๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ–๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌย
July 1, 2025 โThe RISE Benguet Project Consortium, in partnership with 21 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch the Community Catalytic Projects. This milestone marks a shared commitment to advancing community-led resilience initiatives across BLISTT, with support from the Catalytic Fund Grant. Through this collaboration, local CSOs will implement innovative and inclusive solutions that strengthen disaster preparedness, climate adaptation, and sustainable development in their respective communities.
These Community Catalytic initiatives will be implemented under the leadership of the projectโs 21 CSO partners within their respective service communities. The project proposals were developed in direct response to the issues and concerns identified during Community Risk Assessments (CRAs), which reflected the daily struggles and lived experiences of the communities. The 21 CSO partners from Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay (BLISTT) will lead the implementations over the next four months following the contract signing.
Nineteen out of the 21 CSO partners of the project have successfully submitted their project proposals for the Catalytic Fund Grants, with each grant amounting to a total of Php 100,000.00. The funds will support the procurement of materials, equipment, and other necessary items and tools for the successful implementation of their community resilience projects.ย
During the event, partners were oriented on the Adventist Development and Relief Agencyโs Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, on the policy on Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH), and on Anti-fraud, Bribery, and Corruption. They also received a briefing on the Financial Documentation and Reporting Guidelines for the Catalytic Fund.ย
Also present during the signing were representatives from the RISE Benguet Consortium member organizations: Ms. Corazon Sajonas, Executive Director from the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation; Mr Santos Mero, Field Coordinator from the Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera; and Ms. Rose Ann Paragas, RISE Benguet Project Manager, from ADRA Philippines.ย
The Catalytic Fund Grants are a key component of the RISE Benguet Project, designed to empower communities within BLISTT to actively contribute to strengthening the resilience of at-risk populations in the face of disasters and climate change. The RISE Benguet Project is funded by the European Union and co-financed by ADRA Deutschland.
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐. ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ฏ๐ค., ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข (๐๐๐๐).
