Community Development: San Jose
Barangay San Jose is community of mixed inhabitants of Blaan and T’boli indigenous people in the mountainous areas of General Santos. Children’s Desk is active in the villages Banwalan, Aspang & Bagong Silang. The high dropout rate and juvenile delinquency among children and youth here are due to area’s remoteness and lack of basic needs and lack of sustainable income.
Protection
The Pasali Children’s Desk facilitated the establishment of the Purok Council for the Protection of Children (PCPCs), a community support structures which monitors children’s access to education and health services. Since the formation of PCPCs, parents and community leaders became aware of the rights of the children and no cases of children stealing and begging in nearby firm or in public places have been reported.
Access to Education
The Barangay Council raised the issue of an unfinished day care center in Banwalan in 2011. This building was started in 2006 and halted in 2010 due to diminishing support of the community and lack of classroom facilities. With the council’s efforts, restoration and completion is scheduled to begin and a daycare teacher for the building is designated by the City Social Welfare.
In Banwalan PASALI started the Numeracy and Literacy program in 2008 for out-of-school children and youth since illiteracy was high and no school was yet established. Later, even parents joined, making that a total of 116. As illiterate parents joined Literacy sessions, Pasali integrated topics on Parenting Skills, Children’s Rights and Responsibilities based on UNCRC and Values Formation. Now, DepEd designated personnel to continue this literacy program.
And DSWD has included Family Development Sessions in this Pantawid Pamilya program.
Livelihood Community Initiatives to Sustain Changes
Pasali in partnership with its local network found ways to hold a livelihood skills training on Organic Farming last 2009. The ALS learners in the community used this training and Pasali’s Sustainable Urban Garden training to start corn and assorted vegetable farms. They erected community organizations: BANICO (Banwalan), ASPO (Aspang), BASICO (Bagong Silang). The water system installed by Pasali’s Technical Team in 3 puroks in 2010 (requested by the ICAN in coordination with the Barangay Council) further aided this development. Families and their children began eating better and the income from the produce increased community purchasing power. In addition in Banwalan, the amount generated from their harvest were consensually utilized for the coming up of mini-pharmacy and animal dispersal activities that are presently operating.
The Pasali Children’s Desk facilitated the establishment of the Purok Council for the Protection of Children (PCPCs), a community support structures which monitors children’s access to education and health services. Since the formation of PCPCs, parents and community leaders became aware of the rights of the children and no cases of children stealing and begging in nearby firm or in public places have been reported.
Access to Education
The Barangay Council raised the issue of an unfinished day care center in Banwalan in 2011. This building was started in 2006 and halted in 2010 due to diminishing support of the community and lack of classroom facilities. With the council’s efforts, restoration and completion is scheduled to begin and a daycare teacher for the building is designated by the City Social Welfare.
In Banwalan PASALI started the Numeracy and Literacy program in 2008 for out-of-school children and youth since illiteracy was high and no school was yet established. Later, even parents joined, making that a total of 116. As illiterate parents joined Literacy sessions, Pasali integrated topics on Parenting Skills, Children’s Rights and Responsibilities based on UNCRC and Values Formation. Now, DepEd designated personnel to continue this literacy program.
And DSWD has included Family Development Sessions in this Pantawid Pamilya program.
Livelihood Community Initiatives to Sustain Changes
Pasali in partnership with its local network found ways to hold a livelihood skills training on Organic Farming last 2009. The ALS learners in the community used this training and Pasali’s Sustainable Urban Garden training to start corn and assorted vegetable farms. They erected community organizations: BANICO (Banwalan), ASPO (Aspang), BASICO (Bagong Silang). The water system installed by Pasali’s Technical Team in 3 puroks in 2010 (requested by the ICAN in coordination with the Barangay Council) further aided this development. Families and their children began eating better and the income from the produce increased community purchasing power. In addition in Banwalan, the amount generated from their harvest were consensually utilized for the coming up of mini-pharmacy and animal dispersal activities that are presently operating.
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