P R O V I S I ON O F S TA R T- U P C A P I TA L F O R M E N A N D WOM E N F R OM PA L O A N D TA C L O B A N I N L E Y T E
In partnership with Salubong Movement , we organized ninety-five (95) men and women survivors of Haiyan fromBarangay Candahug in Palo, Leyte and Barangay 89 in Tacloban City. All of them were living near the coast and dozens of them lost one or more members of their family, most common of which were husbands. Our livelihood assistance focused on empowering these individuals to rebuild their lives through small enterprises. We provided them with start-up capital and basic training with mentoring and coaching on planning and establishing their small businesses, cashmanagement and financial literacy. The partner beneficiaries were actively involved in every step of creating and maintaining their ventures, with us at Consuelo Foundation in the background providing them with the technical assistance and moral support at every stage. At the end of the project period, the men and women were able to successfully launch their businesses, ranging from hog-raising, small convenience stores (sari-sari stores), small diners (carinderia), etc., all of which continue to thrive today.
PROV I S ION OF START- UP CAP I TAL FOR MI CRO- ENTREPRENEURS AND PED I CAB DR I VERS I N GU I UAN , EASTERN SAMAR
Guiuan, a town in Eastern Samar, was where Haiyan made first landfall, with maximum sustained winds of 235 kph and gustiness of up to 275 kph. The strong winds and rain left the entire town destroyed. Months later, micro- entrepreneurs were still at a loss how to rebuild their sources of livelihood.
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