Programs and Projects

COMPLETED PROJECTS


Name of Program/Project Partners & Beneficiaries Description
1. Cents for LIFE (2012- 2015) Rivendell Stewards Trust, Hugh E. and Marjorie S. Petersen Foundation, Master’s Plan through OI- USA; Other donors Poor micro-entrepreneurs. Books and training program on Household Chores, Welcome to the Kingdom, Pamilyang Ok Pwersa ng Bansa (Well-functioning families strength of the Nation). These books were used by more than 200,000 clients-members and staff and shall be digitalized making them accessible to all.
2. KILOS (Knowledge for Inspiring Leadership, Opportunities and Spirituality) (2006 – 2018) Gordon and Helen Smith Foundation, and OI-USA; Hotel Kimberly, Append Party-list & other donors, APPEND members APPEND manages and implements a direct college/university scholarship program for children of the poor micro-entrepreneurs. Assisted more than 3,400 children who are poor and deserving students. They are likewise trained on entrepreneurship, leadership and environment protections.
3. Financial Literacy and Education Program (2011 – 2018) APPEND members, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and Opportunity International Australia Training on savings, budgeting, investments, understanding the credit jargons and terms and others.
Trained more than 250,000 staff and clients on financial literacy and education.
4. APEND Tagumpay Magazine (2017 –2019) APPEND members, affiliates and selected advertisers APPEND Tagumpay Magazines contains success stories of microfinance clients. They equip, inspire, strengthen and grow the micro-businesses of the micro-entrepreneurs in the Philippines. Features sustainable agriculture, model enterprises in the area of crafts, retailing, small scale production and manufacturing, Overseas Filipino workers, Local government units & leadership values and services of APPEND.
5. Livelihood Intervention through Financing and Entrepreneurship (LIFE) Project (2014-2019). Otto Per Mille & Della Chiesa Cattolica Italiana Of Conferenza Episcopale Italiana with Etimos Foundation, Tski, Kmbi, Krci And Ok Bank, Visayas Region & Typhoon Haiyan Survivors The Project is in partnership with Etimos with funding from Otto Per Mille and Della Chiesa Cattolica Italiana of Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (CEI), Rome Italy. The general objective is to restore the livelihoods and promote family-based business of the people who lost their source of income because of Typhoon Haiyan. The specific objectives: Improve business skills of the affected people (especially women) and finance the start-up of their microenterprises Capacity building of the 9 local microfinance NGOs, through direct support to the affected NGOs and also through specific training (post emergency microfinance, disaster risk reduction management, social impact assessment tools).
6. Strengthening Social Solidarity Economy and Social Enterprises (2012-2019) APPEND with the grassroots people in the communities; and APPEND partner NGOs This entails the establishment of Local Organization Membership (LOMs) in all villages in the Philippines to promote and practice Social Entrepreneurship.
7. Global Leadership Summit (2006-2020) Willow Creek Community Church and Willow Creek Association with OI- USA A leadership training that benefitted 25,100 church and marketplace leaders on values-based management, faith and ministry for the poor.
8. Assistance and rehabilitation of victims and survivors of calamities (2002-2015) Willow Creek (WC) Community Church, WC Association, OI-USA, Singapore & Hongkong. All 12 MF NGOs in the Philippines Helped more than 50,000 typhoon survivors with relief goods & microfinance
9. Community Based Entrepreneurship Development Program (A Capacity Building Program for all development and enterprise building) oriented NGOs (2003-2007) Tear Fund-VASS New Zealand government and Opportunity International-Australia and Append members nationwide
  1. Improved the capacity of microfinance non-government organizations in providing relevant community and microfinance program.
  2. APPEND provided training and on-site capacity building to more than 35,000 staff and community leaders of partners NGOs. The people were taught with establishing the local resource management system, do participatory action research, village development planning and project development & mgt.
  3. The enterprises created by the communities were based on natural and human resources inherent in the communities.
  4. Taught the grassroots people to mobilize resources from their local government units and other local government agencies.
10. Expansion Y Mejoramiento de los programas de microcredito de APPEND, Filipinas, Fase 1-III. (2002-2006) Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Internationale or Spanish Agency for International Development and CODESPA with all 12 partners nationwide
  1. A project to expand and scale-up the microfinance program of APPEND
  2. Built the technical and leadership capacity of 6,540 head office and branch office staff
  3. Increased the number of total micro-entrepreneurs being assisted by APPEND network from 251,000 to one million people
  4. Provided wholesale lending to 9 microfinance NGOs
  5. Developed digital education
11. Microfinance Institution Expansion Scheme: European Union (CASCADE) Caraballo and Southern Cordillera Agricultural Development Program (2000-2004) European Union and the Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Bank of Benguet, and other NGOs operating in tribal communities in Northern Philippines
  1. Supported the tribal groups in Northern Philippines through access to financial services delivered by Cooperative Bank of Benguet and other microfinance NGOs operating in the area.
  2. APPEND managed the Fund and lent to beneficiaries of Department of Agriculture.
  3. APPEND provided training to staff and clients of the coops and NGOs involved in the Project
12. APPEND Leadership Program (2000-2011) AusAID & OI – Australia, all 12 microfinance NGOs and our clients-members Built the technical and leadership capacity of more than 20,000 development and microfinance workers in managing microfinance operations for poor communities in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
13. APPEND Scale-up Program (1999-2003) Opportunity International –USA and all 12 microfinance NGOs and our clients-members
  1. The program created and strengthened the micro-enterprises of more than 251,000 poor households by 2003;
  2. Provided a total loan fund of PhP414M to more than 251,000 micro-entrepreneurs.
  3. Developed a standardized group lending methodology & Built the operational capacity of 9 NGOs and raised the outreach from 35K to 251k micro-entrepreneurs
  4. Organized, facilitated and set-up the first microfinance- oriented thrift bank in the Philippines, the Opportunity Microfinance Bank which later became the Opportunity Kauswagan Bank.
  5. OMB was inaugurated in Malacanang Palace by the then Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
14. Philippine-Australia Savings and Loan Association Project (PASLAP). (1995-1998) OI-Australia and AusAID, ASKI in Nueva Ecija and Bulacan
  1. Provided training & livelihood loans to 1,973 micro entrepreneurs of which 93% were women;
  2. Established a savings & loan association for women; the women’s working capital & income increased by 314% and 212%, respectively.
  3. Micro-entrepreneurs improved their housing and was able to send their children to school
15. Philippine-Australia Kabuhayan Microenterprise Development Project (PAKMED-AusAID). (1995-1998) Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Maranatha Trust and Opportunity International – Australia; KMBI and TSPI in Metro Manila, Bulacan and relocation areas in Cavite
  1. The project was adjudged as top 5 well-managed projects by an NGO.
  2. Provided more than Ph60M in loans to 5,465 urban poor women and their 5,653 micro-enterprises
  3. Provided business and leadership training; working capital of women increased five times with an average of four loan cycles
  4. Incomes of women micro-entrepreneurs increased by 189%
16. Microfinance Prison Project 1996 - 1999 Prison Fellowship International USA Caloocan City and Nueva Ecija The project provided income opportunities to 200 families of the prisoners and the ex-convicts who normally don’t get employment once they are paroled or sent out of jail.
17. Modest Credit Facilities for Women in the Philippines (1996 – 1999) European Union, Brussels Belgium HSPFI Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon and TSKI in Iloilo City The project assisted 15,150 women micro-entrepreneurs; provided a total loan funds of Euro 2,313,646 or roughly PhP76M to women. The income of micro-entrepreneurs increased by 30%.

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  • I will always and be forever grateful to God, APPEND Inc. and the Smith Foundation with OI. I am blessed and happy that Ive been able to help the people around me and my community because I know how it feels to be in need. I am now a nurse at King's College Hospital, London UK.
    Lorelie Lim
    APPEND KILOS Scholar, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Far Eastern University, Phil (2011)
  • The scholarship is beyond money, indeed it has brought numerous changes in my life starting from material things up to personality development and brought me much closer to God.
    Queen D. Dagahuya
    APPEND KILOS Scholar, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, University of the East
  • I found my second family in APPEND. The leadership training, coaching, mentoring and scholarship funds I enjoyed, gave my family a good future. APPEND is a big part of who I become and am super grateful. As the saying goes,  Once APPEND, Always APPEND!
    Mark Joseph Perez
    APPEND KILOS Scholar, AB Political Science, University of Sto. Tomas