The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas in Mindanao (PhilDHRRA-Mindanaw) convened its 45TH Regional Assembly on 25 – 26 March 2010 at D’ Leonor Hotel in Bajada, Davao City.   Highlighting the theme ““Strengthening Adaptive Capacities and Responses to Climate Change and Vulnerabilities to Disaster”, the network hopes to build on its past gains to start with the right foot on embarking appropriate measures responding to the challenges on climate change. (more…)

Sixty-five representatives from networks of rural NGOs and people’s organizations from nine countries in Southeast and East Asia gathered in Cagayan de Oro City from June 28 to July to participate in the 3rd Regional Training Workshop under the project entitled: “Linking Small Farmers to Market.” Participating countries include, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines. The event was organized by AsiaDHRRA in partnership with PhilDHRRA with funding support from the ASEAN Foundation.

PhilDHRRA, the in-country anchor for LSFM in the Philippines, hosted the event and provided a festive welcome dinner on the evening of day one, featuring a traditional Manobo dance number performed by selected students of the Bayanga National Highschool of Cagayan de Oro City. Ms. Rachel Polestico, Northern Mindanao Cluster member, was the master of ceremony assisted by Mr. Luther Labitad, SEARSOLIN staff (more…)

The network through the secretariat convened two regular cluster meetings on April 22nd in Davao and April 29th in Zamboanga early this year.  The meeting cum fellowship was part of the mandate of the network in strengthening its cluster membership and development support to members. The network recognizes that operationalizing the membership in geographic clusters is a key mechanism for members’ participation in defining and pursuing network priorities and thrust for the development of Mindanao. (more…)

The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA-Mindanao) in partnership with Lutheran World Relief, Foundation for the Philippine Environment, World Bank Philippines, Peace and Equity Foundation, and SuCCEED Inc. convened the Mindanao Conference on Climate Change and Development on June 10-12, 2009 at Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City.

The conference was aimed at promoting a fluid exchange of ideas and knowledge on Global Warming between civil society organizations, local government units, private sectors and donor agencies operating in different areas of Mindanao and working on community development, poverty alleviation and environmental protection programs. It also aimed at providing a stimulating frame for comparing acquired knowledge and information, and for discussing intimately what is Climate Change, how serious are its impact, what are global and local responses for its mitigation and adaptation, and how will it relate to issues that can enrich or bring to the new level the practice of social development work. (more…)

PhilDHRRA Mindanao conducted a five-day training activity on database designing at the Patin-ay Training Center in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on February 2 to 6, 2009.  The training activity attracted 42 men and women participants from the member-agencies of PACAP FOCAS Management Committee, the PhilDHRRA-Mindanao Secretariat, and the National Capital Region (NCR)-based Asian Farmers Association (AFA). (more…)