Programs and Projects

We are Pasali Philippines

We are Pasali Philippines Foundation, an organization active in Mindanao, Philippines founded by migrant Filipinos in the Netherlands. PASALI intertwines the transfer of technology, knowledge, and resources by skilled Filipino migrants and partners for the development of rural areas, the integration of returning migrants and the creation of opportunities for youth. Our staff and volunteers is composed of Tri-people -Indigenous People groups, Moro and Settlers. One third of the staff are women and 50% are youth (younger than thirty years old).

Pasali is a member of the Dutch Consortium of Migrant Organizations (which is a member of the EUROMAD), the ABSNET network for the protection of children, founding member of the Juvenile Justice Network in General Santos City, member of the SOCSARGEN Consortium for Peacebuilding, and the Consortium for Social Protection.

We do appropriate technology, sustainable agriculture, social protection, and immediate response

System of Rice Intensification
50% less water, 30-80% less methane, 23% less costs per hectare, 60% increased income per hectare, 50% yield increase. Here is how PASALI and farmer families in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat are applying SRI's rice growing principles.

Farmer Alliances for Resources Strengthening and Marketing
Grouping 3330 coffee, vegetable, and rice farmers into clusters, teaching them the system of marketing and introducing them to buyers

Agroforestry
Planting trees to build economies and mitigate climate change? Rubber trees layered with food crops, fruit trees, or timber trees? Developing a scheme for sustainable agro-forestry.

The Rice Contract Farm
9 in 10 farmers all over Palimbang mortgaged their farmlands. Now their debts are so high, they lost all hope of ever getting them back. This is how applying SRI in a business model can remove farmer families from the debt trap.

Rotary Weeder
1 HP engine fiberglass coated floaters, So lightweight that any man, woman, teenager and senior can run it.

Technical Center
What started out as a building with some tools is now a bonifide machine repair shop with inventor's capacity.

Hydraulic Ram Pump
AIDFI's water pumps are installed by Pasali all over mountainous areas in the Philippines.

Sustainable Urban Gardening
(SUGa)Out-of-school youth and senior citizens learn to growing high value crops with an environmentally friendly crop house.

Children
Pasali's Children's Education and Welfare Program looks into the welfare of Tri-People children, particularly concerning education, health and protection of children's rights.

Indigenous Peoples
While their rights are recognized by international and national law, they are denied existence everywhere. Here is how this can change.

Immediate Response
Pasali responds with relief efforts and rehabilitation interventions for areas within Region 12 victimized by disaster.

"Migrants' initiative transforms community through enterprise, technology and people empowerment"