About us
A seaweed farmer shows the seaweed harvested from his farm
Sentro ha Pagpauswag ha Panginabuhi* (SPPI or Center for Local Economy Development) provides financial and training support for Samar’s rural poor.
Vision: Economically and politically empowered men and women, unified by their spirituality (pagpapakatao), in the rural communities of Samar Island.
Mission: Advance the rural communities of Samar Island through local economy development, gender relations, participatory governance and sustainable agricultural practices.
All of SPPI’s programs are based upon the organization’s Five Pillars of Community-based Local Economy Development:
Strong Community Organizations – It is the collective capacity of the people who creates their own development goals and guarantee the sustainability of the project.
Participatory Development Governance – SPPI actively encourages communities to engage in local governance to ensure transparency, accountability and equal representation.
Livelihoods and Enterprise Development – SPPI identifies economic opportunities and facilitates credit services that are affordable and reliable for the poorest of the poor.
Mainstreaming Gender Perspective – By forming women’s committees, SPPI is empowering women to have a voice in rural and local economic development.
Ecological Sustainability – All of SPPI’s projects contribute to ecological sustainable development and use natural resources with a long-term vision for building communities.
*SPPI registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a non-government organization on September 17, 2007, with registration No. CN200714633.
Vision: Economically and politically empowered men and women, unified by their spirituality (pagpapakatao), in the rural communities of Samar Island.
Mission: Advance the rural communities of Samar Island through local economy development, gender relations, participatory governance and sustainable agricultural practices.
All of SPPI’s programs are based upon the organization’s Five Pillars of Community-based Local Economy Development:
Strong Community Organizations – It is the collective capacity of the people who creates their own development goals and guarantee the sustainability of the project.
Participatory Development Governance – SPPI actively encourages communities to engage in local governance to ensure transparency, accountability and equal representation.
Livelihoods and Enterprise Development – SPPI identifies economic opportunities and facilitates credit services that are affordable and reliable for the poorest of the poor.
Mainstreaming Gender Perspective – By forming women’s committees, SPPI is empowering women to have a voice in rural and local economic development.
Ecological Sustainability – All of SPPI’s projects contribute to ecological sustainable development and use natural resources with a long-term vision for building communities.
*SPPI registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a non-government organization on September 17, 2007, with registration No. CN200714633.