ID NTuNrr 503-506,5TH FLOOR

PRESTIGE TOVER, ETUBRETO AVENUEORTIGAS COIUPTBX, PASIG CT:|Y

METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINESTr,rnpHoNB (632) 632-toor

TBrprex G32) 632-7844EUAIL assisi@tri-isys.com

\X/EBSITE http://www.assisi-foundation.org

ADF is a non-proft, non-stock corporation

registered utith the Searities and Fxchange Commission since 3 Jull 1975

andacctedited(ren*,r'r:Tl?rl::;r;;#Zr:{:,:,:;::;:;l*l::!X

ASSISI DEVELOPME,NJ' FOUNDATION

VisionA Societv suided bv the

Spirit of L5v? and Se'rvice

;"li'Jl;#ffi'J#

MissionTo be livins witnesses

to our core values ffi the splrltof St. Francis of Assrsr.

As stewards of God's humanand material resources, inpartnerchrp with service

rnstrtutlons and communrtreswith a shared vision,

we. design, plan and undertakeinterVeniions that emDower

the poor and the marginalized,workinq to attain"their full

huma"n development andsecurifv and. tosether with

them, advo'cat e fo, i'ust societalrelationships and sffuctures.

ObjectiuesAssisi DeveloomentFoundation ui*r to help thepoor and the oppressed'become'econom!c.a11y sbdure, sociallyresponsible and morally maturebv makins available:JLlr

susta-inable asriculturaltechnology, farmimplemeits & toolseducation (formal andinformal)

- medical assistance,facilities and health catealternativesopportunities forldadershio and livelihood.skills traihing, ald values/spiritual formationrelief and rehabilitationof communities affectedby the armed conflict inMindanao

I Vision, Mission, Objectiaes

4 Wordsfrom tlte Chairman

6 Messagefrorn the President

8 John Paul II Programfor Childreni Concerns

10 Assisi Scholarship Program

1 1 Isaiah 6L

12 Marian Program

13 Tabang Mindanaus''_:.... ,\

14 Peace aiid Human Security Program in Basulta

L6 Integrated Return and Rehabilitation Program

18 Human Security Prograrnfor Indigenous Peoples

20 Hapayasa: Feeding our Future

22 ADF Board ofTrustees

23 Partners

24 ADF Staff

!

:

assisi development forrndation

30th anniversary report

Our pro

Assisi Develooment Foundationhas come u'long way in 30years, yet remainled steadfastin its r"ole begun in 1-975 - "tobe a forerunner announcingthe comins of God's Kinsdomon earth." (Assisi brocT-rure,1975) Inspired by the spirit ofSt. Francis of A'ssisi, tiustingin the soodness of the Lorilof all c?eation, we embarkedon a mission to empower thepoor who live in th-e marginsbf society "to re-create theiroersonal'and social worlds."Itgzs)

With the wise counsel of ourfoundins trustees led bv Fr.Francisc"o Araneta, S.J., weberan in a makeshift office inMikati. feelins our way in thesocial developfient *oild, *itheach trustee looking after a socialDrosram: rice milliand coconuttro8essins for marsinal farmers'of Lug,rt1, social Eredit grantsfor urban ooor housewives inManila, a flanters and workersoartnershin Drosram in Nesros.l,osnital .iri fo? ooor chilErenof Tondo, herbal gardens forMuntinlupa prisondrs and.poorcommunltres, and educatlonalgrants foryoung people workingwith the ooor. Our Drosramswere moddst but always irfibued

with the spirit of love andservlce.

To realize more ful1y our visionof a iust society, we ioinedchanse asents in civil soiiety tohelp Ergfni ze new dfvelopmentinitiatives spanninq four decades,notablv Philioolne Businessfor Soiial Profiress in the 70s;the PhiliooinE DeveloomentAssistancd Frosrum and'BahayMaria in the 80s; the NationilPeace Conference which savebirth to the Social ReformAgenda, and Task Force TabangMindanaw in the 90s; and inthe new millennium: ASAPhilippines Foundation, inoartnershio with BenisnoS. Aqu ino'Foundation,"fo,microfinance services; thelaunchinq of Hapag-Asa, a

feedins olosram of Pondo nePinoy Ior' 1 2U,000 malnourishedchildren; and the mostchallensins Drosram we have.rndertate n"sb r#, PagtabanganBaSulTa, " .orrro?tium"of15 Foundations workins intandem to uolift the 1.5 millionFrlipinos *lio ur..living a sub-human exrstence rn the poorestprovinces of Basilan, Srilu andTawilTawi.

rA1T}S

assisi development foundation

...but always imbued with the

For 30 years, we have been ledby the Spirit of love and serviceto where we were most needed- initiatins Drototypes andworking -Ja6ts of rnnovariveapproaihes to helo the ooorhtlp themselves, mbvirn fro-action research'to susti'inabledevelopment activities, neverlackins suDDort of like-(" lrminded partners, local andinternational.

There are countless humanstories that give life andsubstance to our Drograms:chiidren's concern, foc,rted ontheir education and well-beinq,assistinq victims of disaster anEwar, hdlping them establishsanctuaries for peace, providinglivel ihood oppo'rtuniii'es, pipin[spring water to indigEnouicommunities, ensuring theirfood security through su siainableagricultuie, freling thoseuniustly imprisoned.-makinsaviilable rrnill loans'for noo?households, building u .,rtt,rr.of peace for Mu slimslChristiansanil Indigenous Elipinos to livetogether in peace, all these in atramework of human securiry.

Beyond the operational andfinancial reports, it is the tellinsof these stories of those lives wE

are given the privilege to touch,that are most compelling andrewarding.

My own life has been enrichedbevond measure. workins withth6 people we serve, wifh ourprogram officers who workwitli a passion for excellence,our dedicated office and fieldpersonnet, and with our valuablepartners in development, sogenerous with theif time andresources, always ready to lenda hand to hetf fellowmen inneed

Thirtv years is a lons time inu -uh'd [fe. For a iSurnalist,writing 30 iridicatesthe combletion of his lifeissignmeht. I would like tothinJ< I have accomolishedmine in my 30 years with Assisi,intertwin-ed #ith memorableyears of public service withtour administrations.

Thirty years is a short time,howevei in the life of a peoplestruggling for nationhood,solidariry iustice and peace. Its_eems that Jose Rizal's questfor the Fatherland continues toour day. If we could only heedhis adiice: "Love what is just,what is good, what is greai, rothe point of dying for ii."

Assisi's contribution to thisvision for nationhood is ourcontinuins commitment tothe pursuiiof "Deace throushdevelopment with justice" in tEeframework of human securirv.It is a commitment that sodsbeyond boundaries and barrlers,transcending time, cultures andpolitics, bu1 alwavs keepins'the faith. Our goalis not fo bEsuccessful, but t-o be a witness tothis quest,which continues fromone generation to the next, untilGods Kingdom is establishedon earth.

Pope John Paul the Great saidthdt we must prepare for thiscomins of Chlisf's Kinsdomdailv iil our hearts. It is ii thiskee'bins watch of the cominE oftheReiurnins Kins that we"aretested.And it'is in tEis hope thatwe are saved.

To our families, friends,colleagues, partners, benefactorsand th? peoble we serve: SalamatPo!rr

30th anniversary report __

- Ambassador Housard Q. Dee

The passion and joy of sharinglife with others is the greatestsift that God has sivenlo each3f us and the oart[ers of AssisiDevelopment Foundation.

Our dream for a iust and humanesociety has be6n nurtured bythe vision and commitmeniof the founders, and by alloeoole who have sener6uslv

"frur'.d

the mission "of creatinfiopportunities for p-eople livingin

-the marsins of societv tochart their liies towards genuinepeace and sustainable living.

For the fruitful existence ofAssisi Develooment Foundationthat spans thr'ee decades, we aredeerli srateful and honored tohr,rl 6.En oart of its vocation inbuildins tfie "cornerstones of a

sociery ispiring for peace, justiceand love. " (r{ssisi, 1975)

Assisi offered us the opportunityto exnand our world to be meir,.rd'wo-en for others. Weiourneved with people whosesimpti'clty and |enlrosity ofheart inspire us to accompanythe indii4enous peoplesi th-eBanssamoro communitieswho "were affected by war, andother various communitiesin upholding their rights to

life, land and development,building their capabiliiies forself-governance, promotingtheir culture and disnity as apeople. In all these,

opeaie andjustice"remains the h6art of ourmission.

As we look forward to anotherthirty years with Assisi, weshall'keep with us the legacyof generoslt% humanlty, anclchaiiry of thi: Father of'AssisiDevelopment Foundation,Ambasiador Howard qDee, who paved "the road tothe buildirig of a responsibleChristian societv orientedtoward the commoh good andthe brotherhood and iolidariryof our people." (Assisi, 1975)

As the iourneyofthe Foundationprogre-sses to the next years, weenioin evervone to asoire forthL sreater' soodrress'of ourmar 91 nalized In d di s adva ntage dfellow Filioinos throush themission ot' sharins 1i6 withothers for the gt.ri.r glory ofGod.

Kalinaw! Kapayapaan! Peace!

Benjamin D. Abadiano

assisi development fotrndation

'Er,l[ *-- ir4a; "ri ;i

jI:l*

3Oth anniversary report

Pooe Tohn Paul II - Prosram for the Children'sCoh.6rnr (JP2-PCC) se?ks to help children inespecially difficult circumstances by providingthbm the'means and opportunities to aihieve fullhuman growth and dei6lopment.

It is named after His Holiness PopeJohn Paul II,as a tribute to his unrelentinq concErn for sufferingchildren all over the world.Ii his message ofpeac{His Holiness exhorts leaders of government andnon-government organizations,-to exert effortsto figTrt poverry whiih is the root cause of manyprob'lem's affecting childre n.

The TP2-PCC was created inL995 as a response tothislall of His Holiness to "sive children-a furureof oeace"and helo the childii:n who have least infiftiand ur. .*p.ti.ttcing the most difficulties andsutterrng.

In 1996, the Avila Charity Fund -be-came themain financial contributor to JP2-PCC's main

Programs.

A. Early Cltildhood Education andDeoelopment Program

This is for children 4-8 years old.The children aretausht basic skills like knowinq and writing thealpfiabet and numerals, and wliting down -their

names.

The module used enriches cultural heritage bymaking use of songs, dances, poems and storiesabout tleir tribe, an-d of examples and illustrationsthat can be found in their environment'

This is for children of elementary and high schoolase. as well as adults who wish io know-the basicsEifs of reading,writing and counting.They are also

siven trainins";r inpuis in skills relerrani to theirEdrrr. and siTuatioti. Fot the adults, this is usuallyintesrated in the Early Childhood EducationProg"ram for the parentd of the children.

B. Functional Literacy Program

assisi development forrndation

C. Home Study Program

This is for the out-of-school youths and adults whomay or may not have any experience in the formalschool. As most of thdm issist in findins foodfor their family, they have no means to atTend areqular school.'The students underso certain vearsof'formal" schoolins either in corfimunirv-6asedcenters or at home irrd *h.r, they are ready theymay wish to take the placement fest (PEPT) foracc'eleration to a high6r grade (for elemen tary) oryear (for high scho6l) leiel.

Programfor Child Laborers and Streetchildren

The children are tausht usins Alternative LearninsSystem modules.'lnterve"ntions are directe8tdwards-providing literacy and numeracy skillsneeded for basic w"ork education and skills trainingin relevant technologies. To do this, appropriatEadjustments in thecontents of t[g'itandardlearning system (DECS curriculumf are madeentailing orientation of subiects toward workeducation in Automotive, Electricity, Welding,Woodwork, Refrigeration, Air Condition;n"stchnology, Offi ce-Man agemen t, Dressmakinf,etc.

For the streetchildren, they are housed in centersthat create an atmosphere of a home for them.They are cared for by 6ouse parents, sent to resularschooling. and given full physical, psycho-iocialand moral support.

Study Loan Program

This program provides opportunities for indisentchildren-and

-their families to have better lives

throush vocationaltrainlng and thepromise of gainfule-mployment

:f:xttffgi:g >- -*ffiffigraduate youthscomrns trom ooorfamilie"s do not' have the chance of continuing tocollese. As they need to find work immedialelvto help the fainily, they accepr even the mostexploifative and abusive working conditions. Inthis proqram, they are qiven trri;irrs to work ininduitrids. And because"they are baiked up by ar^eputable and competent inJtitution, they rL..'ir.fair treatme n t from' their empl over. Th e instirutionthen applies a reasonable bavment scheme forthe graduate-trainees to be'a6le to continue theprogram and serve more youth.

Special Education and Rebabilitation Program/or CWDs

Children with disabilities need a Special Proqramso that thev can also be productive desoite "their

physical limitations. This entails providing forappropriate equipment or aids, and a specializededucational system. Each student is treatedindividually aicording to his/her capacity andextent of disabiliry.

Legal Assistance Prograrn (CASA-GAL)

This is to assist children in detention centers, eitheras victims or offenders, by training volunteer court-agr-ointed sp_ecial advocates or g"uardian s ad litem(CASA-GAL). It aims to qive iustice to childrenthrough a fair and speedy t-rial irf their cases.

*

30th anniversary report

The scholarship proqram (beqan in 1995)resnonds to ediriatiSnd and Iormative needs ofdisldvantaqed youth (indigenous, urban and ruralpoor) and disa6led personf. It primarily extendsbducational suooori on tuition^and other feestoward the corirpletion of education from alllevels.

The orosram aims to instill communiryIeaddrshlp among its scholars initiated by thespirit of ioluntee"rism, and to foster awarenessahd increased respect for, and understandingof culturaVreligioiu s diversiry especi ally am ongthe indigenous-youth. Formativ'e learning thatinvolve#he parent, school and communi-tyexnands oDDortunities and avenues for granteestot"ard f.t'l hr*rn development througlactivities like peace workshops and youth camps.Throush servite extension pioiects on Gradua'teIntervEntion, it offers career d6velopment forits tertiarv sraduates throush initiaiives forself- or p6tfi',un.t t employfilent, cooperativeefforts tbward livelihood sustainabiliix andeventual deployment of volunteers in communitydevelopment projects.

In seven years ofservice, the program hasassisted over 5,000 children andl'outh' 80% ofwhich come from the indigenoui and rural poorsectors. It now has 210 college,220 vocatiohal,370 hieh school, and 200 elementary grantee-graduaTes. 85% of tertiary graduate6 a-re- emplgyedin voluntary or permanent iervice, mostly in th-eirown communities.

Program partners include dioceses working withothEr Ass'isi programs, religious congregati'ons . .and non - govern"m e nt orgai iz ati o n s wi th veritabl e

track reco-rd in development work, especially ineducation.

t0 a ssisldeve lopm e nt foundation

Isaiah 61 was oriqinally a Medical AssistanceProgram createdTn th6 1980's in responseto the critical medical and health ne'eds of;(1) abandoned, sick and dying children, and(2) indieents suffering from e-ve disease. Thenrosram' was desisned alons 6ollaborative effortsdesigned alongprogram was oeslgneG arong colraDorarlve efro.with health professionals qril institutions; that

/',w

"The Spirit af the

Lord is upon mq

bemuse the Lordhas anointed m.e;

He has sent rne

to bring gladtidings to the

lowly, to heal the

brokenhearted, to

proclaim libertyto the captiwes

and release tothe prisoners, to

annouTxce a yearoffaworfrom the

Lord and a day

of ztindicationby our God, to

contfort all wlto?n7Lffnt... ,SO

v:ill tlte LordGod rnake justireand praise springup before all the

?xiltior?s."

- Isaiab 6l

throush a kihdred soirit of compassion andservicE, critical facili'ties, techrrology and medicalexpertise would be made available"to the poor.Ht.

This orosram is a ioint effort of the Missronanesof Cfiariw "Alav ris Puso" Homes for abandonedchildren fron d.oi"ssed communities inManila who ben,ifit from twice-a-week visits ofvolunteer doctors, including attention to theirhospitalization needs, at th; National Children'sHoipitat.

In nartnershio with a Doctort Grouo and theCaidinal Santos Hospital Eye Clinii, Assisiprocured laser equiprirent add related facilities,i"herebv ,"rr".rrJ. t'rom the use of theseeouipnient were channeled to defrar)?iasnosticurid'tr.ut*ent costs of indigents sufrerin[ fromeye diseases.

In 1990 up to the present, the programresponded to requ6sts made bv As-sisi ProeramPaitners to help'children bendficiaries wh6reouire maior surseries or those aflicted with.url.... Its'workifis Dartners included thePhilippine Band oIMercy, Makati MedicalCentbi the St. Martin Charity Hospital andthe Philippine Children's Medical Center. Ahighlight 6f its services was in 7999 when amedical mission team responded to the EastTimor crises. In the yeaf2000, the MedicalAssistance Program was renamed ISAIAH 61.

30th anniversary reportm

MARIAN SOIIDAAITYFOR rcPE'OTfi{ PAUL tr

Joir P:rul !i \le i-o1t Youl

The Marian Prosram is the spiritual arm of AssisiDevelooment FJundation. In Dartnership with BahavMaria, i Hou.. of Marian Apbstolate for social and

-

spiritual development, and the Catholic BishopsConference of the Philippines (CBCP) - activities are

orsanized for the Philippine Catholic Church for itsnational celebrations: Nitional Marian Year (1985);National Eucharistic Year (1987); the InternationalTheolosical /Pastoral Conference of the Alliance of theHearts"ofJesus and Mary (1,987); the Pilgrimage oftustfor Youns-People (1990)': the 10th WorldYouth Dav(1995); u"a tfrb PreparaioryYears for theJubilee of theYear 2000 (1,997 to 2000).

The Marian Program activities combine the three essentialelements of trueVarian devotion: prayer, service to the

--n' I poor, and study and propagation of ihoGood News.

Other services include logistical and financial assistance,as orovided for the Celeb-ration of the Year of the SacredHJ; Q,OO ) and the Celebration of tht Year of theEucharist with Mary (2005). For these, four (4) bookswere published: the C.O.R. Prosram for the Year of theSacred Heart and Living the Be-atitudes with St.Joseph(both in 2004) and in 2605, the Collection of Masses-forthe Blessed Virsin Mary (Volume 1: Sacramentary &Volume 2:LectYonary); and Celebrating the Euchhristwith Mary, A Guidebook. Copies of tliese titles weredistributed to all parish priests of the 86 Dioceses and395 Relisious Co'neresutiont (Men and Women) in thePhiliooiffes. Its mo"st rEcent undertakinq in Ausust 2005*r. tli. oublication of the 8 Volumes oI"DireJtion forOurTinles (as given to'Anne" aLay Apostle) as well as

its Youth Divisi-on booklet for young adults.

t7 assisi development forrndation

In 1998, the El Ninophenomenon dried up andravished the lands of Mindanao.A food crisis affectedthe Mindanao tri-people(Indigenous Peoples, Morosand Christians), particularlythe Indigenous Filipinos. Tocushion the adverse effects ofthe drought, some businesses,private foundations, the mediaand the Catholic Churchpartnered with the Philippinegovernment to establish TaskForce: Thbang Mindanaw; a

multi-sectoral initiative torespond to this particularMindanao problem. The TaskForce started out as a reliefoperation to immediatelycombat the crisis. This gavebirth to Tabang MindanawI, the humanitarian initiativerooted on the disastrous effectof the El Nino.

Eventually, Tabang Mindanawspun into separate maiororosrams to'address disti nctfrro6l.rnr in Mindanao.

When war broke out inMindanao between the AFPand the MILF in 2000, manycivilians were causht in thecrbtsfire and were"displaced intheir homelands. TM launchedthe Emereencv HumanitarianOneratioris foi Civilian Victimsto'provide emergency reliefooirations and f'ood assistancettl the evacuees. This becameknown as Tabang Mindanaw II.

Since relief assistance wastemporar% sustainable solutionsto ldns-tarm problemshad tdbe addiessed. AssisiDevelooment Foundation-^.,.,.d out a comDrehensive,r,d irrt.sruted rehibilitation,rosru*"*ithin the frameworkbf p".u.. and humanitarian

develooment that createdTM-Inteerated Return andRehabilitftion Program (TM-rRRP).

Thousands of Filioino workersfrom Minda.rro j mostlyfishermen and constructionworkers - in search of ioboooortunities in Malairsia who#e'nt in through the southernbackdoor were exoelled anddeoorted back to Mirrdunuo- strainins the resources of thePhilippi nE government. Thisrequiled a cbncerted responsefrom civil sociery. Thus, inSeptember 2002,TabangNlindanaw III was launched to

address the grave absence ofhuman secuiity in the threeDoorest orovinces of theFhitppiires: Basilan, Sulu and

.r r+aIawl-Iawr.

initially assist Filipino deporteesrnrtlallv assrst rlllDlno oeDC

frgmlilalaysia, arid to help

t330th anniversary report -

Tabans Mindanaw III initiallv sousht toenhanEe conditions in the t.siot bi providinsontions for Elioinos to stav i?r theii fromelanEthroush the creation of peimanent workplaces.With"the formation of Pagtabangan BaSulTa(created in Tulv 2004bv tlie Assisi DevelopmentFoundationrTabanq Mindan aw, the AIM jMirantCenter for Bridginfi Social Divides and SynergosInstitute) and tlie h"elp of nine (9) organriuttoit,the sroup undertook a collective resp-onse to thesitu;ti o n' of poverry confl ict and maigin alizationin the lggion, building.on existing pr5gramsand rnrtratrves undertaKen ln the provlnces.Paetabangan BaSulTa also developed a commonhu"man se"curity framework and the bridgingleadership engagement process.

Today, Pagtabangan BaSulTa ('helping eachother-'), TM III's prominent coalitibn,-will focuson water development projects, peace advocacyand culture of p'eace, arid the EmerqencyFlumanitarianResponse and Reduction Program.Pagtabangan BaSulTa's qoal is for Basilan, Suluan8 TawiYfawi to have i'hr.r-rn developmentindex at D^r with the rest of ilIindanao bv 2010and enioy freedom, prosperity and a cuiture ofpeace with a respect for diffeiences and diversity.

r' IF*q

.-{i; .r . r-:

t4 assisi development foundation

I;-a

30th anniversary report t5

"Building Sanctuaries for Peace"

The task of rehabilitatinq the war-torn communitiesin Mindanao is more "than

iust a proiect. It is amission that promotes healing, recdnciliation andunifv amons-neople and thetovernment. It is ajourhey.of firptr9..4 people wh-"o struggle togetherrn reburldrng therr lrves and thelr communlty Iromthe ashes o{war.It is a commitment ofpeople whocontinually search for genuine and lasting peace inMindanao.

It is this same spirit that gave the internally displacedpeople (IDPs) the insfliration in convertirig the-ilf;;..r,lb*

grounds of*battle into "Sanctuarits of

The mission of the IRRP is to take an active rolein peace building and rehabilitation through acomprehensive an? human development pro{ramthat includes: \

Peace Building and Adwocacy

Peace buildine is the heart of IRRPT work, aboveand beyond relief and rehabilitation projects inthe war-torn areas of Mindanao. It tenters itspeace efforts on the rehabilitation of lives and

relationshios amons oeoole: between communitiesand the gb'o.rrr*Eit, lietween people and themilitary, io make their assistanEe and solutionlons lastins and sustainable. ADF assists innocentvictTms ofVarious injustices rebuild their hopes forpeace and bring back their faith in peace

Capacity Building

This enables the communities to plan, manage,implement and evaluate their own projects, assessand resoond to communifv issues and oroblems.The program provides trairiings on leadeiship T4value tormatron ln the context of the communrtlesculture, religion, and current realities in life.

Rebuilding Homes

The construction of the peoplet shelter served as

an avenue for camaraderie amons the communitywith bavanihan in olace. Each f#nilv contributedin buildins houses for the entire community- fromthe conce[rualization, design and construction ofthe houses. The oeoole themselves rebuilt theirhomes and shared in'rebuilding their communitytogether to start life anew.

t6 assisi development foundation

Constructing Water Systems

For the war-ravaged communities, safe waterbecame inaccessible and scarce when waterpumps and systems were bombed. ADF renderediechirical subport while the community workedhard to instill hand pumps and sprilg'cappingsto reconstruct their watei systemi. Today, thereis access to safe and porta6le water for-health,sanitation and agriculture.

Re c o n s tr uc ting Infras t r u c tur e s

Buildins and reoairins schools have allowed thechildren" to retuin to lchools and continue theireducation, grounded this time on a culture of peace.The mosque allowed the Moros to practice theirrelisious iiruals as one asain. The piace museumrec8llects the peoplet ini?iative forthe restorationof peace and fives'. And the peace celter providesthe' community a place for ineetings, dislcussionsand celebratioirs. ^

Advancing Wornen and Healtb Causes

Women ofthe sanctuaries for oeace take on oivotalroles in the improved level of health and sanitationwithin the co^mmunity through a community-

based health Drosram. The orosram includes theestablishm..r't oF health .dntirr where trainedwomen Dromote alternative wavs of healins likeacrrpr.sslrr.e and herbal medicitie, the offeriig ofhealth education, and the sale of herbal mediclnesin partnership with AKKAP (AlternatibongKatilingbanong Kalambuang Panglawas)

Establishing viable Community Livelihood Prajects

Livelihood proiects have been established toimorove the oudlitv of life in the sanctuaries forI ,.f, t .Jpeice. These proietts include animal dispersal,-catfish cultivations and the construction ofcoconut and solar driers and mini stores and theformation of cooperatives with technical assistanceand training from the Department of Tiade andIndustry and the Cooperative DevelopmentAuthority.

Targeting F_ood Security tbrough SustainableAgriculture (SA)

SA has seen the training of farmers as localtechnicians, who in turn encourage other farmersto replicate'SA in other .o.rr*.rfrities for healthreaso-ns, environmental protection, debt freedomand food security.

. 30th anniversary report t7

The Assisi Develooment Foundation IndisenousPeoples (IP) Progiam was conceived in 19"91, tohelo disolaced AEta communities durins the Mt.PinLrub'o eruption. ADF established Villa Maria,an Aeta relocation site, together with BahayMaria. Later in 1.994,ADF built Sapang-Uwak,where basic social services were provideil inhealth and sanitation, community organizing andliteracy for children and adults.

Since then, ADF ventured into education andsustainable agriculture programs for the IPs inLuzan and a-few in Mindinao. Soon after, ADFwent into a food securiry program for the IPs

-,4\ { called ASAP (Assisi's Slrstairiable Agriculture'Program).

The scope of work expanded to Mindanaowhen tlie El Nino ohenomenon haooened in1998 where many Lumads (IPs in Mindanao)were affected. Th-e intervention from relief andmedical ooerations evolved into a comorehensiveframework that imolemented Drosrarrrco m p o nents o n foo'd s ecuriry s'elfldete rmin ationand

-ecolosical protection wilh sustainableagriculturE, *ut., systems, health and education.

The orosram aims to suDDort IP communitiesin at'tain'i ng their sustairidble de*retop me ntwhile resoectins their indisenous crilrure andaspiratiois thro"ush the orSmotion of communirveri-,po*er-ent, b;sic de'ielopment rights, and r

Justrce and peace.

Capability Building

Several trainins Drosrams are desisned to equioIP leaders and?6utf with technicil know-h'o#to make them lead their communities better andmore effectively.

Basic Rigltts Deoelopment

Under this component. the Drosram buildscommunity sch6ol s, educati'on aT i n frastructure,and develops appropriate curriculum for the IPs.A scholarship piogiam is open to IPs at.all levelsof educatron to provrde access to educatron.

S us tainab le Agriculture

The communitv Learnins Farms used to beimplemented iir Luzon, ind were brought toLumad communities to emplov sustain-ableasriculture (SA) technolosi'es ind orovidehinds-on training to IP firmetr. Th. programestablished environment-friendlv asritulturaltechnolosv throush Learnins Fdrm"s and SApracticesib .rr..rrE food seculiry in each IPhousehold.

Water Systems

The prosram aims to establish water systems andbuild caiacities to helo IPs set uD conimunalwate_r .y"t.-. for the i*prorr.*6nt of IP's livingconditibns, health status and project manageme-ntskills.

t8 assisi development foundation

Alternatiae Health

Health Centers are built to train IP womenpromote alternative ways of healing through herbalinedicines and the offeiing of healt'I-r educltion.

Human Rigltts Adoocacy

The orosram orovides assistance to IP victimsof h,imin riglits violations and in tackling casesrelated to antestral domain.

Free the IP

A orosram with the Ateneo Human Riehts Center*at lainched in 2003 ro assist IPs in neEd of lesalassistance. It has developed an Indiqenous PeoplesRiehts Act casebook, conducted IPRA workshbps,and trained 17 field coordinators throughout thdcountry.

t930th anniversary repor:L

The country's future does not look encouragingwith a sad iale of poverty: three out of tenchildren suffer froh miironutrient (iron, iodine,aqd vitaryil A) and_macronutrient (protein and.

There are mbre than 700,000 children aged 0years old in Metro Manila alone who su'lfer f

calorie) deficiency that leads to aneriia, low bodyresistance against illry1p1grd.pggr memorl.. -memory.

n ased 0-5r;!;.ii i; M;;; ril,"ti; ;i";;i,;',;

Each Parish forms a Parish Action Team (PAT).The PAI who will manase the HAPAG-ASAprogram, undergoes train-ing for a systematicandeffective prdgram i mpl dmentation. EachParish submiis an ActiorrPlan as blueprint forimplementation. At present, there are 468 parishvolunteers in 46 pariihes that have undergonetraining.

such condition.

HAPAG-ASA, an integrated Nutrition Program,was created early this year as the CatholicChurchb resoonse to dhe countrvt severemalnutrition' problem in childreh, implementedin Parishes from the Diocese membei-s of Pondong Pinoy. Aside from improving the health of

..r. . malnouiished children, FiAPAG-ASA aims todisseminate the spirit of sharins embodied bv the'miracle of multiflying bread afrd fish.'

The program hopes to feed 65,000 matnourishedchildreriuntil2006, aged three to five years,around the Philippine-s five times a we-ekwithin six months. An education prosram forthe children's parents is beins simlltfireouslvimplemented in order to eniure that the childrenwill stay healthy even after the feeding program

t'enos.

Mothers are given classes on health education,value formation, family planning, livelihood,and other Drosrams of the oaristr or CARITAStog€ther w'ith"the feeding .th.drrl. of theirchIldren.

20 ,- assisi development foundatiorL

Last 18 luly 2005, 11 parishes in five Dioceses(Manila, Pisig, Calooian, Novaliches, at Cubao)launched the"prosram. As of October 2005, thereare 3,L70 chithrefi f rom 49 parishes and sevendioceses who now benefit from HAPAG-ASA.

Each chiid-beneficiary receives a nutritious meal,called a Vitameal, for five consecutive days withinsix months, of rice and lentils (beans), enrichedwith25 kinds of vitamins.

For onlv P7.50 a meal or P900 for the ful1 sixmonths', a child is saved from severe malnutrition.This includes the insredients for the preparedVitameal menu of rlce, vegetables, fish, r'i-reat, andothers.

Pondo nq Pinoy shoulders the first 5,000children"ner Diocese and hopes to source out theP58.5 million needed to feed 65,000 childrenuntil2006 for HAPAG-ASA. Dondtions maybe deposited to Bank of the Philippine Islands,Pondb Ng Pinoy Account Acct. N6.3061-08582-2.

To feed these children is to ensure the country'sfuture.

Cal1 HAPAG-ASA Secretariat today at 632'1001 to 03 or

email hapagasa@gmail. com.

30th anniversary report 2t

(+) Jaime Cardinal L. Srn

Honorary Chairman

Francisco Araneta,Chairman

Victoria Elisa A. Dee[/i c e P r e s i de n t/Tr e as ur er

Sr. Michelle Gamboa, RGS

Fr. Catalino G. Arevalo, SJ.

Atty. Francisco G. De Guzman

Fr.

Prof. Ernesto Garilao

Ambassador Howard QDee

22 _ _ _ assisi developmenrloundation

Locar aNp INrBnxRrroNar- PanrNBnsGiuseppe Maria Foundation, HOPE InternationalDevelopment Agency, Apostolate for FamilyConsecration, Canadian International DevelopmentAgency, Catholic Organization for Relief andDevelopment (CORD-AID), Institute for InternationalEducation, Misereor, Philippines-Canada DevelopmentFund, GOP-UNDP-trC

Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process,Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, ArmedForces of the Philippines, Department of Social Welfareand Development, CARITAS, Pondo ng Pinoy, ASAPhilippines Foundation Inc., GZO Peace Institute,Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation

TaseNc MrNoaNaw TAsx FonceAyala Foundation, Inc., Philippine Daily Inquirer,CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Indigenous Peoples(ECIP), ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc., AY Foundation,Inc., Benigno S. Aquino Foundation, Inc., CorporateNetwork for Disaster Response (CNDR), GMA KapusoFoundation, Inc., League of Corporate Fodrrdations(LCF), Metrobank Foundation, Inc., Office of Ms.Margie Moran-Floirendo, Mindanao Cabinet, Senate andCongressional Spouses (1999)

CHuncH ParrueRsArchdioceses/Dioceses/Prelature/Vicariate of Cagayande Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Butuan, Digos, Dipolog, Iligan,Kidap awan, Malayb alay, Marbel, M ati, Ozamiz, S urigao,Tagum, Tandag, Ipi1, Isabela, Marawi, Jolo

PecrasaNcaN Basulra SuppoRr Gnoup MeN{aBRsAIM-Mirant Center for Bridging Societal Divides,CARE Philippines, Consuelo Foundation, Inc., LocalGovernance Support Programme, Mirant PhilippinesFoundation, Peace and Equity Foundation, PetronFoundation, Philippine Development AssistanceProgramme, Inc., Philippine Business for Social Progress,Tabang Mindanarar, WVIF Philippines

Iupr,BuBNtrNc PanrNnn OncaNtzanroNsAlouette Foundation of the Philippines, Assisi FarmSchool, Association of Mountaineers in the Cordillera,AVJ-Social Action Center, Bahay Maria, Inc.,Bangsamoro Development Agency, Bangsamoro YouthRanao Center for Peace and Development, BukidnonTiibal Filipino Foundation, Business Resource CenterFoundation, Cartwheel Foundation, Inc., CatholicMission to the Blaans, Christ Light of the Nation,Consolers of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Dioceseof Bayombong, Dominican Sisters, Don Bosco South,Dumingag United Subanen Association, Easter College,Inc., Franciscan Immaculatine Sisters, Friends of theYouth Foundation, Inc., Halad Kay Maria - Pulay-AnFoundation, Holy Child Academy, Holy Spirit AetaMission, ILAWAN, Inc., International Associationfor Transformation, IPA - Butuan, Cagayan de Oro,Cotabato, Digos, Ozamis,Tagum,Tandag, IPA - Caritas-Bataan, Kahiusan, Kahiusan sa mga Higaonon, KalahanEducational Foundation, Link Center for the Deaf,Louise de Mariilac Foundation, Inc., Ma. Lena BuhayMemorial Foundation, Inc., Marian Hearts Foundation,Marist Brothers, Kidapawan College, Maryknoll HighSchool of Cattel, Mindanawon, Mufti Multi-PurposeCenter, Nagdilaab Foundation, Inc., Nueva YizcayaEnvironmentai and Rural Development, Pax ChristiLearning Center, Piniyalan, Inc., Salidumay CommunityDevelopment Association, Servants of Divine Mercy,Shontoug Foundation, Inc., Siervas de SanJose,SPREAD - De La Salle Universiry Sta.Teresita ParishHigh School, St. Francis Learning Center, St. Vincent'sSchool Parish, Subanen Ministry Center, TahanangWalang Hagdan, Inc.,Tiibal Cooperation for RuralDevelopment, Tricom, Inc., UP Pahinungod, VirlanieFoundation, Inc., Welcome Home Foundation, WiganSettlers Multi-Purpose Cooperative, ZN Center forSocial Concerns and Development

- 30th anniversary report 23

I lor,vard QDee, Prc:identV ictori a trlisa A. I) ee, l/ i c e - P rc s i d e n t/ Tr e a -r u r e r

{plr rN r st'Ra'rro^* s. I'rir rrxcr:N'Ia. Victoria X'I. Borres, Of/iie Atlnini.;trator

l'ir>rinda Nl. Lacanlalav, l"inancet,4dntin J tead,Specittl Progt'atns undtr th,'()llitt o-f'tltc Prtti,ltrtt (I)ontlo ng'Pinol UA,\,4 l'jhiliopiti*)

li,'i R. Codirr, Iitr,/gc/ o l''ittonce OffcerNI arites 7J. Btrret , ,4d rtin istru ti,ue Assisttt tt t/Bookkecper

Gusrrar. SpRvrce s

Amr. !-rancisct.rBcnedicto llaganI{odel Alvarado

Progratns

lNorcpxous Propr-cs aNo I'r:aco aNo DerrBlopun,.-t PRocnausBen jamin A'oadiano, E x e cu l itte L oord in a tor

Cesrr Gior.arirj L Soledad ,IP Program Ooortiinator, MindanaoMa. Crrnscrlleion Iiatna,r, l'rogr,utt L'o,tr.litalor lbr Pcarr ott,l Det't/opntcn/, Minitttt,to

Sisrer Nlichellc L. Ganrl,,,;r, RCS, l)togruttt C)or,lin,tto, -for W,rtl 3 SA. Min,/un,t,,CerlrJ,-r

-1. ilurn.rt,n, Proyt'tnt (.'oor,lina/orfor Wttttr (l SA

Celeste Clarrdine Ll. Estrella, 'fechnical lssistant'fercrmeo

Jose , Liu/iltood OJfirerJbr Pearc and DetclopntentLarrie G. G tbu,a, A d nt i n i s trlt ti ? e .4 s s i s t tt n t,/B o o k k e e p e r, Ll[ in d a ri a o

Sonnv Estoll <>sct, I P P rogt',t m As s i s tan l, M i n dan a o

iiederic,, O rllla, Ofi r,4 ide, M indan ao

Scrror-ensHr p Pnocn-A,N{

Jacqueiyn Dee-Co, Progrant Coordinator\rictoria Borres, Co-coordinator'

Pnocnar,r roR CnrlonrN's CoNacrnNsl\{aya N. Soriano, Program Coordinator

Marie Angde Ressurrecion, Program Oftcer, Mindanao

FerorNc PnocnauEleanore Lafuente, Ptogram Coordinator

Nelson Tungala, I olunttet'Ma. Kriscel Palattao, Volunteer

f}'sar,,ic N1[rNoaNa\, - EMpncENcy HuN{axrranraN/BaSur-TA-PacrasRNcaNErnesto D. Garilao. Senior Executive Of,.cerNlerlie B. Mendoza, Executive Coordinator

Victor Taylc-,r, Consu/tant-/bt the Culture oJ-PeateAbraham Idjirini, Field SupeivisorJbr the Culttu'e of Peace

Ruth Saivaiia, B ookkeeperChristopher Zabala, P rogram .4ssis tan t

Giilarme Jo1'Pelino, Field Staf for Tau:i-taui

NIanraN PnocnevrAie.j andro Ra7, Vo / u n t e e rShem Mores ca, Volun teer

Assisi's eistence sorinEs from the Foundation's desireto afirm in tlie splrit of peace and Christian love

expressed in the life of St. Francis of Assisithe Lordshio of the Almishw Father over Life

and the'resources of t[is'world, and hence,the dieniry, solidariry of all men and women.-

a.s children-and co-creators of God.

Assisi's role in sociery is that of a forerunner,announcing God s Kingdom on earth,

where human beings are made thelreatest of God's^crearures,endowed #th the senius of creativity

and also with the responsibilirv to trinsform our worldinto God*s Kingdoin coming to His people.

Assisi's soal is to return to sociew its lost idealwhich is God's imperarive to "love your neighbor as yourself",

to be so oosiessed bv the love of GoJ that et erv personind all ofcr6ation is loved as brother aird sister.

Assisi's responsibiliry- is to espouse and practice

of a sociery "i-.;;*H;:fllfi'f.3l.responsible to God, to each other,andarso'n"'::;:l'i!iu,?."Ji"1','i'o1i::i,',%',Tf.:H5:

Assisi primarilv seeks solidariw with the poor,' tli. dispossessed, ind the out.utt,

recoqnizing in them Gbd's presence in the world,buitding with, and amoig them, human communities of hope,- creativiry and ioy that become, for all their smallness,

the cornerstones ofa socieil,aspiring for peace,justice and love.

As si si bclie ve s

;l# *.'#x: :i,'if,p arti cuiarrv'*ffit

J l: ffi i; l*.',ll#l ii:l?:xTi;basic economic securiw

opportuniw for worLhealth'of mind and body

spirirual and moral growtheducation'and culrural development

.",:"#[:?'f,",:l*:lt'"-""i;;:l?,o.litllit'"ff i$nT.l[,i[r'3iffi tr:

Assisi's development initiatives start with the realization thatGod's oreferential obtion is for the ooor. becominq one with them.

Cod! poor, bling disposs.r.dd, rr. capableZf fully receivingr1rs peace, love anclJoy.

We, who are endowed with resources,if we are to achieve true human development,must put on the mind of Chrisr and Francis,-

aooroachins the poor with esteem,recosnizins ind valuifis thdir human dieniry,

ant reruTning to thefir their inherent Iight,as children of God and co-heirs of His bounry

to the material resources of the earth.

ASSISI DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY

Our startins ooint is the realizationthat the po&'and the disadvantaged posse-ss the creative energyto imorove the oualirv of their lives ahd of sociew.Ho*6ver, all too ofteir, their energy is immobilizi:dby the absence, the dearth of opporrunitiesaird their isnorance of alternatives and optionsthat will eiable them to re-create their personal and social worlds.Mindful of the complexiry of the problem,Assisi nevertheless s?eks.io resporid by initiating and supportingthe creation of opportunities and alteinativesthat enhance the self-help capacities ofthe poorand foster a sense of mor'al and social consci.n..among all sectors of society.

Assisi hooes to reach the poorest of the poor.In respon'ding to their .ori..rm and needs,AssisirecosnTzes the urgency of providins short-term assistance.At the sam"e time, Assisf ackhowledgesthat such needs as health and livelihoodcan only be sienificantly addressed by a cornplementary effortto help evolve"meaning'fi.rJ alternativ6s with lbng-range solutionsto the-probiems be setiing the poor.As a deveiopment agency, Assiii.finds that assistance to the poormust necessarily move within this continuumfrom short-term to long-term perspectives.Short-term assistance c-in be an initial, often critical imperus,for survival - and hope.

Assisi's aooroach toward short-term assistancethus farrorl programs desiened with a chanqe of social strucrLlresfor a lasting solution to ba"sic problems of tEe poor.Oftentimei, these problems aiisefrom inequitable sin.rcrures.of sociery.This is a riroduct of uneoual oooortunitir, r, d i n eo iri tahl e di stribution .,f 'r"..,rr...-this is a oroduct of uneoua-l oDDorftlnltlesand ineoLitable distribut'ion of i.rorr..tin an ovlrlv materialistic secular world.in an overlyCognizanf of its own limitations,Asfisi nevertheless assumes its task,perceiving its work as an imperative of Social Justice.

Assisi believes that it is but a steward of God's resourcesand a channel of His love for the poorand that service to the poor is a dury and a privilegethat calls fbr a continuous sensitivityto their concerns and aspirations.

Assisi is confident that in solidarirywith the poor and the dispossessed,in partneiship with individuals and instirutions of goodwilJ,in ieeking to"'make all things new",throuqh t-he Spirir rhat is in all human hearts,all things are fossible.

Assisi sees this challenge of a common causeand a common ideal aitranscending self interests and selfish confinesto pave the ioad to the building of a responsible Christian societyori'enred toward authentic sociiJ derelopmentmarked by the common good, the brotherhoodand solidariry ofour people.

TNSfFIII ru}il

##