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People's Recovery, Empowerment and
Development Assistance Foundation, Inc.
PREDA Fair Trade Assisted
Project
The
sanitised and cleaned pouches are given to the growing army of eager
home-based sewers. Some are abandoned wives with hungry children. Others are
recovering youth exploited in the sex industry. Some are skilled sewers out
of work. But busy sewers they are coming from Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales. With skill and
dexterity they turn the the foil pouches into bright, attractive carrier
bags, sun hats, back packs, wallets, belts and slippers.
The
adult sewers are all working in their own homes they work in their spare time
and the most skilled sewers can earn as much as 500 pesos a day. That is very
good money considering that the average daily wage for a skilled working man
in the Philippines
is about 300 pesos. There are now 47 women and 14 men eagerly sewing the
popular and much sought after fair trade shopping bags and backpacks.
From
the earnings there is a fund to buy electric sewing machines for new
applicants to the sewing circles. Each can have there own sewing machine at a
low cost on a "sew now, pay later" basis. After six weeks of easy
repayments from their earnings, they own their own machines.
LIST OF
RECYCLED PRODUCT SEWERS
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GROUPS
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Women
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Men
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Total
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Location
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1. Hiyas ng Pag-asa
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7
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0
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7
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Iba, Zambales
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2. Castro Brothers
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0
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2
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2
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del
Pilar, Castillejos, Zamb.
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3. BILAS Sewers
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3
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0
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3
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Subic,
Zambales
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4. Dabu Sewers
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5
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3
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8
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Kalaklan, Olongapo City
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5. MSK Sta. Rita
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5
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0
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5
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Sta. Rita, Olongapo City
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6. Pag-Asa At Pagkakaisa Ng Purok I
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3
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0
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3
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Cabalan, Olongapo City
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7. Expectacion Fuentes
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3
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0
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3
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Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan
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8. Cesar Fuentes
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2
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3
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5
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Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan
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9. Orani Sewers
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4
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0
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4
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Orani, Bataan
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10. Dinalupihan
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3
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2
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5
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Dinalupihan, Bataan
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11. Wenceslao
Village
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7
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0
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7
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Lubao, Pampanga
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SUB-TOTAL
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42
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10
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52
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Individuals
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5
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4
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9
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TOTAL
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47
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14
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61
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INDIVIDUAL:
1.
Cecilia Serwelas Tala, Orani, Bataan
2.
Alicia Badaguas Dinalupihan, Bataan
3.
Carmen Dagami Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan
4.
Joey Las Piñas New Cabalan, Olongapo
City
5.
Alicia Castro Subic, Zambales
6.
Beverly Melibo San Marcelino, Zambales
7.
Alejandro Arca Dinalupihan, Bataan
8.
Noel Cordial Cabalan, Olongapo City
9.
Alvin Veleña Tipo, Bataan
Recycled Products (tetra pouches) 2006
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PREDA FOUNDATION INC.,
Upper Kalaklan, Olongapo City, Philippines
Tel: +63 47 2239629 Fax: +63 47 2239628
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