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  1. Strengthening links: partner visit in the Cordillera region

    March 29, 2023 at 10:47 AM

    Strengthening links: partner visit in the Cordillera region

    With more than 10,000 kilometers separating us, it is sometimes difficult to make contact. That is why some Belgian colleagues visited the Philippine partners in March, with whom we carry out our programs together and who come face to face with the reality of farming communities on a daily basis. Together with CDPC (Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera), our partner since 1993, we set out on the site. We share the article published by CDPC after our visit. 

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  2. Highlight of Solidagro program in the Philippines

    December 28, 2022 at 2:27 PM

    Highlight of Solidagro program in the Philippines

    In 2022, the Philippine partners have embarked on engaging the youth in promoting agroecology. The involvement of young people in agroecology is crucial because they are the ones who will face the worst effects of climate change and environmental destruction. 

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  3. Learning farm in the Philippines provides its own electricity

    November 17, 2022 at 5:11 PM

    Learning farm in the Philippines provides its own electricity

    Capacity building of local farmers is Solidagro's 'core business'. Besides upgrading the water pump in Dilag (read more here), our local partner CDPC also installed solar panels on the agro-ecological learning farm in Lacnog, southeast of Tabuk. Honnold Foundation funded the panels, Solidagro, through CDPC, provides the organic fertilisers, training and general operation of the farm.

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  4. Philippine partner CDPC opts for green energy

    November 17, 2022 at 4:06 PM

    Philippine partner CDPC opts for green energy

    Capacity building of local farmers is Solidagro's 'core business'. In October, our Philippine partner CDPC (Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera), completed two solar energy projects in that context, with Solidagro's support. The community of Dilag village, with whom CDPC is working, took the initiative itself to start up and maintain an electric water system. And the Lacnog agro-ecological school was also in need of green energy.

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  5. African Alliance for Food Sovereignty calls for unified agroecological position at Climate Summit

    October 10, 2022 at 2:31 PM

    African Alliance for Food Sovereignty calls for unified agroecological position at Climate Summit

    Good agroecological news from Africa, where we are working in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal. The Alliance for the Food Sovereignty of Africa (AFSA), with more than 30 civil society groups from 50 African countries, is rallying behind the mission to make African agriculture agroecological. Following the November Climate Summit (COP27), the AFSA therefore formulated six recommendations.

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  6. The critical task of the right to food advocacy under Marcos presidency

    May 29, 2022 at 3:32 PM

    The critical task of the right to food advocacy under Marcos presidency

    Image above: Ferninand Marcos Jr. during the election campaign on April 24, 2022. (CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia)

    The son of the Philippine dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, has win the country's presidential election. In the latest election tally, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has taken a sizable lead over his closest rival, Leni Robredo, the country's current vice president.

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  7. Rise for Rice: Solidagro partners join World Localization Day

    July 26, 2021 at 9:30 AM

    Rise for Rice: Solidagro partners join World Localization Day

    Solidagro Philippine partners, together with Agroecology Exchange (Agroecology X), a network of organizations advocating for agroecology, participated in the World Localization Day. The event is a celebration of the emerging worldwide localization movement which aims to restore community fabric and human-scale, ecological economies, with a central focus on local food systems.

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  8. To the Cordillera People’s Alliance and our partner, Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera, Inc

    April 24, 2021 at 7:00 AM

    To the Cordillera People’s Alliance and our partner, Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera, Inc

    On this 37th year of the Cordillera Day, we, Solidagro, extend our warmest greetings of solidarity to the Cordilllera people in another momentous celebration. Solidagro finds it an honor and a pleasure to be among the many international solidarity partners of the Cordillera people to commemorate the struggles of the Cordillera people for self-determination, inspired by the martyrdom of Ama Macliing Dulag. 

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  9. UN Food Systems Summit – Will the Summit generate real change?

    December 18, 2020 at 2:00 PM

    UN Food Systems Summit – Will the Summit generate real change?

    According to recent FAO reports, global hunger and food insecurity have continuously risen since 2014.[1] Deforestation, ongoing conflicts, unprecedented biodiversity loss and marginalisation of small farmers and peasants have contributed to a global food system failure.

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  10. Dual threats for indigenous communities in the Philippines

    September 29, 2020 at 2:30 PM

    Dual threats for indigenous communities in the Philippines

    The United Nations designated August 9 as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous peoples. This year’s theme is COVID 19 and Indigenous peoples’ Resilience to bring into focus how Indigenous peoples all over the world continue demonstrating resilience and strength in the face of the pandemic while confronting grave threats to their survival.

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  11. How is it going in... the Philippines

    April 3, 2020 at 1:30 PM

    How is it going in... the Philippines

    We are taking you to our various operating areas. Over there, there is no escape from Covid-19 either. What consequences of this pandemic do they see? What is their biggest fear, and where do they find hope? We talk with colleagues and partners. Here, we will share their stories.

     Covid-19 and the Philippines

    January 30, the first person in the Philippines tests positive for Covid-19. February 1, the second person has died of causes related to the virus. On March 9,  a state of emergency has been declared. On March 15 and 16,  quarantine measures have been implemented in Manilla and, by extension, the entire island of Luzon. Depending on the number of confirmed infections, local authorities in other areas decide whether quarantine is imposed or not.

    You will find the official Philippine figures  here , with a daily update via Facebook at 4 p.m., local time (i.e. 10 a.m., Belgian time).

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  12. A comparative look at our approach: rights above all

    March 22, 2020 at 9:00 AM

    A comparative look at our approach: rights above all

    In 2019, together with Viva Salud and KIYO, we made an evaluation of our work in common. Is the approach we use – the right-based approach – properly understood and applied everywhere? How could things be improved? The evaluators’ conclusion was that our approach was implemented in a very coherent and pertinent way.

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  13. Children and climate change: a struggle for a livable future

    January 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM

    Children and climate change: a struggle for a livable future

    Children comprise 43,33% of the total Philippine population1. 31% of them live below the poverty line and mostly belong to poor peasant and worker families. According to the Task Force Children of the Storm2, these children are the most vulnerable to climate change. Malnutrition and infectious diseases represent the largest share of the burden of childhood disease and death due to climate change. To date, 1 child in every 5 is wasted and 1 child in every 3 is stunted3. Children die of common ailments like measles because of complications secondary to poor nutrition. For this year alone, dengue claimed the lives of more than a thousand children, with a 95% increase in incidence nationwide, attributed to climate-related vector proliferation and the low immunity of malnourished victims. Because of climate change, the worst is yet to come for Filipino children.

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  14. Solidagro and Philippine partners promote agroecology through fair

    December 11, 2019 at 4:00 PM

    Solidagro and Philippine partners promote agroecology through fair

    To raise public awareness and understanding of agroecology, Solidagro and its Philippine partners held an agroecology fair last December 1. The event also sought to amplify the calls to support local producers, protect the ecosystems, and attain sustainable food systems.

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  15. The role of art in understanding climate change and its impact (the Philippines)

    November 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM

    The role of art  in understanding climate change and its impact (the Philippines)

    The threats brought about by climate change are arguably more felt in developing countries like the Philippines, and children face the greatest risks of all. Children are more affected by climate change as it is already clear now that disasters bear upon the mental health conditions of victims.

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  16. Let's talk about our rights - A meeting in Senegal between partners

    August 27, 2019 at 12:08 PM

    Let's talk about our rights - A meeting in Senegal between partners

    In April, Viva Salud, KIYO and Solidagro brought together their partner organizations from Morocco, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, DR Congo and Burundi in Senegal for an exchange on the strategy and good experiences of each in the defence of the rights of all.

    We started by exchanging the specificities of our approach, the rights-based approach, by sharing experiences from the field. Each country presented the pillars that seem to be the most important.

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  17. What Palestinian and Filipino partners learn from each other

    August 23, 2019 at 12:00 PM

    What Palestinian and Filipino partners learn from each other

    In April, Viva Salud, KIYO and Solidagro organized a partner meeting in Manila for an evaluation of a common programme.  It was also an opportunity to invite three representatives from Viva Salud Palestinian partners. This resulted in surprising discoveries, fascinating encounters and warm solidarity.

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  18. Eufemia: First Lumad leader in Philippine Congress

    July 25, 2019 at 2:00 PM

    Eufemia: First Lumad leader in Philippine Congress

    Lumad (collective term for indigenous peoples in southern Philippine island of Mindanao) leader Bai Eufemia Cullamat has made history. She is about to become the first-ever Lumad leader from the grassroots to be sworn in as a member of Congress. She is the third nominee of the progressive party list Bayan Muna (People First) that won three seats in the last mid-term elections in the Philippines.

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  19. Statement ALCADEV

    July 4, 2019 at 4:00 PM

    Statement ALCADEV

    June 22, 2019 - Statement of Anyadan Sumisilat Learners’ Organization (ASLO), ALCADEV learners organization

    We the students of the Alternative learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development (ALCADEV) open the School Year 2019-2020 with joy and enthusiasm.

    ALCADEV

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  20. CCNCI commemorates Earth Day and March for Science

    July 3, 2019 at 4:00 PM

    CCNCI commemorates Earth Day and March for Science

    Climate Change Network for Community-based Initiatives (CCNCI), together with other environmental groups and advocates, commemorated Earth Day and March for Science by organizing events and mobilizing people to amplify the call for climate justice and the protection of the environment.

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  21. CCNCI joins watchdog vs Manila Bay reclamation

    May 22, 2019 at 4:00 PM

    CCNCI joins watchdog vs Manila Bay reclamation

    Solidagro partner, Climate Change Network for Community-based Initiatives (CCNCI), joined around 200 people belonging to the environmental, urban poor, fisherfolk, women and church-based organizations in launching the Manila Baywatch, a watchdog alliance to monitor developments in the government's rehabilitation and reclamation programs in Manila Bay. 

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  22. Mali violence: Men disguised as hunters kill at least 134 Muslim farmers

    March 25, 2019 at 1:30 PM

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  23. The war against schools in the Sahel

    March 20, 2019 at 4:00 PM

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  24. Identify projects contributing to Neutrality in terms of Land restoration Land restoration by women contributing to Land Neutrality

    March 13, 2019 at 4:00 PM

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  25. Climate Change stories: How CC affects the most vulnerable

    August 29, 2018 at 4:00 PM

    Climate Change stories: How CC affects the most vulnerable

    The Climate Change Network for Community based Initiatives, Inc.( CCNCI ) in partnership with the University of the Philippines Institute of Human Rights (UPIHR) held Kwentuhang Klima (Climate Change Stories): A Summit on Climate Change Adaptation.

    Attended by more than 150 individuals representing 44 organizations and institutions, the activity was the culmination of a series of forums initiated by CCNCI to hear stories from the most vulnerable sectors of society, such as the farmers, fisherfolk, women, children, and indigenous peoples, on the effects of climate change, adaptation and mitigation practices, and their calls for climate change actions. 

    “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report projects an increase in the number of displaced over the course of this century. The risk of displacement intensifies when vulnerable populations experience higher exposure to extreme weather events, in both rural and urban areas, particularly in low-income countries. According to the IPCC, there is an emerging consensus that greater variability of climatic factors will have an increasing impact on the livelihoods and safety of the most vulnerable members of communities.”(1)

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