Habitat and basic infrastructure

Community organizing in the urban poor is a challenging job. For PFI, they started in 2011 with a community that they organized into one federation (Duljo Integrated Neighborhood Association -DINA) which comprises 7 member organizations. PFI strengthened the federation and the four old people organizations formed in 2008 with a set of functioning leaders and participating members. They were organized into various committees to address and mobilize around their varouis socio-economic needs.

Decent shelter is a basic human right. It instills the value of human dignity to the beneficiaries and will encourage them to strive harder. In partnership with SELAVIP, Pagtambayayong - A Foundation for Mutual Aid, Inc. (PFI) is one our partner assisting five peoples organizations comprising 775 urban poor families in the coastal slums of Cebu City to acquire their own house. Some beneficiaries are the victims of fire that gutted their homes others are squatters living in very poor housing.