Financial management training for business coop in Poona Bayabao

An organized rural business group in the municipality of Poona Bayabao underwent the second training on financial management and simple bookkeeping  that was facilitated by MARADECA Inc. The training that was coordinated under the SUCCEED GLOBAL project, was undertaken for the members of the Poona Bayabao Business Sector Consumer Cooperative.at Barangay Gata Poona Bayabao on …

Water melon increase farmers income

Barangay Cabasaran farmers in Lanao del Sur may showcase the advantage of planting new crops, including vegetables, aside from the traditional rice and corn. In two harvests of the watermelon they planted last year, they were able to earn almost P36,000. The Cabasaran farmers were among the members of Ompongan o Taribasok sa Ranao (OTR) …

Parents, children socialize during Nutrition Month fest

Parents and children took time off to test their mettle in fun games and short programs as MARADECA-BRAC initiated the gathering of residents in organized communities in Lanao del Sur to celebration of nutrition month on October 2014. Program organizers and facilitators gathered the residents of Poona-Bayabao, Lumba-Bayabao, Butig, Sultan Dumalondong, and Marawi City in …

OTR council officers visit farms of members

Council officers and members of the Ompongan o mga Taribasok sa Ranao (OTR) visited the farms of their members in Lanao del Sur, to look into the livelihood progress made by the women of the province. The farm visitation came after the OTR council meeting on September 3 this year in Barangay Guimba and Cabasaran …

Getting the community pulse

For countless times already are hearing of groups and learned individuals calling on everybody else to get the real pulse of the people by going to the communities. This is usually called for to determine the people’s pulse on crucial, critical and important policies and pieces of legislation that the nation must eventually comply, or …

Facilitator lauds OBAERA group for initiative moves

The facilitator of the council meeting of the Ompongan o mga Bae sa Ranao (OBAERA) praised its leadership for showing maturity and initiative as a community-based women’s organization. Hadji Jalel., program officer of Sustainable Livelihood program of the Maranao People’s Development Center, Inc.(MARADECA) said the women’s initiative to aspire for what they want was a …