2011 Annual Report - PhilDHRRA-Mindanao

in local governance, ecological nurturance as
well as in the education and health services
development.
In the aspect of local governance, the project was
able to provide capacity building interventions to
POs/BLGUs on governance, management,
technical and financial aspects. It was also
instrumental in the strengthening/activation of
barangay development councils (BDCs) with
significant representation of the basic sectors
assisted by the project. The BDCs were able to
influence the passage of relevant barangays
ordinances supportive to the development
aspirations of the people in the community.
In the aspect of productivity systems
development (PSD), the project was able the
strengthen the skills of 503 individual PO
members on on-farm, off-farm and non-farm
enterprises through provision of technology
training on sustainable agriculture and off-farm
and non-farm enterprises, as well as provision of
socialized loan for business capital. Provision of
pre and post harvest facilities such as small farm
machinery, solar driers, warehouses, coffee dehuller
and abaca stripping machines significantly
contributed in increasing productivity.
In the aspect of ecological nurturance, the project
has been able to heighten the level of
environmental awareness of the local
communities highlighted by the crafting of twelve
PO-LGU community Environmental Agenda and
plan. These plans were eventually integrated
into the annual investment plan of the barangays.
In terms of physical outcomes, a total of 16,782
dipterocarp and agro-forest tree species in
designated sites by the POs/BLGUs.
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In addressing the education service-related
shortcomings of the local schools education
system, the project was also able to provide
training opportunities to 48 teachers on different
effective strategies in teaching students and
pupils as well as provided instructional materials,
textbooks and reference materials to 13 day care
centers and eight elementary schools and high
school. The project also provided support for the
repair of eight elementary school classrooms
and construction two day-care centers and 1 preschool
bilding, as well as extended scholarship
and educational assistance to 1,019 pupils and
students.
In the aspect of Health Services, the project was
able to strengthen the delivery of basic health
services in the 12 communities. Interventions
provided include enhancing the skills of
Barangay Health Workers/Community Health
Volunteers on Primary Health Care,
improvement/construction of health centers,
provision of health apparatus, supplementary
feeding and establishment of village pharmacies
or “Botika ng Barangay”.
In summary, the Convenio in Caraga clearly
demonstrates the features of SIAD as multidimensional
approach in rural development, as it
deals on the aspects of economy, ecology, social
relations, polity and people empowerment.