2011 Annual Report - PhilDHRRA-Mindanao

SOUTH COTABATO FOUNDATION, INC.
The year 2011 has been favorable for the
microfinance program because of the full year
implementation of the project entitled “The
Project for Provision of Micro-Credit Capital for
Augmentation of Income and Poverty Alleviation
in South Cotabato” funded by the Embassy of
Japan through the Grants.
Assistance for Grassroots Human Security
Program (GGP). The project was approved last
November 25, 2010 with 930 microentrepreneurs
as target partner-clients. As of
November 30, 2011, a total of 1,013 partner
clients benefited (531 are new recruits, 402 are
first level old clients and 80 are second level
clients). These partner-clients availed of
additional capitalization that helped in the
improvement of their individual enterprises and
livelihood activities.
The microfinance program clients were very
lucky to be visited by 11 Kobe University students
together with Professor Kazuhiro Ota and Mr.
Allan V. Cledera, SCFI Consultant. The visitors’
2-week stay in SCFI was primarily to see the
over-all implementation of the program. They
conducted field and branch offices visitations to
interview the clients and to see their 4 respective
enterprises.
They also made courtesy calls with the provincial
and the city government officials. The Provincial
Governor, Hon. Arthur “Dodo” Y. Pingoy, gave
them a token (a miniature doll depicting a T’boli
woman) and sponsored their Zipline ride in Lake
Sebu, while the City Mayor of Koronadal, Dr.
Peter B. Miguel, sponsored a sumptuous dinner
for them.
PROJECT UPDATE
Part of the Agro-Demo Program was the
implementation of the pilot project entitled
“Productivity Enhancement Through Micro-Agri
Support to Farmer Communities”. This project
was jointly established through the initiatives of
Interchurch Organization for Development
Cooperation (ICCO) of The Netherlands, the
Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc.,
(MCPI), the National Confederation of
Cooperatives (NATCCO), and the
Oikocredit Foundation Philippines
(Oikocredit). It was funded by Financial
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