Following the successful Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers’ Training Program conducted in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte, SM Foundation recently kicked off its second training program in Lanao, this time in Marawi City.
An orientation program for 156 participants was conducted in Barangay Dulay Proper, Marawi, led by SM Foundation AVP for Livelihood Programs Cristie Angeles and Harbest Agribusiness Corp.’s Arsenio Barcelona. The participants belong to KSK Batch 165 and are internally displaced persons of the war-torn Islamic city.
Guests at the program orientation were Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra; Secretary Eduardo del Rosario, Chairman of Task Force Bangon Marawi; Brgy. Captain Minsoari Ala; Nelia Soriano, livelihood chief of NHA; Noraidah Busran, SLP Regional Project Coordinator DSWD 12; and Director Raynilo Aniñon of the Office of Civil Defense.
Task Force Bangon Marawi is a government inter-agency task force group organized to facilitate the rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction efforts in the city.
The positive impact of the first farmers’ training program in Lanao del Norte inspired the Marawi government to replicate the program in the city.
About 221 evacuees completed the previous Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers’ Training Program in Barangay Nangka, Balo-i, Lanao del Norte. The training afforded the IDPs an alternative source of livelihood and source of food.
Lanao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Abdullah Dimaporo likewise endorsed the program.