Since October is Economic and Community Development Month for Rotary, the Rotaract Club of San Francisco launched their first Income Generating Project in partnership with Borbon’s Indigenous People – Youth.
Project BEADS:Bridging Education and Development through Indigenous Skills Empowerment aims to provide assistance in the learning of Indigenous Youths especially those residing in Borbon. Borbon is a far-flung Baranggay in the outskirts of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.
With the goal of inculcating the concept of sustainability in our projects, and not just mere provision of basic needs, we provided beads for our conduction of skills development training seminar in bead-making for the youths of Borbon. We were able to teach them how to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and face mask lanyards. Indigenous people are known for their intricate handicrafts and skills in art-making like bracelets, necklaces, and other useful things and accessories. Hence, all we have to do is to keep the culture alive.
The handicrafts created by the indigenous youths weekly will be sold by Rotaractors starting December 2021. Proceeds will be used to sustain the project, provide income, and finance the 2 Wifi Broadbands that we installed in their Baranggay. The youths were also provided with pre-loaded sim cards individually for their own internet connection aside from the community-shared WiFis we donated.
This project wouldn’t be possible without the Project Chairs, Rtr. Kirby Bas, Rtr. Rex Belli Peji, and LC President Rtr. Augustus Nicko Bas, and with equal importance, our mother club, the Rotary Club of San Francisco, LC Secretary and PE, and Rotaract Adviser, Rtn. Ma. Veronica Ivy Torrefranca, and the charter President, Rtn. Jomari Amador and the LC President, Rtn. Justin Alain Philippe Avila Bernas.
The project is ongoing and will be running for 6 months. It will undergo a general assessment and an evaluation with the partners. If the project is found successful, it will be continued and replicated in other IP Communities.
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“Tu Buyan Octobre iyan buyan nu mgo mig ugpa tu barangay dow kayambuan para tu Rotary, Tu Rotary Club tu San Francisco mig mugna tu una nu abot nu ug kapudotan tu panginabuhian.
Sikab tuhogon nu proyekto, iyan migsugpat to edukasyon dow ipadujow gajud pinaagi tu wada ug kahimo nu mgo kabataan nu moy doon ug kaamuhan pangpanghinang tu se ine tuhugon. Iyan tood nu maka bulig tu mgo tribong lumad yabion tu mig-ugpa dini tu barangay Borbon. Tu Borbon sobook nu madiyo dini tu yongsod tu San Francisco.
Tu tood nu ug lahutay gajud Se ine proyekto. Kuna lang nu kinahangyanun tu kinaugalingon tu taga municipio migbugoy tu mgo tuhogon para tu paghanas tu paghinang pinaagi tu mgo siminar nu igtudlo tu mgo otow nu ug kaamo on. Angod pananglitan tu kulentas, purseras,Aretes dow mgo tuhogon nu igtuod tu bayho.
Si ine mgo trabaho migpamatood mgo lumad gajod, sikaling igpadayun gajod se ine nu trabaho para padajun isab nu ug kailhan tu manobong lumad. Tu mgo natapos un nu produkto igbaligya diya tu Rotaracts sugod kontuon Dec. 2021. Tu abot tu si eni igbuli da tu daduwa nu wifi dow broadbands nu igbutang dini tu barangay nu opisina, Pigbugajan isab si ine mga batan on tu kaugalingon dan nu simpak nu moydoon suyod nu load para maka-konek kandan tu wifi nu imbugoy diya tu barangay.
Se ine nu proyekto kuna ug katuman ku wada migbugoy Proyekto nu ingkodanan, Rtr. Kirby Bas,Rtr. Rex Belli Peji,ug LC President Rtr. Augustus Nicko Bas, Moy doon pinayain nu gahin tu inoy nu club tu ngadan Rotary Club tu San Francisco, LC Secretary dow PE, ug Rotaract Adviser, Rtn. Jomari Amador ug ang LC President, Rtn. Justin Alain Philippe Avila Bernas.
Tu Proyekto ug padajon suyod tu unom nu buyan. Se ine tibu ug baja diya tu diatas nu iyan ug bugoy tibu tu mgo plano alang tu mgo tribu. Ku malampuson se Ine nu proyekto iyan ug sunudan tu duma nu mgo barangay isab para makapudot kandan tu se ine nu mgo kalihokan. “
