aquatic resources.
Rural Livelihood Development Program (RLDP) RLDP contributes to the development of sustainable livelihood systems and the promotion of greater equity in rural areas by increasing incomes of rural households, both from farm and off-farm sources. The program's key strategies revolve around facilitating the poor's access to credit and market and developing economically viable and sustainable enterprises where the beneficiaries effectively exercise management and control over these activities and receive equitable benefits from the same.
Policy Research, Advocacy and Campaigns IRDF's research, advocacy and campaigns program generates and promotes relevant information, actions and proposals on key development issues and concerns affecting agriculture and small-scale farmers. In addressing these issues, the program works with other NGOs and people's people's organizations and facilitates cooperation and strengthens cooperation among various sectors and stakeholders.
Organization : IRDF is headed by a Board of Directors composed of academics, farmer-leaders, NGO leaders and development advocates who share a common vision of development and a commitment to genuine people empowerment. Dr. Ruben Aspiras, the former Chancellor of the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB) is the Chairman of the Board.
The present IRDF staff includes agriculturists, sociologists, agricultural engineer, marine biologist, farm technicians, fishing technicians, and community organizers. The Executive Director oversees the regular operations of IRDF. The organization also maintains a regular pool of experts in the fields of agriculture, genetics, economics, and the environment to provide technical backup to its programs and services.
Field location :
Since its foundation in 1989 IRDF's work has covered the provinces of Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Iloilo, NCR, Negros Occidental, North Cotabato, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quezon, Sorsogon, and Tarlac. At present IRDF have two field offices in Sorsogon Province (Sorsogon Office) and Aurora Province (Dingalan Office) - both on Luzon Island.
Other partners : Oxfam, Misereor, CCFD, Australian Embassy, Action Aid
Potential for HI :
- Seems to be an interesting partner with a development approach (good contact and feeling with the director), partner which seems to be relevant as they are partner of other important NGOs
- Very interesting partner in rural area, do not have an inclusive approach when they implement their different project,
- Main problems : Pwds in rural area are rejected and not member of the activities (main partner do not think of integrating PwDs in their actions), Problems of fishing practice (explosive uses) resulting in development of disabilities situation, Problems of used of pesticide in agriculture (rice harvest)
