IDPs in Pacalundo, Balo-i initiate sustainable livelihoods from cash assistance

The elements of success commence from hard work and perseverance one plants in the vast desert. The barren area seems bleak and lifeless. But learning how to make use of the land through techniques and management practices can adapt to the presence of hopelessness.

There are many categories one sets with standard when it comes to success. Some may refer it through the presence of money-wealth and others might be the existence of a peaceful life and driven by the will to succeed.

These people who define success through being resilient proved that they really are. IDP families residing in Kadingilan evacuation center, barangay Paculundo, Balo-i who received livelihood program through cash assistance nourished the entrusted livelihood projects and is now a source of their income. This really shows how capable they are in picking themselves up from having stumbled.

The flourished sari-sari store and tempura stall of Growing Up Self Help Group (SHG) is still operating and serving co-IDPs in the vicinity. Catering a large number of residents through selling products for daily consumption.

progressive ice cream business ran by the “Ice cream Product” group lead the way of cementing the floor and repairing the roof of their mini ice cream factory where they prepare the product. They ensure that the surrounding is clean for a the patriots’ healthy consumption of the sweetness they bring.

Like a pineapple, Infinity Team who are selling Nanas (pineapple) looked to many possibilities in life where their families and co-IDPs can benefit from. Through perseverance of walking down streets just to sell nanas fruit, blessings pour down as they go home with all products sold. The rolling of money gets even better as their path to success is already prepared.

Nam-nam group visualizes a concrete and a strong foundation of their new lives through fabricating and combining efforts to build a collective whole. The welding machine that was handed to the group will serve as a catalyst towards starting a business in-line with the demand of local and global market. The competent skills that the group members have can be of help in honing and practicing what they have learned in the field of sculptural process.

These are just some of those IDPs who accepted the challenge of taking a leap one step higher to becoming successful in life. Help- Germany, an international organization truly touched their lives by providing assistance that are practical and sustainable for them to use. These individuals are blessed that someone have watered their existence.

Words cannot express how thankful they are that such organization define success through the lens of their situation. A sprout in the vast is dreaming of becoming a forest. It just needs someone to water until it becomes self-sufficient and soon can stand alone.