Older Persons
Advocacy Consortium for the Elderly (ACE)
Pasali is founding member of the Advocacy Consortium for the Elderly (ACE),
along with Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and Mindanawan Community Development Organization, Inc. (MCDOI).
ACE is a community-based program working for the elderly rights and development with special attention to Moro and Indigenous People’s. As partner of the consortium, its programs and services are focused in the three target Barangays of General Santos City: Fatima, San Jose, and Tambler.
Objectives
The proposed project generally aims at improving the welfare of the older people/ senior citizens through advocacy for the following mechanisms:
along with Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and Mindanawan Community Development Organization, Inc. (MCDOI).
ACE is a community-based program working for the elderly rights and development with special attention to Moro and Indigenous People’s. As partner of the consortium, its programs and services are focused in the three target Barangays of General Santos City: Fatima, San Jose, and Tambler.
Objectives
The proposed project generally aims at improving the welfare of the older people/ senior citizens through advocacy for the following mechanisms:
- Existing laws and policies favorable to the older people/ senior citizens shall be implemented fully;
- The older people/ senior citizens’ sector shall be represented in the local special bodies/ or committees;
- Budget to support programs for the older people/ senior citizens shall be included in the annual budget/ Annual Investment Plan (AIP) of the LGU.
Sustainable Urban Gardening (SUGa)
As co-actor of a project for Older Persons, with partners Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and Mindanawan Community Development Organization, Inc. (MCDOI), Pasali designed for the Older Persons in the community a form of livelihood that is accessible and sustainable.
Pasali's sustainable urban gardening (SUGa) is the organic cultivation of high-valued crops with methods and materials that minimize negative impact on the environment. With the use of a specifically designed crop house, it holds favorable conditions to enable community members to grow high-value crops, such as lettuce and broccoli. In specially designed SUGa sessions, Older Persons learn to apply the techniques and produce high-value crops of which the sales are their income read more
Pasali's sustainable urban gardening (SUGa) is the organic cultivation of high-valued crops with methods and materials that minimize negative impact on the environment. With the use of a specifically designed crop house, it holds favorable conditions to enable community members to grow high-value crops, such as lettuce and broccoli. In specially designed SUGa sessions, Older Persons learn to apply the techniques and produce high-value crops of which the sales are their income read more
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