Program Name: Program for Local Economic Development through Enlightened Governance and Grassroots Empowerment (PLEDGE)

Funder:

4,853 pledge beneficiaries*

in 11 conflict-affectedcommunities in mindanao

Improve livelihood and better access

to services

Build capacities of Bangsamoro

people

Build social unity among communities

Program Objectives:

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An enterprise program that builds communities’ skills in enterprise development to increase revenue and provide employment by...

Program Process:

Step 1: Forms community-based enterprises

Step 2: Transforms local resources into high value products

Step 3: Creates sustainable supply and value chains

Bangsamoro Development

Agency

With assistance from

Program Implementer:

Donors:

PLEDGE Budget

Program Areas and Beneficiaries:

PLEDGE Enterprises:

PhP 113 M (USD 2.4 M)

Program Achievements (December 2013 - October 2016):

About 4,853 direct and indirect

beneficiaries reached in 11

conflict-affected communities

About 1,178 people trained in enterprise

development; 51% of them are

women

Over 308 Bangsamoro Development

Agency staff and volunteers trained in local enterprise

development

42 PLEDGE business groups

registered and in full operation = livelihood and employment to

over 1,000 people

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*Direct and indirect beneficiaries

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providing business tools, equipment

and facilities

facilitating production and enterprise skills

trainings

connecting communities with Public and

private markets

“After I lost my child in a mosque bombing in Maguindanao, we closed out sari-sari (variety) store and moved to Piagapo where it is much safer. To be part of the PLEDGE spring water bottling enterprise is a chance for me to do business again and help my community and family earn.”

Satar Abdulrahim, PLEDGE People’s Organization PresidentMarch 2016 / Rantian, Piagapo, Lanao Del Sur

“PLEDGE’s garment making training made our People’s Organization more confident to sell our school uniforms, bags, wallets and curtains. Our throw pillows are on consignment at a Pasalubong Center (gift shop) in General Santos. This enterprise allows our members who are mostly housewives to provide for their families while also taking care of their children at home.” Maribel Misola Diaz, Kalipi People’s Organization Member

August 2015 / Koronadal Proper, Polomolok, South Cotabato

“The PLEDGE enterprise trainings are only the start for us. We will continue to work with the BDA to expand the beneficiaries’ businesses because their success will mean employment and livelihood for the rest of our residents.” Juner Magbanua, Barangay Captain

August 2015 / Koronadal Proper, Polomolok, South Cotabato

“I come from a family of farmers. We are not businessmen. With PLEDGE, we learned how to increase revenue by renting out the MTF-funded rice tiller. A portion of our income is used to buy fertilizer and seedlings, so we can sell more rice in the market.” Sony Sales, PLEDGE beneficiary

August 2015/Koronadal Proper, Polomolok, South Cotabato

“My husband earns PhP 10,000 every three months from harvesting corn, rice and cassava. As part of the PLEDGE dressmaking enterprise, I will now be able to contribute to our daily expenses while still taking care of my younger children.” Amalia Cosain, mother of four

November 2015 / Mamaanun, Piagapo, Lanao Del Sur

“PLEDGE provided us with more than a business, it allowed us to share the skills we learned to others. As a mother, I am proud that I have passed on how to make cassave chips to my children. This is a chance for them to earn for themselves when they are older.”

Sittie Aisah Barodi, PLEDGE beneficiaryMarch 2016 / Mamaanun, Piagapo, Lanao Del Sur

“Sultan Kudarat is surrounded by bananas and we knew nothing else but to sell the fruit. PLEDGE taught us how to make banana chips, ketchup, and cakes which will provide us other means of income.”

Noronisa P. Sarip, People’s Organization SecretaryJuly 2016 / Barangay Pigcalagan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao

“PLEDGE allowed us to start a catering business. It also taught us how to earn and save money. What I am most grateful for is how PLEDGE strengthened our faith. As we work long hours to get our business off the ground, our members would perform salat (daily prayers) together. This made our professional relationship closer.” Zuvaira Mangelin, People’s Organization Treasurer

August 2015 / Koronadal Proper, Polomolok, South Cotabato

“What PLEDGE has done is allow People’s Organizations whose members are of different faiths to interact—an opportunity that was not readily present before. Now, we say hello to each other when we meet in the street.” Morsid Macabangin, People’s Organization President

August 2015 / Koronadal Proper, Polomolok, South Cotabato

“We opened a Maranao food business not only to earn but to also reintroduce our traditional food to the youth. We hope that the dodol (rice and coconut jelly) and pakbol (fried cassava) will remind them of the richness of our culture.” Zenab Liendo, PLEDGE People’s Organization Member

March 2016/Rantian, Piagapo, Lanao Del Sur

“PLEDGE is important because it shows that when the government, the MILF, and the international donors work together to bring peace and development on the ground, communities become empowered with the skills and tools they need to improve their quality of life.”

Calima R. Mamad, Municipal Planning and Development CoordinatorMarch 2016 / Mamaanun, Piagapo, Lanao Del Sur

“We know how to make bread but not how to sell them commercially. The PLEDGE trainings will teach us how to start a business so we can earn more for our families.” Ismaudin Mama, People’s Organization President

July 2016/Barangay Pigcalagan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao

PLEDGE Voices from the Field