Philippine Army Awards Operation Blessing as NGO of the Year

The Philippine Army recently awarded Operation Blessing (OB) as Non-Government Organization (NGO) of the Year for 2007, for its efforts in promoting peace and nation-building in impoverished provinces in the country.

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Operation Blessing: Philippines
Home Programs Livelihood

Operation Blessing equips financially needy individuals, especially parents of children enrolled in its Bless-a-Child and Back-to-School programs, with practical training, tools and resources, such as self-help seminars essential to attaining economic self-sufficiency. The foundation also assists individuals and families in setting up small-scale businesses to help improve their socio-economic condition, while teaching and encouraging them to save and make good use of their money through the Bayanihan Banking Sytem. Another form of livelihood assistance is the:

Mobile Out-of-School Training (MOST): A mobile job skills training or out-of-school youth and unemployed individuals.

 



Repair Skills Restore Hope and Dignity
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 07:54

DAVAO CITY — Jobless, penniless, and hopeless. This is how young Dabaweños Dennis and Ryan felt a year ago, when landing a job requires more than a stroke of luck.

 

 

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Boatload of Blessings
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 00:00
DAVAO CITY – You can take them out of the sea, but you can’t take the sea out of them.
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Operation Blessing Promotes Productivity Behind Bars
Monday, 14 September 2009 00:00

PARAÑAQUE CITY - Prison bars did not impede growth when Operation Blessing Philippines (OB) turned Parañaque City Jail into a school of productivity for 67 detainees who participated in OB’s month-long Mobile Out-of-School Training (MOST) program.

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Each day is a miracle
Thursday, 03 September 2009 00:00
SANTO DOMINGO, Nueva Ecija – Abelardo Pagaling, 40, weaves baskets out of plastic drinking straws and barbecue sticks. His products eventually became a small source of income for his family.
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Shaping New Hope in Clay
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 00:00

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – Piled inside Marlon and Anita’s house are rows of vases, jars, pots and earthen stoves. Everything is made from clay, molded by tireless calloused hands.

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