June 1, 2011 - DAY 1
Homeless Peoples Federation Philippines, Inc. (HPFPI) and Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives Inc. (PACSII) Central Visayas Region welcomes Bangladeshi nationals for an exchange visit to our Slum Dwellers International (SDI) urban development program. The ten Bangladeshi nationals includes Md. Shafiqul Islam Akand, Project Director, Second Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project, Local Government Engraining Department (LGED), Md. Zakir Hossain, Assistant Engineer, Local Government Engraining Department (LGED), Md. Saifuzzaman Talukdar, Assistant Engineer, Jamalpur Municipality, Md. Shaiduzzman, Jamalpur, Ms. Rohima Khatun, Jamalpur, A K M Harunur Rashid, Assistant Engineer, Sreepur Municipality, Azizul Islam, Sreepur Municipality, Nasima, Sreepur Municipality, Sadhona Mahal, Senior Advisor- Urban Poverty Reduction and Vulnerability, German Development cooperation (GIZ), and Rukhen Uddin Ahmed, Adviser on Monitoring and Evaluation, German Development cooperation (GIZ)
Drawing of expectations from the Bangladeshi Team* To know the interventions of HPFPI/PACSII on how they encourage the community to unite themselves and to start the savings programs
* How they started the federation of the communities and how the other group like the government and the academe come together to support them and to help them to plan and also to execute some of the housing for urban poor or relocation scheme for the urban poor.
After a brief orientation with some PowerPoint presentation done at the CV Regional office, the group headed to LTHAI's ICEB production site to observe the production how is it done and its methodology.
The first day activity ended with the group's engagement with Mandaue City Administrator Atty. James Abadia in behalf of the city mayor who happens to be out of town that day and City Councilor Diosdado "Dadie" Suico.
June 2, 2011 - DAY 2 - Community Intervention
The community of Malibu Matimco Village Homeowners Association Inc. headed by Dolieta Magdadaro and Nelda Suan were among the community members who shared their personal experiences to the group. The highlights were tips given by the community on the DO's and DON'TS with a community leader and this includes:
1) Understand the different attitudes and characters of the members. As a leader we should consider them so that we could understand every member; 2) listen to their problems; 3) a leader must be understandable, patience, supportive, industrious; 4) should be a model for others and a strong one; 5) if there’s a problem encountered, sit down and discuss the matter until solutions can be found. 6) Do not own the community property (i.e. do not use the community funds for personal usage) and 7) Do not neglect the problem of the member.
