PROGRAMS
the stl program Welcome what is the program? The proposed intervention recognizes that while progress has been made in securing Certificates of Ancestral Domain Title (CADTs), a significant number of ancestral and land claims remain unresolved and continue to face varying stages of administrative, legal, and institutional processes. Under the EPIC SEED initiative, the project aims to support indigenous peoples’ and peasants’ organizations in Central Luzon and Northern Palawan in advancing their land tenure rights. This includes facilitating the completion of targeted CADT applications and supporting the processing of Certificates of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) for identified landholdings. […]
the epic-seed program Welcome what is the program? The EPIC-SEED program is aimed at helping build the rural economy for the benefit of the basic sectors – the peasants and IPs. It follows a holistic approach to ensure land tenure security by integrating value chain of the small economic enterprise development loop. The value chain starts from financing to production, to processing and marketing. Peasants and IPs must integrate their farming activities backward to their supply sources and forward to downstream markets. In order to do this, it is necessary to empower the POs to manage collective community-based enterprises. […]
Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) Welcome what is the program? The implementation of the Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) started in 2013 with financial assistance from the Bread for the World and local counterpart contributions from the Angping Development Foundation for Education (ADFE). The IRDP Program underwent an impact evaluation last May 2016 and was deemed to be successful. KEY COMPONENTS LAND TENURE IMPROVEMENT The goal of land tenure improvement is composed of two major reform areas: Agrarian Reform focused on agricultural lands under CARP Ancestral Domain Lands under the IPRA ECONOMIC SUPPORT SERVICES Simply giving farmers and indigenous […]
MAIN COMPONENTS
LAND TENURE IMPROVEMENT
The goal of land tenure improvement is composed of two major reform areas:
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Agrarian Reform focused on agricultural lands under CARP;
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Ancestral Domain Lands under the IPRA
ECONOMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
Simply giving farmers and indigenous peoples land is not enough. They must have economic programs in order for them to have greater control over their land and their means of production.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING
The farmers and indigenous peoples also require a foundation by which they could not only survive, but thrive. These programs include:
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Institutional Building for Leaders
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Scholarships
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Non-Formal Education