A Child Labor Prevention Project
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! ! !"#$%&'()$*%+(,"'&$-(.*/0121&+0((((((((((((((((((((((((((((31"40'/(56"**0'/7(610$/0(6"*+01809( A Child Labor Prevention Project Project Overview Pilot Project Partners Main Project Objective! : To empower Philippine ! Bantay! Bata 163 Bacolod National communities to reduce the worst forms of child labor, in a ! Commission on Indigenous Peoples self-sustaining manner. ! (NCIP) The Department of Education Pilot Project: The development and implementation of creative social entrepreneurial workshops, within the ! Division of Silay City Local Bukidnon indigenous community, in partnership with local Government Division of Silay City organisations, schools, musicians and artists. ! Tumandok Crafts ! Child Exploitation Issues . The Bukidnon community has been identified by the organisation Bantay Bata 163 Bacolod, as an at risk community for child !trafficking and child sexual exploitation. As a precaution to these risks a child protection plan and quick response team is being incorporated into project ‘CCC’ to educate the community and local and foreign tourists about child exploitation issues. ! ! "#$%&!'()*&!+#"#$!"#$%&'()$*%+(,"'&$-(! .*/0121&+0((((((((((((((((((((((((((((31"40'/(56"**0'/7(610$/0(6"*+01809'))*%,!+-.%( ! Project Details ! ! Number of Target Participants: 50 Implementation: Our objectives can be achieved through the implementation of social entrepreneurial (Social Workshop Phases Business) workshops; thereby creating a community of organisations that can support one another, with Phase 1: Project Spiral the facilitation of key bodies’ creative and social 12 step pre-business planning and entrepreneurial skills. Workshops, which will be creative ethics development. developed in partnership with Dr. Divina M. Edralin, will provide skills to organisations and local Objective: To enable the community to communities and will cover topics including develop a creative, ethical and useful innovation, leadership, action learning, reflection, outline for their own social business engagement strategies, management, marketing, start-ups. administration, finance & social return on investment, pitching and presentation. Includes musical and artistic activities. Phase 2: Detailed Product/Service Community Cultural Development tools and Development and Business Planning processes (community development that incorporates important ethical practices such as cultural Objective: To educate and assist the consciousness and working with indigenous community in creating a business plan communities) will be used throughout implementation. for their own social businesses. Skills gained through workshops can be incorporated Includes business planning & transfer of into organisations’ artistic and therapeutic activities project spiral in collaboration with local already in operation and into new community projects. business students, and relaxation methods. Programs to incorporate into project CCC’s pilot: Livelihood project with the Bukidnon Cultural Community in Sitio Sibato, Silay City, Province of Negros Occidental; Maximizing the use of indigenous materials found in their surroundings by transforming them into products such as baskets and blinds. A lack of funding resulted in the project’s closure. ‘Bantay Bata 163’ would like to continue, and believe that the partnership with Nomadic Hands will be of great help. Community incentives Phase 3: Eco-Village Launch A ‘Food for Work’ project is planned for the duration of the community workshops. At the completion of their To create a sustainable eco-village, workshop program, participants will be reimbursed where products and services can be with food for the meals they required during their sold to local and international clientele. attendance.! /! ( ( (((((((((((((((( ! "#$%&!'()*&!+#"#$(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((!"#$%&'()$*%+(,"'&$-(.*/0121&+0! ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((31"40'/(56"**0'/7(610$/07(6"*+01809'))*%,!+-.%( ! Past and Upcoming Activities During October and November 2010 consultations began between Nomadic Hands and Anti Child Labor organisations throughout the Philippines. Bantay Bata 163, Bacolod and Nomadic Hands initiated a partnership. In November 2011 consultations within the Bukidnon indigenous community took place. A need for environmental protection, cultural rejuvenation and economic development was identified. The development of creative social entrepreneurial workshops commenced with assistance from Dr. Divina Edralin, Full Professor at the Business Management Department, College of Business De La Salle University Manila, Philippines. In January 2012 practical demonstrations of creative social entrepreneurial workshops were held were held for Bantay Bata and the Bukidnon community, in Sitio Sibato with a local musician. On the 6th of February 2012 a community building workshop and cultural performance took place within the community, in relation to relevant social business education. In March 2012 Approximately 20 Bantay Bata staff members, who will be contributing assistance to running the community workshops, will be offered a three-day intensive training about creative social entrepreneurialism. This will give staff the knowledge to run workshops in the local language. From April to May 2012 Music and art appreciation classes will be held in the community. Creative classes including drumming, singing, dancing song writing and painting will be offered to the community two weekends per month as part of an effort to both encourage family participation, and to regenerate the loss of culture within the community including dialects and rituals. Particular emphasis will be placed upon reconnecting community elders with children for the hand-down preservation of culture through the generations. 0! 1 ( ( ! "#$%&!'()*&!+#"#$((((((((((((((((!"#$%&'()$*%+(,"'&$-(.*/! 0121&+0(((((((((((((((((((((((((((31"40'/(56"**0'/7(6"--$:"1$/07(6"#:$/9'))*%,!+-.%(! Project’s Outcomes/Benefits Philippine Beneficiaries: ! Students: Through education and awareness students take action to become involved and assist with activities for the reduction of child labor. Professional: Employment for families with children. Increased income generation through employment wages and government taxes. Need expressed with regard to continuation of training for Bantay Bata’s staff in other regions. Family/Community: Better standards of living and prevention of families becoming involved in child labor, plus wellness of individuals through engagement of families in sustainable livelihood programs. Decrease in number of children re- entering the worst forms of child labor. Increased knowledge level of social entrepreneurship workshop participants. Children gain a higher appreciation of arts, theatre and music. Society: Better standards of living and social life- Increased interaction of women through social business development. 1! 2 ! "#$%&!'()*&!+#"#$! "#$$#%&!'(!)*++'%$! '))*%,!+-.%! ! 03 March 2011 October 26, 2011 MS. SIMONE FRANCIS !Founding Facilitator Nomadic Hands ! Dear Ms. Francis, Warm greetings from ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.- Bantay Bata 163 Negros! Thank you for considering ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. – Bantay Bata 163 Negros to be your partner in your proposed “Project Connect, Collaborate, Combat”, the purpose of which is to empower communities in the Philippines, specifically the adopted communities of our Foundation located in different areas of the Province of Negros Occidental, to reduce the worst forms of child labor and other social issues that they are facing, in a sustainable manner. Child labor is prevalent in our province and your proposed project can help contribute in stopping this vicious cycle. Aside from its Direct Child Assistance Program, which includes Medical Assistance Program for Indigent Children and Legal Assistance Program for Children Who are Victims of Abuse, and, Community Outreach Program which includes Medical & Dental Missions, Surgical Missions, Supplemental Feeding Program and Art Workshops for Children Who are Victims of Abuse, Bantay Bata 163 Negros is also very active in its awareness campaign on child abuse, conducting trainings and workshops for partners, in communities and schools as well as Street Education. Sessions on Responsible Parenthood, Parenting Skills, Health and Nutrition as well as Livelihood Seminars are also being given to parents and other stakeholders in several communities. The Social Entrepreneurial Workshop that Nomadic Hands has proposed will be of great help to our communities that have needs for this. We believe in teaching them skills and in imparting them with knowledge that would sustain them even if we or any other organization will move on to help other communities. These will make them independent, good decision-makers as well as problem-solvers; life skills that will enable them to face life’s challenges. We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Nomadic Hands. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at +639052365808 and cs. [email protected]. Once again, thank you and more power. Very truly yours, CARYL ANNE S. DIAMANTE Officer In-charge Bantay Bata 163 Negros BANTAY BATA 163 NEGROS ABS-CBN Broadcasting Complex 26th Lacson St., Bacolod City 6100 Negros Occidental Telefax: 433-9071 2! ! "#$%&!'()*&!+#"#$! "#$$#%&!'(!)*++'%$! '))*%,!+-.%! ! ! ! 1 March 2011 MS. SIMONE FRANCIS Founding Facilitator Nomadic Hands Sydney, Australia Dear Ms. Francis, I am very much interested to work with you on your “Connect, Collaborate, Combat Project” which will benefit