Thursday, April 2, 2015

Mauswagong Mirangan Through Alternative Income-Generating Projects

In the beginning, several causes were identified that caused the members of the community to have insufficient family income. These are: limited education, undiversified rural economy, and unfavorable climate for investment. Meetings were conducted to formulate solutions for this problems. Several government and non-government agencies were also visited to solicit solutions for the problems. With the help of the different agencies and of the members of the community, a plan of action was formulated. This plan action consisted of pre-operational, operational and post-operational stages. In the pre-operational phase, meetings were conducted to assess the available resources, inherent skills of the workers and the possible solutions that could be carried out. With the information gained, several actions were implemented to address each factor of concern. Since majority of the members of the community are farmers, coordination with the Department of Agriculture was done to solicit seminars on how to increase their production and to implore new seedlings to diversify their crop production. The relationship of the local farmer’s association and of the Department was also improved for easy access to any available programs in the future. But the farmers are just a part of the labor force of Mirangan, 85%; another are the housewives and out of school youth in the community, which compromise 41% of the work force. A significant number to consider. Hence, to insure the increase of their productivity, vocational seminars were conducted by the Kabasalan Institute of Technology. 27 housewives and 3 out of school youth attended the Bread and Pastry Production seminar and were certified as Bakers. While 50 out of school youth underwent the Shielded Metal Arc Welding vocational seminar and were certified as Welders. With this increase in their arsenal of skills, 3 of the certified bakers were employed at a local bakeshop, while 25 of the welders were enrolled in the Special Training for Employment Program of the provincial government to ensure their employment. The rest of the 27 bakers put of their own bakery in the barangay with the help of the barangay council and non-government agencies. This local bakery was named, Mirangan Bakery. It will be a venue where members of the community could practice their craft and earn for a living at the same time in the comfort of their own barangay. Hence, after the implementation of the different activities that were conducted to solve the problem of insufficient family income, the post-operation stage begins. In this stage, activities were conducted to guarantee the sustainability of the different projects. Management classes were conducted to the members of the bakery to increase their knowledge in handling their business. Barangay resolutions were also made to address any problems regarding the livelihood of the barangay. In general, the different factors were addressed and the different members of the work force were considered and given opportunities to be economically productive.


Meeting with Municipal Agriculturist for seminars regarding new farming methods


Procurement of seeds from Department of Agriculture Technician for Distribution

Conduct Self-Awareness Leadership Training Program for the Key Persons in the Community

Orientation on Organic Farming by Agriculture Technician

Bread and Pastry Production Vocational Seminar conducted by TESDA

Seminar conducted by Agriculture Technician on Vermiculture

Graduates of Shielded Metal Arc Welding availing of Start-up Kit from Provencial Government

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