CU T- F LOWE R AND V EGE TA B L E P RODUC T I ON L I V E L I HOOD P ROJ E C T
Working with women survivors of Haiyan who were eager to contribute to their family income while their farmer or fishermen husbands were still struggling to revive their livelihood, we embarked on a cutflower and vegetable farming project in Ormoc, Leyte. This allowed them to learn new farming skills and created opportunity for them to earn their own income through the sales of their vegetables and cut-flowers within the city.
CO CO C L E A R I N G P R OJ E C T
Typhoon Haiyan destroyed vast amounts of coconut farms throughout Leyte. To allow the farmers to utilize their land to plant new crops, there was an urgent need to clear the coconut tree debris to avoid them from being infested by pests. Local government units did not have sufficient resources to do this however. Hence, in partnership with the people’s organization Leyte Union of Producers of Agri-products (LUPA) , we carried out a coco-clearing project covering five (5) municipalities in Leyte namely 1) Tabon; 2) Jaro; 3) Tunga; 4) Alang- Alang; and 5) Kananga. This initiative provided emergency employment for 300 beneficiaries through a “cash-for- work” scheme for the clearing of fallen coconut trees and cultivating the cleared land. In addition, we provided five (5) chainsaws to aid in the implementation of the project.
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