Fish Consolidator (Estrella Espinosa)
Social Enterprise (SE) materialized because of the experiential processes conducted by the Sustainable Livelihood Officer. According to him, livelihood intervention should achieve the advocacy of the project, at the same time, relevant and suitable to the people living in the island and coastal communities. SE Approach was a result of the focus group discussions conducted in the community and livelihood consultations of the different stakeholders in the barangay level. According to the Local Government Code of the Philippines, Book III, Section 386 (a), A Barangay maybe created out of a contiguous territory which has a population of at least two thousand (2,000) inhabitants as certified by the National Statistics Office. Furthermore, Section 386 states that barangay is the basic political unit. It serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects, and
activities in the community, and as a forum wherein the collective views of the people may be expressed, crystallized and considered, and where disputes may be amicably settled.
Social Enterprise Project was determined using the following methods: resource mapping, identification of social enterprise project, planning and preparation which includes community equity fund, implementation, maintenance and monitoring, lastly, expansion and/or diversification of the implemented project. Once the enterprise is established, the organization will elect the members of their business management team. This is different from the set of officers typically present in every organization because business management team will focus on the business engagements only. The business management team is headed by the business manger, who will report directly to the president of the organization. The members of the team includes the following: treasurer, bookkeeper, purchaser and marketing team (if needed by the enterprise project).
The management team will receive 20% of the net income. Afterwards, the remaining net income will be divided according to the following percentage: 10% for disaster fund allocation, 10-20% for additional capital, and the remaining amount is allocated for individual member share. SE does not only focus on net profit but also the welfare of the community, its resources and social protection among its members. Social protection specifically means having disaster fund allocation per organization which is derived from the net income of the enterprise. This fund can be utilized by the organization before or after the onset of a disaster, depending on their agreed utilization guidelines. The sustainability components are the following: allocation for additional capital, depreciation cost for every equipment and experiential mentoring of the Livelihood Officer.
Based from the baseline study of DCW Project, Human Trafficking cases increased after a disaster. DCW project aimed to build resilient communities in order to combat Human Trafficking, however, conducting awareness sessions, coordination meetings with the local government unit and establishing HT referral system is not enough to prevent Human Trafficking. On the second year of the project, the project management team realized that livelihood component is the missing link in fighting against Human Trafficking. The body agreed that sustainable livelihood project means being adaptable and resilient to climate change. For the livelihood officer, group enterprise is an important mechanism in promoting adaptable and resilient livelihood project. This approach was granted to the People's Organization (PO) in the barangays who were organized or adopted by DCW project.
Due to the awareness sessions conducted, the organizations were motivated to join the advocacy activities like coastal clean-up and mangrove planting. They were also invited to join forums on the Solid Waste Management (SWM), referral pathway on Human Trafficking (HT) and awareness training on the causes and effects of Climate Change and sea level rise, since they are living in the island and coastal barangays. PO organizations serve as community partners of DCW project in facilitating learning sessions in the different barangays. Furthermore, DCW project provided inputs how to make their enterprise resilient and sustainable by being adaptive to the changing weather especially those organizations living in the island barangays.
Location: Province of Bohol, Philippines
Initiation date: 2016
Year of termination: n.a.
Type of Approach
| What stakeholders / implementing bodies were involved in the Approach? | Specify stakeholders | Describe roles of stakeholders |
| community-based organizations | People's Organization | The implementer and beneficiary of the project. |
| SLM specialists/ agricultural advisers | Sustainable Livelihood Officer: Male, 59 years old | Facilitates the implementation of the SE projects and provides technical assistance to the PO and project staff. |
| local government | Municipal and barangay local government unit | Support system through legislation and resolution that adheres the needs of the PO. |
Capacity building on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Human Trafficking (HT) is integrated in this approach so that PO members will have greater appreciation on the preservation, conservation and protection goal of SE approach. The Sustainable Livelihood Officer (SLO) served as facilitator and guide of the PO in strengthening their organization and implementing their enterprise. He will also provide technical assistance, conduct coaching and mentoring sessions within the project term. Frequency of monitoring will depend on the nature of their SE project.
Decisions were taken by
Decisions were made based on
1) Technical Assistance in drafting proposals and lobbying
2) Financial Recording and Bookkeeping
3) Value Chain Analysis
4) Enterprise Development
5) Occupational Health and Health Standards
SE approach integrates the lesson learned from their experience during Typhoon Haiyan and Bohol earthquake and sustainability measures of the community. This approach is localized to ensure that the project is suitable and adaptable to their respective communities.
Yes because the planning process was represented by the different stakeholders in the barangay.
Yes because the approach serves as guide from planning to implementation and monitoring of the project.
Yes because the PO members are now financial literate and underwent series of financial coaching and mentoring sessions.
Yes because the women, senior citizens and persons with disability are members of the organization.
Yes because every member has their shared efforts.
It is because the goal of the approach is to establish sustainable social enterprise that can adapt to climate change especially that they are living in the island and coastal barangays of Bohol, Philippines.
Resource-based projects needs additional manpower during harvest.
