08pk-5239 - Improving Peasants' Socio-Economic-Political Conditions in the Philippines
PAKISAMA is one of the oldest confederation of farmers' organizations in the Philippines, it is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1986, who had experienced its peak of organizational strength in the mid- 1990s to early 2000. Since 2000 the organization has losen value primarily due to a leadership crisis that split the confederation in 2003. PAKISAMA rose above his organizational conflict and united again in July 2006. At present, Pakisama numbers 20 000 active and direct members. PAKISAMA has established membership in 25 provinces, 73 cities and municipalities, and at least 325 villages. The profiling done under the last project proposal also showed that about 22% of the membership consists of female members. The head line of the project 2008-2010 of Pakisama is to become a powerful voice and force to uplift the conditions of the small farmers, and direct the attention of government to the plight of the small men and women farmers, fishers and Indigenous Peoples. Since 1988 land reform in relation to the ownership is a hot issue in the Philppines. The strategic objectives of this Plan are: a. influence and/or claim the benefits of government policies, programs and budgets b. deliver basic services to its affiliates and individual members c. to expand PAKISAMA's membership base and strengthen its leadership The main activities are: 1: Policy Advocacy (a) 2: Membership Socio-Economic Development (b) 3: Membership Expansion (c) 4: Leadership and Organizational Strengthening (c) 5: Revitalization of National and Regional Secretariats (b)