Message from
ARTURO "BOBBY" C. TANYAG
District Governor, RY 2022 - 2023 | Rotary Club of Pasig South
A variety of livelihood projects implemented by the Clubs in our District are highlighted as follows:
- Meat Processing Lessons for Longganiza, Tocino, Siomai, and Lumpia- Small Scale Businesses;
- Breadmaking Business with provisions for basic baking equipment;
- Donation of Sewing Machines for community use for various recycling projects;
- Recycling of Tarpaulins into decorative bags;
- Creative Lessons for Christmas Decors and Actual Sale of Décor Items;
- Candle Making;
- Pattern Making and Sewing Lessons for Housewives;
- Basic Gardening of Vegetables in Containers;
- Hydrophonics and Aquaculture;
- Preparation of Liquid Dishwashing Solutions and Fabric Softeners; and
- Recycling of Newspapers into Decorative Bags.
The long term Community and Economic Development Projects which have been institutionalized as flagship projects in our District 3800 are the following:
A. The LUXID Foundation of the Rotary Club of Pasig which has a total capitalization of Two Million Pesos (P2M) funded by Rotarians, and with a total membership of close to three hundred (300) residents of the adopted communities of the Rotary Club of Pasig. This Foundation grants a variety of low interest loans to its members who otherwise do not have access to banks and other financial institutions payable on easy payment terms. The LUXID Foundation has been operating for more than five (5) years already, and has helped in stimulating economic development of their adopted communities as the loan beneficiaries are able to engage in small scale businesses to augment their family income.
B. The Pasig South Credit Cooperative was established primarily for the benefit of the teachers of the adopted school of the Rotary Club of Pasig South, the Buting Elementary School, five (5) years ago, and has since expanded to include the teachers of three (3) other public schools in Pasig City. Membership in the Credit Cooperative has since increased to more than a hundred teachers with a capitalization base of more than One Million Pesos (P1M). Loan amounts from a minimum of Ten Thousand Pesos to One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P10,000-P100,000). The Credit Cooperative will soon be upgraded to a Multi-purpose Credit Cooperative and will be granted an extension of its geographic base to include Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Taguig Cities.
“In all my visits to our Rotary Clubs, emphasis has been given not only to devoting all humanitarian service projects to the Rotary Foundation’s seven (7) areas of focus but have included a campaign as part of the Empowering Women Initiative to provide livelihood projects to women in the club’s adopted communities.”
Happy Community and Economic Development Month to all!
