Peace and Equity Foundation

	Mindanao Partnerhip for Peace Program (MP3) Mindanao is rich in natural resources. However, 19 out of its 25 provinces are part of the 44 poorest provinces in the country according to the National Statistics Coordinating Board (NCSB). This is why PEF is actively pursuing its Mindanao Partnerhip for Peace Program also known as MP3. The program adheres to the basic microfinance principle of providing just the right amount of loan at the right time while building the capacity of the entrepreneur. This publication is all about PEF’s MP3 experience published in Kwentong Negosyo Magazine issue of April-May 2010. (Download a copy of the document here).
	The Sorsogon Experience Breathing new life to Lymphatic Filariasis Patients Sorsogon was one of several pilot areas selected when the Department of Health started the anti-LF mass drug administration in 2001. It was declared filaria-free by the World Health Organization in 2009. The Peace and Equity Foundation is among the strongest allies of the National Filariasis Elimination Program - a genuine partnership bonded by a common goal to improve the health of the Filipinos. (Download a copy of the document here).
	List of Partnership Projects from January to June 2010 A list of the Partnership Projects detailing 46 project approvals and implementations from January to June 2010 is now ready for download. You can download the project list here.
	2009 PEF Financial Reports now available The PEF Financial Report for 2009 is now available for download. The report is divided into 3 parts: the Audit Report; the Financial Statements; and the Notes to the Financial Statements. You can secure a copy of the report here.

	ECHOVILLAGE Store, a social enterprise opens a new model ECHOstore Sustainable Lifestyle has partnered with The Village Store of the Partner and Access Centers Consortium Inc (PACCI) to open a sustainable lifestyle store in a village setting. The venture, now aptly named ECHOVILLAGE Store Sustainable Communities, has opened its flagship at the Peace and Equity Foundation’s (PEF) offices along 69 Esteban Abada, Loyola Heights in Quezon City last November 26, 2009. The PEF has been the major supporter of PACCI and has allowed it to operate a storefront in the busy Katipunan area.
	PEF 2008 Annual Report now available The 2008 Annual Report of the Peace and Equity Foundation, is now available for download in the Downloads section. The report, meant for public reading, covers activities in 2008. It also details PEF's operational strategies and goals as well as a number of interesting developmental insights on actual experiences drawn from the Foundation's various activities.
	Facilitating a 'competition for development' among Team Energy beneficiaries PEF’s expertise in project development, monitoring and evaluation played a key role in organizing the ‘Competition for Development’, one of Team Energy’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs that offered to fund high-impact community projects proposed by local nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and people’s organizations (POs) belonging to the fi rst congressional districts of the company’s host provinces, Quezon and Pangasinan.
	ACC 21 visits the Mamanwa Integrated Settlement Establishment and Health Enhancement Project Ms. Megumi Nishijima, project officer of Asian Community Center (ACC) 21 from Japan visited the Mamanwa Integrated Settlement Establishment and Health Enhancement Project in Barangay Marayag, Mainit, Surigao del Norte last September 6, 2009.
	Exploring Partnerships in the Calamianes Convened by the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF), the local government units (LGUs), non-government organizations (NGOs), and peoples organizations (POs) in the Calamianes joined hands together on 19 June 2008 and explored partnerships in implementing poverty reduction programs in this scenic group of islands in Northern Palawan.
	Going abroad trumps prayer during hard times For the majority of Filipinos, prayer is no longer the solution to their problems. Going abroad, or having at least having one family member work abroad, is. This was one of the findings of the Pulse Asia poverty module survey on July 2008, dubbed “Crunch Time and the Filipino Household” presented during the forum on the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Microfinance sponsored by the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF), a non-government organization dedicated to poverty alleviation, and microfinance institution PinoyMe held at the Asian Institute of Management last September 1.
	Building tap stand communities • A potable water project in Torrijos, Marinduque For the residents of the two remote barangays in Torrijos, Marinduque, the operation of a PEF-funded potable water project has not only spared them from expensive yet unclean sources of drinking water but has helped build communities otherwise obscured by poverty and deprivation of social services.
	Empowering coco farmers for biodiesel production • A micro-enterprise project for coconut farmers in Romblon In the marble and coconut-rich island province of Romblon, PEF is partnering with a local-based St Vincent Ferrer Parish Multi-purpose Cooperative (SVFPMPC) in a trailblazing development project aimed at increasing the level of biodiesel production for the country, while enabling farmers to become its prime movers through unprecedented farming incentives.
	Bringing tourism benefits closer to the locals: the Puerto Princesa experience If the Province of Palawan has been considered the nature sanctuary of the world and continues to amaze tourists with its scenic wonders, Project Coordinator Meliez Zapanta of the Palawan Network of NGOs, Inc (PNNI) said it is “because there are people and communities that keep it that way.”
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