The Project in Brief

The project entitled, "Promocion del Tejido Social y Productivo para el Desarollo Integral del Comunidades Rurales en Caraga", is a two year project that is being implemented in 12 barangays located in 7 municipalities in Caraga Region in Mindanao, Philippines. The 12 barangays covered by the project include the following:

1. Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
2. Barangay Bangayan, Municipality of Kitcharao, ADN
3. Barangay Songkoy, Municipality of Kitcharao, ADN
4. Barangay Alipao, Municipality of Alegria, Surigao del Norte
5. Barangay Mabini, Municipality of Placer, SDN
6. Barangay Dugsangon, Municipality of Bacuag, SDN
7. Barangay San Jose, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
8. Barangay Mabuhay, Tandag City, SDS
9. Barangay Cayale, Municipality of Tago, SDS
10. Barangay Coleto, Bislig City, SDS
11. Barangay San Jose, Bislig City, SDS
12. Barangay Pamaypayan, Bislig City, SDS

The project, which aims to improve the quality of life of marginalized men and women in the region, will benefit at least 720 men, 720 women and 860 children in Caraga. It is funded by Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional (AECI) and is being managed by the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA)-Mindanao, as Philippine NGO Partner, and Intercambio y Solidaridad (InteRed), as project holder.

The project employs SIAD or Sustainable Integrated Area Development as over-all strategy. It implements a number of community-level activities that are categorized into 7 components, such as Social Infrastructure Building and Strengthening (SIBS), Productivity Systems Development (PSD), Ecological Nurturance, Provision of Social Services (PSS), Local Governance, Resource Tenure Improvement (RTI), and Gender & Development (GAD).

The management and implementation of the project is carried out by a Project Management Office, which is lodged in PhilDHRRA-Mindanao, and 4 Implementing NGO Partners (INP) which are members of PhilDHRRA. The INPs provide the Community Organizers that are deployed in the 12 barangays as well as provide representatives to the Project Implementing Team. The INPs involved in the project are the Associates for Integral Development (AID), Rural Enhancement Assistance Center (REACH) Foundation, Surigao Sur Organization for Human Development (SSOFHDEV), and Livelihood Enhancement through Agro-Forestry (LEAF) Foundation.

The project has a Project Management Committee or PMC that exercises policy review functions in the project. It also works with the Municipal- and Barangay Local Government Units as collaborating partners.

The project commenced implementation in April 2007 and will end in March 2009.