Pondo ng Pinoy sa San Pablo

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Benificiaries of Pondo ng PInoy

Friday, August 22, 2008

THE PONDO NG PINOY MOVEMENT SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH INTEGRAL EVANGELIZATION

Rationale:
The Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP II) presents a vision for the Filipino nation.

We shall have to create a free nation:
where human dignity and solidarity
are respected and promoted;
where moral principles prevail in socio-economic
life and structures;
where justice, love, and solidarity are the inner
driving forces of the development.

We shall have to built a sovereign nation:
where every tribe and faith are respected;
where diverse tongues and traditions work
together for the good of all;
where membership is a call
to participation and involvement
and leadership a summons to generous service.

Ours will have to be a people:
in harmony with one another
through unity in diversity;
in harmony with creation,
and in harmony with God.

Ours shall be a civilization of life and love.

Pondo ng Pinoy is a movement to develop a Filipino culture rooted more deeply in love of God and neighbor, especially the poor, through little but repeated acts of compassion, solidarity and sharing. Pondo ng Pinoy is also a community foundation born out of the daily contributions of concerned people that will support programs benefiting the poor. As a movement and as a community foundation, Pondo ng Pinoy calls on all Filipinos to care for others so as to attain fullness of life in God.

Pondo ng Pinoy (PnP) was launched on June 11-12, 2004. Its agenda is Integral Evangelization, bringing the Good News of salvation and liberation to the totality of life, no different from that of PCP II. Its objective is to penetrate all the strata of human life with the vision of the Kingdom of God. The formula is to make effective or operational the love of Jesus in our daily lives. When actions promote moral values, they become good operative habits that are considered virtues. Virtues build character, and character produces morally upright action. PnP aims at reversing society’s neglect of the poor by bringing them to the center of the consciousness of Filipinos and attending to their needs especially in the areas of livelihood, housing, education and health care.

The education component of PnP is its distinctive and hopefully, best feature. PnP promotes the formative dimension of social transformation. It is catechetical in nature – direct proclamation of the gospel values of Jesus Christ. The sharing of twenty-five centavos (0.25) becomes the integrating moment in the catechetical framework. It is the concrete expression of love, of a life lived for others. Thus education is coupled with action on behalf of neighbors.

PnP education focuses primarily on the evangelization and empowerment of the family, without neglecting other sectors and institutions. The family is meant by God to be the first school of discipleship where the parents are the first catechists of their children, and where all the members mutually evangelize each other. (PCP II 576) The family is where concern for neighbor, honesty and the sense of justice, truthfulness and caring for creation should be inculcated.

PnP is a way of bringing to people the social doctrine of the Church as a means for integral evangelization. The Church’s social doctrine presents principles of reflection, criteria of judgment and directives for action oriented towards moral conduct. We need to proclaim these components, “whether convenient or inconvenient – correcting, reproving, appealing – constantly teaching and never losing patience’ (II Tim 4:2).” (PCP II, 292)

The basic tenets of the Church’s Social doctrine are:

1. Integral Development – Human Dignity & Solidarity
2. Respect for Human Life
3. The Social Nature of the Human Person and Human Equality
4. The Universal Purpose of Earthy Goods and Private Property
5. Social Justice and Love (Solidarity and Subsidiarity)
6. Association and Participation (Family Life)
7. Preferential Protection of the Poor and Vulnerable
8. Peace and Active Non-violence
9. The Value of Human work
10. Integrity of Creation
11. People Empowerment
12. The Common Good Inseparable from the Good of Persons

The sectors that PnP education and catechesis want to reach are:

1. Families
2. Educational Institutions –
• Public Schools through the Diocese/Parish Catechists
• Catholic Schools through the Religious Education Department and Campus Ministry
• Non-Sectarian Schools through the Archdiocesan or Diocesan Campus Ministry of the Ministry for Youth Affairs
3. Parishes and Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs)
4. Movements of Renewal: the Cursillos de Cristianidad, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Lay Covenant Communities, the Neo-catechumenal Way, the Christian Family Movement, Marriage Encounter, Focolare, the Movement for a Better World, the Parish Renewal Experience (PREX), etc.
5. Catholic Hospitals and Community-Based Health Care Workers
6. Practitioners of the Media of Social Communication
7. Corporate and Business Communities
8. Tribal Filipinos
9. Peasants
10. Urban Poor
11. Fisherfolk
12. The Disabled
13. Prisoners and other Special Sectors
14. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

The objectives of PnP education and catechesis are:

1. To cultivate a spirituality of social transformation through the formation of social conscience;

2. To build up a participatory church and caring community through a life long process of learning and self-giving to the poor; and

3. To imbue the culture with the values of the gospel in the spirit of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue.

PnP AS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Although initiated by the Church, Pondo ng Pinoy (PnP) is not a Church foundation but a community foundation. The community owns the fund it generates. PnP intends to help needy Filipinos, within and beyond the Catholic Church.

1. The Church is the initiator, promoter and steward of PnP. The Church took the first steps in launching the movement and the foundation. The Church undertakes the education of people so as to promote the vision of PnP. The Church takes care of the fund and monitors its disbursement. The Church maintains the focus on the spiritual and cultural values of the movement so as to avoid reducing PnP to raising money only.

2. Although PnP is a community foundation it does not follow that any person can just intrude in the dispensation of the fund. As an alternative to bad governance, PnP should exercise care in the handling and disbursement of the donated money. We learn from history how some groups with political or ideological agenda and narrow interests have manipulated the use of community funds. The renewed culture of compassion and integrity that the PnP movement wants to generate should be mirrored in the operations of the community foundation.

3. The Church is the primary steward of the foundation. For the purpose of ensuring the proper handling and disposal of the fund, the foundation will be headed by a Board of Trustees composed of distinguished lay leaders, religious, priests and bishops. The lay leaders or pastoral workers who will be part of PnP leadership may come from any economic stratum of society, provided they share the orientation of the Church, are committed to and involved in community service, and have shown competence in leadership and management. The empowerment of the poor communities will happen primarily in the management of the actual projects in their midst, of which they are both investors and beneficiaries. The involvement of laypeople, NGO’s, PO’s and other organized groups with a track record of genuine service to the poor is a necessary component of the operations of PnP.

THE ORGANIZATION OF PnP

Since the establishment of the community foundation was the initiative of bishops, the dioceses and parishes will provide the basic framework for the organization of PnP. The spirit of communion and solidarity should be reflected in the organizational structure of PnP. Both as a movement and a community foundation, PnP has a Central Office with dioceses and parishes as local implementing arms. But while PnP uses diocesan and parish offices, PnP is an entity distinct from the Dioceses and Parishes. Hence, PnP will not supplant, but support and enhance diocesan or parochial initiatives or activities, especially those directed towards the well being of the poor.

1. The Priority Areas of Concern of PnP in relation to Diocesan/Parochial Pastoral Plans

a. Since PCP-II, the Church in the Philippines has been pursuing a mission of renewed integral evangelization. PnP can be a tool for evangelization, especially of the “un-churched” who make up 85% of the Catholic population. PnP could serve as initial evangelization and entry point for their participation in the life and mission of the Church. It could also be a venue for ecumenical and inter-religious programs of

dioceses and parishes. Some sectors and establishments that could be targeted are the following: offices, factories, commercial establishments, markets, government institutions, schools, transport sectors, and informal sectors.

b. The PnP orientation should be creatively integrated and adapted to the components of diocesan/parochial pastoral plans, e.g. family life, BEC’s, advocacy, catechesis, ministry to sectors, youth, education, ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue, etc. Local realities must be considered in the adaptation.

c. Priority areas of concern of PnP, i.e. livelihood, housing, education and health care, are the same priority areas of any social action desk or BEC. The evangelization, education, formation and catechetical ministries can integrate elements of PnP wherever possible. Ultimately the various diocesan/parochial groups and structures should work together in promoting the various components of PnP.

d. Fund generating activities and traditional sources of funds of the diocese/parish, especially the newly established ones, will be respected by PnP. If the donors prefer to give directly to diocesan/parochial projects, they are free to do so, while being encouraged to undergo the evangelization program of PnP.

2. Central and Local Organization and Operation

The Diocesan PnP Desk

a. Participating dioceses or apostolic vicariates will set up their own PnP Desk headed by the Bishop, with the Diocesan Chancery as its base. Serving as an arm of the community foundation, the Diocesan/Vicariate PnP Desk will operate within the existing diocesan structure, e.g. the Social Action Center. The diocesan office within which the PnP Desk operates shall assume the operational expenses of the Desk. The PnP Desk will rely, therefore, on the staff of the diocese and parishes, parish pastoral councils, church organizations and ministries for human resource. Consistent with the culture of sharing that PnP is cultivating, volunteerism is to be encouraged in the running of the PnP Desk.

Where possible and needed, the PnP Desk may set up local committees that correspond to the subcommittees of the Central Program Committee (Organizational Development, Education, Promotion, and Projects Review and Screening). Parishes, schools and other participating local bodies must designate a person who will serve as a link to the PnP Desk.

b. The Bishop will appoint a PnP Diocesan/Vicariate Coordinator from among the lay, religious or clergy. The Coordinator oversees the operations of the PnP and the various subcommittees, links with the participating parishes and institutions in the diocese/vicariate and the central office, monitors the collection, submission and distribution of money, keeps records, inspects projects funded by the PnP and regularly reports to the Bishop on the state of the PnP in the diocese/vicariate. The Coordinator must be of good moral standing in the community, must have a record of community involvement, and must be skilled in financial management.

c. The PnP Central Office will prepare the initial programs of PnP. The Diocesan PnP Desk can adapt the materials and programs to fit their local contexts. The central office also acts as the monitoring body of the various initiatives from the dioceses/vicariates and of the total inflow of resources.
Education

The basic operational need is to promote and deepen the understanding of people on the vision, the spiritual, theological and social dimensions of PnP and the principles and values it aims to uphold.

a. There should be a local education committee to be composed of diocesan/vicariate catechetical coordinators and heads of religious education of catholic schools and other groups that the dioceses/vicariates would designate. It shall be responsible for the writing of modules for the sectors and the dissemination of materials through the speakers’ bureau.

b. Formation for capacity building will be offered to people who will help implement the vision and programs of PnP, especially those in the Diocesan/Vicariate PnP Desk, speakers and training facilitators. Skills and technical training will be provided.
Promotion

a. Brochures will be circulated to orient people on PnP. A primer will go with the brochure to further clarify the vision and mechanics of PnP as a movement and a community foundation. It will include guidelines for conducting launchings of PnP.

b. The Central Office of PnP will provide the initial brochures and promotional materials. The PnP Desks will assume responsibility for them when their fund resource begins to stabilize.

c. Promotional activities will be programmed according to the stages of implementation. Since education is the prerequisite for a genuine participation in the giving and collection of the “crumbs”, promotional materials will focus first on education regarding the vision of PnP.

d. Plug-ins will be solicited from Radio Veritas and local radio stations run by the church. Other available radio stations whose owners and/or top management share the vision of PnP will be requested to regularly feature PnP, especially through jingles and ad lines. These will make PnP a household byword. Talk shows and news clips over the radio and television can help promote PnP. Tri-media exposure will optimize awareness.

Gathering of the “Crumbs”

a. All parishes, schools, universities, organizations, etc. are enjoined to deposit their contributions to PnP depository banks and furnish the PnP Central Office and their respective Diocesan Chancery with a copy of the deposit slip. Contributions may also be forwarded to the PnP Desk in the Chancery; the PnP Desk will in turn forward the funds to the PnP Central Office through designated banks. Through the centralization of funds we hope PnP will have a stronger impact on the national scene. It is also a way of giving poorer dioceses access to funds that they could not raise by themselves.

b. The Coordinator will keep separate records of the contributions of parishes, schools and organizations or institutions and submit a quarterly report on the participation of these various conduits in his/her Diocese. The Central Office will track the contributions of the dioceses to the central fund.

Distribution of the “Crumbs”

a. Non-profit organizations, like the diocesan and parochial social action offices, NGO’s, religious organizations and other sectors, can submit to the PnP Desk project proposals for programs that will directly benefit the poor. The proponents must meet the criteria set by the Central Projects Review and Screening Committee to qualify for consideration. The PnP Desk will constitute a Diocesan Review and Screening Committee to recommend to the Coordinator and the Bishop which projects merit support. Projects not exceeding three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) need only the approval of the PnP Desk while those beyond the said amount need to be submitted to the Central Projects Review and Screening Committee for final approval.

b. Projects must have the approval of the bishop to qualify for funding. Projects needing only Diocesan approval must have the endorsement of the parish priest where the project will be carried out. Projects to be submitted to the Central Projects Review and Screening Committee for final approval must be endorsed by the bishop of the place where the project will be implemented. The Diocesan and Central Projects Review and Screening committees will issue a list of priority programs that PnP will support as well as the guidelines in processing and approving proposals.

c. Funds for diocese-approved projects will be released to the PnP Desk. For this purpose, the PnP Desk will open a bank account to which the Central Office could remit funds directly. The PnP Desk must have a separate book of accounts. For projects approved by the Central Projects Review and Screening Committee, funds will be released to the project proponents through the PnP Desk. Memoranda of agreement will be signed between the project proponents and the PnP Desk or the Central Office.

d. The Coordinator is responsible for monitoring supported projects and reporting to the Central Projects Review and Screening Committee. All projects shall be subject to periodic and annual external financial, compliance, management and project-end social audit. The community foundation can withdraw or terminate its assistance at any time should the project proponent, after due process, is proven to have violated the terms and conditions of the assistance and to have failed to act on monitoring and audit findings.

Hapagasa Feeding Program (June-July 2006)

Antipolo P 17,050 920 children

Cubao 176,830 546 children

Daet 44,000

Kalookan 169,675 315 children

Manila 990,422 2,240 children

Malolos 10,710 84 children

Novaliches 285,800 860 children

Paranaque 290,835 722 children

Pasig 113,190 196 children

San Pablo 270,770 563 children

Project Updates

Assistance and Support for Daycare Children and Empowerment of Women in

Highly Depressed Urban Poor Communities

Archdiocese of Manila

Proponent: Akap Bata sa mga Guro-Kalinga, Inc.

Sharlyn delos Santos (not her real name), 7 years old, is a daughter of a street vendor and construction worker. She works on the street to help her parents care and feed for her and her 11 other siblings in Paco, Manila. They live in a cramp 4 x 5 meter house in Paco, Manila. She is one of the millions of street children in the Philippines. Through the support of Akap Bata she was encouraged in her studies and is now a Grade 1 student in a public school.

Akap Bata’s support program for Day Care children targetted assistance for 185 children in four centers. At the end of the project, they reported assisting 76% or 141 children. The children’s centers are located in Tondo, Manila, Paco, Manila and in the Caritas compound. Teachers in the four care centers were equipped with the skills and experience to provide quality care and non formal education. They attended capability building seminars such as the reentry planning workshop for care teachers and the Revised Manual of Day Care Workers seminar. Another major program objective attained was the decrease by 90% of the rate of malnutrition of the children in the daycare centers. In its “socialized feeding program”, parents contribute three to five pesos daily and a committee of parents takes care of cooking for the children on a scheduled basis. Educational materials were also purchased for the children. The recommendation in their report included the plan to request for funds to open one or two more daycare centers to enable them to reach their target of 185 children.

Pondo ng Pinoy Lending Program

Diocese of Daet

Proponent: Diocesan Multi-Purpose Cooperative

Manay Remy, a fish vendor in the Public Market of Daet, recounted in a recent project visit: “Minsan paiba iba ang dating ng kita (income) ko sa pagtitinda ng isda, Minsan P300, minsan 200 lang, pag medyo siniswerte may P500 sa isang araw, pero ang mahalaga, nakakabayad ako ng regular sa utang ko sa kooperatiba”. Sa ngayon, nakatatlong beses na akong mangutang, dahil sa pautang na ito, tuloy tuloy ang aking pagtitinda.

The microfinance program of MSSD allows small entrepreneurs easy access to credit facilities with features not offered by the local usurers. The project initially started with four beneficiaries, to date the cooperative has 70 members with over P60,000 in savings deposits and share capital and a loan portfolio of over P400,000 in regular and salary loans. Businesses supported inlcude dry goods trading, sari-sari store operations, calamansi and vegetable trading, and fish vending.

Augmentation of the Ecological Waste Management Livelihood for the Scavenger’s Organization

Archdiocese of Manila

Proponent: Archdiocese of Manila Ecology Desk

Under the Ecology Desk is the Kabalikasang Samahan Inc., an organization that helps scavengers in their segregation, collection and marketing of wastes. The main goal of this project is to be able to help the scavengers in forming their own business as a group in five years time. The workers are given a daily allowance of P175 fo rthe work that they do. Pondo ng Pinoy funded the construction of the composting facility. they were able to produce a steel structure for storage and green house. Mang Danilo Estinor, president of the organization, says that this project has helped him in his livelihood, the ecology desk is a safer environment that the dump sites and they even earn more money. Aling Anita, who is in charge of the organization’s marketing department said that the projects allows them to store and properly segregate the waste until it is enough to sell to the recycling plants who pay a bigger amount compared to the junk shops. The greenhouse facility also serves as the demonstration area for segregation and composting education for the public andparochial schools under the diocese.

Projects Approved by Local Bishops

	PONDO NG PINOY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

	Project Submitted and Approved during the period May 1 - July, 31, 2006
DIOCESES/PARISHES	PROPOSAL/ PROJECT TITLE	APPROVED AMOUNT
DIOCESE OF IMUS MINISTRI SA PAGKALINGA RESURRECTION PARISH	SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND ADULT TRAINING SKILLS WITH VALUES FORMATION	300,000
DIOCESE OF IMUS	EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE POOR CHILDREN OF AMADEO BY THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF MARY CLARET	300,756
DIOCESE OF IMUS MINISTRI NG MAGSASAKA	SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FOR CHILDREN OF FARMERS	300,000
DIOCESE OF IMUS MINISTRI SA PAGKALINGA RESURRECTION PARISH	SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND ADULT TRAINING SKILLS WITH VALUES FORMATION	300,000
TOTAL	FOR THE DIOCESE OF IMUS	1,200,756
DIOCESE OF NOVALICHES	LIVELIHOOD PROJECT OF THE FIDES MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE AND MAPAYAPA INTER NEIGHBORHOOD MPC	300,000
TOTAL	FOR THE DIOCESE OF NOVALICHES	300,000
DIOCESE OF SAN PABLO SOCIAL ACTION CENTER SAN PABLO	LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM PROJECT	300,000
TOTAL	FOR THE DIOCESE OF SAN PABLO	300,000
MALOLOS/ NAZARETH HOME FOR STREET CHILDREN	NAZARETH HOME FOR STREET CHILDREN: FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE	95,000
MALOLOS/BETHANY HOUSE	FUND SUPPORT FOR THE FOOD SUSTENANCE OF ABANDONED AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN	95,000
LINGAP BATA CENTER/IMMACULATE CONCEPCION PARISH DIOCESE OF MALOLOS	HOME FOR THE ABANDONED AND ORPHANED MALE CHILDREN	98,000
RENE CONCEPTION PEDROZO FOUNDATION/STO. ROSARIO BAGONG BARRIO BULACAN DIOCESE OF MALOLOS	HOME FOR THE ABANDONED AND ORPHANED FEMALE CHILDREN	98,000
TOTAL	FOR THE DIOCESE OF MALOLOS	386,000
ARCHDIOCESE OF COTABATO	LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF COTABATO	300,000
ARCHDIOCESE OF COTABATO	SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING PROGRAM FOR IP SCHOOL CHILDREN	300,000
TOTAL	FOR ARCHDIOCESE OF COTOBATO	600,000
GRAND TOTAL		2,786,756

Project Proposal Format

PONDO ng PINOY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC.

I. Identifying Information

Project Title:

Project Type: (Microfinance, Micro-enterprise, Education, Health, Housing, etc.)

Type of Beneficiaries: (Farmers, Children, Fisher folks, Urban Poor, Women, etc.)

Project Site:

Parish: Diocese:

Proponent Organization Name:

Type of Organization: (People’s Org, Coop, Social Action Center, Parish Organization, etc.)

Proponent Address:

Tel. No. Fax No. E-mail Address:

Contact Person/s: (Names, Designations, Contact Nos.)

Total Project Cost: Funding Requested: Proponent Counterpart:

II. Project Description

a. What issues or problems of the target beneficiaries does the project wish to address?

b. What is the socio-economic situation of target beneficiaries?

c. What are the specific needs of target beneficiaries and how will PnP funds be used to address these needs?

III. Objectives of the Project

a. What are the objectives/output of the project?

b. What critical activities will be undertaken to achieve the objectives of the Project?

c. How will benefits obtained from the project be sustained/enhanced?

d. Describe the potential of target beneficiaries to attain self-reliance or assume responsibility for community development after project end?

IV. Project Management

a. Who are the key officers and staff, if any, who will be involved in implementing the project? (Please state names and positions.)

b. How will target beneficiaries be involved in managing the project?

c. How will the project be managed? What are the internal monitoring and evaluation procedures?

V. Funding Requirements

Expense Items

Counterpart

PnP Funding

Funding from other Sources

Total

VI. Organizational Profile

Please describe the organization. Include information on the organization’s vision, mission and goals, area of operation, number of members as well as types of projects previously implemented and the organization’s track record in implementing these projects.

NOTE: Please submit all documents enumerated in the attached checklist together with the proposal

CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS

Organization-related Documents

1. Notarized Board Resolution or Pastoral Council Resolution, if the proponent-implementor is the Parish or the Diocese, indicating the following:

a. Intent of the organization to secure financial assistance from the Foundation.

b. Commitment to safeguard and properly use the Foundation’s financial assistance and to make available at all times their books of accounts and other documents pertinent to the supported project

c. Assignment of project assets in case of default in payment in the case of loans.

d. Willingness to participate in trainings and formations that may be required by the Central Office and to undertake all other necessary activities to improve projects implementation

e. Names of at least two authorized representatives who will sign all documents pertaining to the project

2. Copy of SEC registration. Copy of PCNC/CDA/DSWD registration/accreditation for proposals involving financial assistance of P500,000 and above

3. Copy of proponent’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws

4. Audited Financial Statements of Proponent for the last two years

5. Curriculum Vitae of the officers and management staff of the organization.

NOTE: Requirement #s 2-4 are not applicable to proposals originating from the Parish or the Diocese.

Project-related documents

1. Location map showing project sites/areas

2. Detailed financial schedules of proposed budget, projected income statements, cash flow (including notes and assumptions). If project will be implemented across Parishes or Dioceses, the proposed budget should be broken down according to project sites.

Project-specific documents

1. Business Plan (if project is an enterprise)

2. Guidelines for Revolving Credit Funds (if applicable)

3. Documents showing proof of approved funding (if the project will use counterpart funds from other donors)

4. Plan, drawings, specifications for infrastructure, machinery and equipment, etc. (if applicable)

5. Training Design (if applicable)

Implementing Guidelines Project Review, Screening and Approval

THE PONDO NG PINOY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC.

Pondo ng Pinoy is both a Movement and a Community Foundation. As a movement, Pondo ng Pinoy aims to develop a Filipino culture rooted more deeply in love of God and neighbor, especially the poor, through little but repeated acts of compassion, solidarity and sharing, symbolized by the daily giving of 25 centavos. As a Community Foundation, Pondo ng Pinoy is tasked to manage the funds that will be accumulated from the daily contributions of people. These funds and whatever revenues may be gained from investing these funds shall be used solely to support socio-economic development programs or projects to be implemented for the Class D & E population in participating dioceses.

GENERAL POLICY GUIDELINES

1. Processing and approval of proposals shall be based primarily on need and availability of funds. Nonetheless, the Board shall formulate policies to rationalize allocation of funds per Diocese.

2. The Central Office shall process only proposals approved or endorsed by the bishop/s and priest/s of the site where the project shall be implemented. Proposals should be submitted to the Central Office quarterly.

3. Dioceses, the Diocesan Projects Review and Screening Committee of the PnP Desks in particular, and parishes shall be involved in the screening and evaluation of all proposals.

4. The Diocesan PnP Desks are given authority to approve project proposals up to PESOS: THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (P300,000.00).

5. The Central Office shall respect existing systems, policies (criteria for assistance) and procedures of Dioceses in approving or recommending projects for approval. Nonetheless, these systems, policies and procedures shall be assessed by the Central Office for compatibility with the priorities and standards set by the Foundation. If necessary, Dioceses should be willing to adjust its systems, policies and procedures insofar as projects for PnP funding are concerned.

6. The Central Office shall disburse all financial support to approved proposals through the Diocesan PnP Desk, except for inter-diocesan projects, the funds for which shall be disbursed directly to the proponent; the Dioceses shall be advised on funds directly released to proponents. Release of funds shall be subject to Memoranda of Agreement executed between the proponent and the Central Office and/or the Diocesan PnP Desk

7. Dioceses should be willing to open a separate bank account and establish separate books of accounts for funds to be released by the Central Office.

8. The PnP Desk shall be responsible for reporting to the Central Office on the status of Diocesan-approved projects and how funds were used. The Bishop shall note all proponents’ reports on Diocesan-endorsed projects approved by the Central Projects Review and Screening Committee. Such notation presumes that these reports have been validated by the PnP Desk. All records/ documents pertinent to funds released and projects being assisted should be made available to the Central Office at all times.

9. All funded projects shall be subject to periodic and annual external financial, compliance, management and project-end social audit. The Central Office can withdraw or terminate its assistance at any time should the project proponent, after due process, is proven to have violated the terms and conditions of the assistance and to have failed to act on monitoring and audit findings.

POLICY OF ASSISTANCE

Project Types

The Foundation shall favor development-oriented programs or projects, poor families or communities can tangibly benefit from within three months-one year of project implementation. These programs or projects should:

1. Respond to the problems of poverty and deprivation;

2. Be viable, sustainable and replicable;

3. Have strong community participation;

4. With specific and measurable results;

5. Environment-friendly and gender-sensitive;

6. Build on the experience of the proponent in delivering the intended results.

Initially, programs or projects related to the following will be given priority:

1. Micro-finance - involves individual and group lending for livelihood or enterprise development.

2. Micro-enterprise – involves projects that could generate employment and income for the poor.

3. Housing- provides decent housing to poor families who have acquired security of land tenure but are unable to meet housing construction needs. Should funds be available, bridge-financing for land acquisition or purchase may also be considered.

4. Education- assistance to poor students to acquire formal education or to adults, to increase or enhance their skills for gainful employment or start a business enterprise.

5. Health- programs or projects designed for improved and sustained health condition in poor communities.

Priority Project Sites

Financial assistance shall be limited to programs or projects that will benefit the poor in the fourteen dioceses participating in the Pondo ng Pinoy. These dioceses are as follows:

1. Archdiocese of Manila

2. Diocese of Antipolo

3. Diocese of Cubao

4. Diocese of Daet

5. Diocese of Imus

6. Diocese of Kalookan

7. Diocese of Malolos

8. Diocese of Novaliches

9. Diocese of Parañaque

10. Diocese of Pasig

11. Diocese of San Pablo

12. Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa

13. Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay

14. Military Ordinariate

Project Proponent

Project proponents must be non-profit organizations such as social action centers, parish social service and development ministries, church-mandated organizations involved with the poor, parish cooperatives and other non-government and people’s organizations. The project proponent must also possess the following:

1. Capability to manage and implement proposed projects as proven by their track record and experience of at least two years in similar development projects.

2. Sound and functional management system as indicated by the presence of financial records and books of accounts, audited financial reports, set of financial systems, policies and procedures.

3. Clear vision-mission-goals as well as management structures and strong organizational leadership.

4. Credibility with the beneficiary community or organization.

5. Endorsed by the Bishop/parish priest of the site where the project will be implemented. If the project is to be implemented across parishes and/or dioceses, all the Bishops and parish priests of the sites involved should endorse the project.

Project proponents unable to fully meet the above requirements will still be considered for as long as the proponents are credible and can present strong proof of need for the project, are willing to be trained on skills that may be identified by the Central Office and accept technical assistance from organizations to be assigned by the PnP Desk or the Central Office.

Terms of Funding

PnPCF assistance shall be given either as loans or grants. It shall cover only direct project costs. Direct project costs refer to direct materials and labor to be incurred or revolving fund for lending to be used in providing the service or product to the community or sector. Institutional costs, e.g. salaries, staff development, equipment, and other management and overhead expenses, shall form part of the proponent’s counterpart.

A set of policies for assistance shall be formulated by the BOT for start up projects that may need assistance beyond direct project costs. Funds for training and formation needs of projects shall be considered on a case-to-case basis.

Technical assistance needs of supported projects or funding requirements of proposals exceeding the limits to be set by BOT shall be referred by the Central Office to its partner-organizations.

Submission of Proposals

A project proposal must be submitted by a qualified proponent endorsed by the parish priest, if for approval of the PnP Desk, and the Bishop of the community where the project will be implemented if for approval of the Central Office. Furthermore, projects requiring financial assistance of more than P100,000.00 should also be accompanied by the following:

Organization-related documents