ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:

- Nature of Organization

The CDWMCI as a mass-base endeavor was organized on November 1998 and officially registered under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 16, 1999 as a non stock, non-profit, non government organization. It was being established to help and assist the grassroots populace (particularly farmers and fishermen including those underprivileged, neglected and displaced) in shaping and leading their meaningless lives into a more responsive and meaningful one.

CDWMCI serves as a network of community development associations (CDAs), institutions and enterprises exercising a corporate social responsibility (CSR). It also serves as an organization of development professionals such as social workers (SW), community development (CD) and extension workers among others who are contractually or voluntarily engaged in any private or public sectors projects with or without access to social welfare benefits provided by government insurance, social security and health services.

Vision – A responsive & meaningful life among people living in Western Mindanao communities and beyond.

Mission – Engaged in setting up of a community development associations and enterprises aimed at helping or assisting the people to have an access to basic social services such as health, education and livelihood under the framework of prosper-thy-neighbor policy and conscience-based approach.

Core Values

A – Accountability (Towards God & Men, Stewardship)

C – Cooperation (Love, honor & respect to others)

T – Transparency (Integrity and Dignity)

- Objectives & Purpose

1. To help improve skills, knowledge and capabilities of staff and members of established organizations through a massive educational campaign;

2. To establish a community-based training resource center, technical & vocational schools for members and their dependents;

3. To assist the existing organizations in classifying, planning and implementation of suitable livelihood entrepreneurial and development projects for the community they belong;

4. To be a willing intermediary for any privileges accorded by government departments and line agencies or foreign funding institutions for the upliftment of underprivileged in coordination with the governing authorities for proper disposition and implementation;

5. To serve as conduit organization for any entrepreneurial and development projects/programs of the government department/agencies, foreign funding agencies and interested investors;

6. To promote and encourage the socio-economic advancement of civil society organizations (CSOs) officers, members and dependents by establishing housing facilities and income generating projects that will eventually benefit the families;

7. To engage in a lawful endeavor with primordial aims of giving members some kind of incentives such as health care and educational benefits;

8. To reach-out effectively to the countryside in accordance with government thrust and programs for development by providing communication channels (tri-media) to encourage people's participation on systematic socio-economic development endeavors;

9. To inculcate a national development-oriented value system by integrating in all its affairs matters that pertains to morality and righteous leadership;

10. To enter into all kinds of agreements or joint venture with any government instrumentalities and private entities in relation to exercise of its corporate activities in line with the mandate of Section 16 of Republic Act 7160;

11. To acquire properties, real or personal, receive contributions, gifts, grants, subsidies and donations from any source, public or private, invest the funds or utilize properties in such projects or activities as the board may deem proper in behalf of and for the general public; and

12. To exercise any power and prerogative not contrary to law to do such and everything necessary, suitable and proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes herein enumerated.

· Thrust and Programs:

1. Community Development Support Program (CDSP)

Goals:

>Engage in the upliftment and improvement of farmers and fishermen thriving in the communities whose livelihood is dependent on the land and seas, irrespective of tribes;

>Engage in modern fishing industry through grouping or helping one another in acquiring capital or putting up projects that will eventually benefit each families;

>Recognizing the local capabilities and abilities thereby establishing Local Chief
Executive Training Center so that they will be given a chance to manage and supervise programs/projects intended for them rather than hiring in Manila foreign based experts; and

>The religious leaders shall be involved and given vital role in the formulation of plans and programs to be implemented in their own localities;

a. Socio-economic development

>Socio economic development orientation seminar and institutionalization of Tripartite Economic Development System (TEDS) controlling the subsystems of production, processing and marketing.

>Forging a partnership dubbed as Joint Undertaking of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Peoples Organizations (POs) and Local Government Units in project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

>Capacity Building and Leadership Development

>Technical and management training program

>Small and Medium Enterprise Development

>Project Development and Financial Packaging

>Leadership and Skills Development

>Design and Execution of Training

>Local Chief Executives Training

>Community-based Resource Management

>Industry identification and organization of industrial development organizations (IDOs) – one industry, one industrial development organization)

>Establishment of Joint Community-based Agri-Business Projects for Eco-Sustainable Farming System.

>Integrated Values and Sponsorship Program (IVSP)

>Goals

>Implementation of acceptable, workable and doable programs infusing therein the peaceful co-existence between and among the Christians, Muslim, Lumads/IPs.

>Recognizing and giving importance to individual and group cherished values, customs, traditions, beliefs, knowledge, systems and practice in the planning, programming and implementation of the development programs in their localities.

>Values Formation

>Chaplaincy posted to all pillars of society

>Retreat, Tours, Leadership-Discipleship Camp (LCDC), Kawayan Camp (KC)

>Sponsorship Program

>Family livelihood project sponsorship – total family approach

>Children, Youth and Students sponsorship

>Members Assistance and Social-Welfare Program (MASP)

>Goals

>Look into the welfare of every member, promoting and guiding them in attaining happy and contented life.

>Engage in any lawful endeavors with primordial aims of giving members some kinds of incentives such as scholarship for children and health care.

>Provide efficient assistance for the Overseas Filipino Workers in order to avoid the recycled problems that are happening to them while in abroad including technical assistance in the preparation of specific livelihood activities of their choice when they go home to their respective hometowns.

>Members Assistance

>Employment opportunities linkages

>Skills enhancement and matching

>Business promotion, linkage and point system setting-up

>Assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

>Social Welfare

>Health, Education (training and scholarship) and Livelihood/Enterprise Development

>Membership to CD Social Welfare Club – contribution to Social Welfare Fund

>Registration, License and Accreditation:

>Registered under Securities andf Exchange Commission (SEC) with Registration Number G1999-00056 dated February 16, 1999;

>Accredited with Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board), Province of Zamboanga Sibugay adopted under Resolution No. 1027-2002 on September 11, 2002 and Resolution No. 1836-2004 on October 6, 2004;

>Registered and License to Operate as a Social Welfare and Development Agency by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)- Field Office IX implementing community welfare program for youth, family and community in accordance with Section 23 of RA 4373 with License No. DSWD-FO-IX-RL-000024-2010 dated November 3, 2010, valid until November 2, 2013.

>Accredited member of People Power Volunteers for Reform, Inc. (PPVR) with Accreditation No.: CVA-9-3, valid until December 31, 2012 signed by PPVR Chairperson Karina Constantino-David. PPVR is a national network of local citizen volunteer assemblies (CVAs) and national volunteer organizations (NVOs) that have committed to work together and be involved in the challenge to help the Walang Corrupt, Walang Mahirap promise, which made to themselves, their communities, and the nation.

>Memorandum of Agreements:

>Signed MOA with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman under the framework of Bantay, Kaagapay, Tulay, Gabay on February 22, 2011 at Mibang Hotel, Dipolog City.

>Network/Organizational Membership:

>Volunteer Group (DSWD Field Office IX) – Regional level

>Area-Based Standard Network (ABSNet) – Zamboanga Sibugay

>Contact Information

>Head Office: Purok Barandilla, Don Andres, Ipil 7001 Zamboanga Sibugay, Phils.

>Pagadian Office: PIMF 2^nd Floor, Estar Surplus Bldg., Rizal Avenue, Pagadian City

>Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7260 Ipil 7001 Zamboanga Sibugay, Phils.

>Project Site: Coloy, Coloran, Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay

>Website and Email Address: http://cdwmci.blogspot.com / cdwmci@yahoo.com

>Mobile Number: +63 921 221 1104