THE NEW Zealand Embassy and Davao City’s business chamber, together with several government agencies, have launched a livelihood program to help women in the city’s indigenous people (IP) communities.
Malou G. Monteverde, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., said one component of the program is engaging young women IPs in technology for e-commerce.
Reporting during the chamber’s 5th general membership meeting on May 28, Ms. Monteverde said several meetings have been held to discuss the training design and implementation, community partners and beneficiaries, and budget.
The one-year project, titled “Uplifting IP Women of Davao,” is funded by the New Zealand government and will be in collaboration with the city government, Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship-Go Negosyo, Zeald’a GEM Academy, and the regional offices of the Department of Trade and Industry, and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples.
Davao City is home to 11 IP groups. — Maya M. Padillo