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Last May 26-29, 2016 CLAD personnel and some selected PO leaders had conducted its annual cross to other places with projects relevant to what the partners had implemented. Since CLAD and LGU Calubian had a 50 hectares target for replanting of indigenous trees along the riverbanks of Brgy Railes and Inalad, the group has therefore decided to visit the Biodiversity Center of the Soil and Water

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Last September 21-22, 2016 CLAD,Inc has conducted Strategic Planning for the newly organized five associations such as the Casiongan Farmers Association of Brgy Casiongan, The DLPJ Farmers and Fishermen Association of Brgy Pal-og, the JUSFFA or Juson Farmers and Fishermen Association of Brgy Juson, the MVCCROP of Brgy Cristina and the Kawayanan Farmers Integrated Livelihood Association of Brgy

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Last August 27, 2014 five newly hired personnel of CLAD, Inc. to serve as the Community Facilitator of two projects, one jointly funded by DISOP Belgium and Heifer International USA while the other project is solely funded by Heifer to support the rehabilitation efforts of the municipality of Calubian from the devastation caused by super typhoon Yolanda. The team headed by Mr Rolando “Bimbim”

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Every year CLAD will always encourage its partner associations and cooperatives to conduct activities which would enhance rebuilding of our environment. This year, this activity was focused on replanting mangrove trees along the coast of Brgy F. E. Marcos, the Brgy where the Katilingbanon Multi-purpose Cooperative was located. This cooperative served as the host of this annual tree planting

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Last July 15, the only NGO operating in Calubian has celebrated its fifth year as a registered Non-Government Organization. The Calubian Livelihood Assistance for Development, Inc. was organized with main objective of helping the marginal farmers and fisherfolk in the municipality by capacitating its leaders and members as well as providing them seed money to start their microfinance operation.

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Last June 25 and 26 was the fulfilment of farmers dream when the different livestock were officially distributed during the "Original Placement Ceremony" which was conducted in two different venues, June 25 at Brgy Villanueva and June 26 at Brgy Tagharigue. At Brgy Villanueva, there were two kinds of animals distributed, the carabaos and goats. There were 100 hundred heads of goats which were

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Heifer International Philippines, a US-based NGO which is the newest funder of CLAD, Inc in collaboration with DISOP Philippines has recently launched its project in Calubian, Leyte, Philippines. Under the project entitled "Sustainable livelihood enterprises for the marginal farmers in Calubian, Leyte" CLAD, Inc being its implementor in the municipality of Calubian, had been very busy of

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Cross visit to organizations with similar objectives is a very important activity that CLAD has always conducted every year. Participants were usually cooperative and association leaders who are being exposed to different projects which can be adopted in local conditions. This year, the cross visit was targeted in Macrohon, which is one of the original location of Heifer Project in Southern Leyte

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This year was a fortunate year for CLAD, INC since a new funder in the name of Heifer International Philippines has come in to help CLAD's programs to help the marginal farmers in its area of operation. This is in complementation with the DISOP funded project which focused on capability building of this organized associations and cooperatives which has expanded its operation to the northern

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Last July 17, 2011 CLAD INC had celebrated its 4th Anniversary being a young and only Non-Government Organization operating in the Municipality of Calubian. Simultaneous with the affair is the conduct of the family day which was being celebrated not only by the officers and staff of CLAD but also by the members of the different cooperatives and associations which were organized and assisted by

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The Month of July was considered by the CLAD organizers as the lucky month for CLAD since management of DISOP Philippines announced to the group the approval of the CLAD proposed Phase III project which shall be focused to the development of the northern barangay organizations. This Phase III project has given the Calubian NGO an assurance for funding support from DISOP Belgium for the next three

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Last May 13-14 the National Program Officer of DISOP Philippines in the person of Mr. Conrado "Condring" Brigoli visited DISOP/CLAD partners in the Municipality of Calubian. The first cooperative visited was the Nipa-Calubian Credit Cooperative (NiCalCCo) which is located on the first Brgy adjacent to the Municipality of Leyte. Then the group proceeded to the next Brgy with the second visited

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One important event that CLAD has conducted was to gather if not all but the majority of the members of the DISOP/CLAD Family. The DISOP/CLAD Family day was conducted first last December 2006 and was conducted again two years after which was held last December 13, 2008 at Lotus Beach in Brgy Abanilla. CLAD management has tried to hold this event once in every two years so that the direct family

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One of the marine products which is uniquely abundant within the brackish water of Calubian is the Capiz shell. This precious shell is commonly used as handicraft materials which is utilized in christmas decors, lanterns and christmas lights. It is also used in producing beautiful and elegant lampshades which are commonly utilized as internal decorations in most common restaurants and five

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Starting from February to March CLAD Management and Staff are very much busy attending General Assembly meetings of the different assisted and partner cooperatives and associations. This happened since CLAD wanted that all its coop partners should comply to the basic requirements set by the CDA as stipulated in its CDA Rules and Regulations that all cooperatives should conduct at least once in

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The project entitled "Capability building and development of agricultural and coastal associations in Calubian, Province of Leyte" is on its second phase and is now under the implementation and management of CLAD, Inc. The project which focused originally to the five BEC Communities which were converted into cooperatives which include the communities in the following barangays; Nipa, Ul-og

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe project entitled "Capability building and development of agricultural and coastal association in Calubian, province of Leyte, Philippines" started last January 2005 although initial preparation and organization started in the year 2004.The five cooperatives were organized with direct assistance and supervision from SAC/CLAD staff and was co-finance by DISOP. For the last

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September 25, 2007 was one of the lucky days for the cooperative movement in the Municipality of Calubian, Province of Leyte, Philippines. This was the day when a team composed of NGOs which are the nationwide partners of DISOP visited the municipality. The team's visit was focused on the enterprises conducted by the members of the different cooperatives oraganized by CLAD and with the assistance

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BRIEF SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF CALUBIANHistorical BackgroundOn January 8, 1919 Governor Charles E. Yeatter issued Executive Order No. 4 creating the town of Calubian which was formerly a barrio of Leyte, Leyte. Originally, its name was Eulalia, in honor of a prominent lady resident. Latter it was changed to Calubian due to the vast coconut plantation of the place. Last 2000 census revealed that

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CLAD, Inc. , the newly organized Non-Government Organization (NGO) with main office address at Brgy Cabalquinto, Calubian, Leyte was conceptualized to help marginal farmers and fisherfolks augment their income through the introduction of technologies which are environment friendly and gender sensitive. With capital being the most limiting factor that affects the potential of these less fortunate

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