CDP Program

Why ANCOP Community Development Program?

The proportion of the Filipino population living below US$1.25 a day in 2006 was 23 per cent or around 20 million people. At the same time, about 44 per cent or over 40 million Filipinos were living on less than US$2 a day.

While the Philippines was able to reduce poverty incidence from as high as 30 per cent in the early 1990s, the actual number of people living in poverty has increased over the past 20 years.

The global food and fuel price crises in 2007 and 2008, and the global economic crisis that followed, are estimated to have pushed even more people into poverty. The economy took a further hit in late 2009, as the worst typhoon season in 40 years devastated Metro Manila and the agricultural heartland of the country.

Even during periods of stronger economic growth, such as 2004-2008, poverty continued to rise. And it is still rising.

Hence, ANCOP thought of helping these poor people by launching its Community Development Program (CDP).

(Reference: www.ausaid.gov.au)

What is ANCOP Community Development Program?

ANCOP Community Development Program (CDP) is one of our two major projects aimed at directly helping the poor by providing them shelter or housing. Our beneficiaries are not left to fend for themselves after moving to their new house. Couples for Christ members and volunteers teach them Christian values, livelihood projects and health education.

When they have finished building their home it gives them great pride and a feeling of ownership. Having also received assistance from their own neighbors strengthens their community bonds. We build colorful, durable and secure homes for the poorest of the poor and transform entire communities together. For the poor, the fruits of their labor give them great pride and joy because with their own hands, they begin to regain their dignity, self esteem and self worth. After their homes are built, many beneficiaries continue to provide further sweat equity to other ANCOP villages, where they come to help the residents of that village and propagate the charity and love that was previously extended to them.

The poor who once could not help themselves now are helping others. This is how we sustain the momentum and drive of our shelter program. The shelter program not only provides housing, but also other physical structures such as path walks and drainage systems, water and toilet facilities, a school, a livelihood center, a multi-purpose hall and a clinic. In some areas, other structures such as basketball courts and libraries are also constructed once basic infrastructure needs are set up by the residents.

Anyone can do great works of charity. The challenge is sustaining the work. We work with the help of anyone and everyone with big willing hearts. Our donors, partners, volunteers such as architects, engineers and carpenters, doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, teachers, writers, people from all religious, social, and academic backgrounds, local government and the private sector --- come together with one purpose in mind: Answer the Cry of the Poor.

ANCOP Home Package

• “ANCOP Homes” is a community of 30 houses, supported and funded by AUSA partners & donors, developed through CFC-ANCOP Tekton, as part of building the Church of the Poor by Couples for Christ.
• ANCOP HOMES
  • Community (cluster of 30 houses)
    • For identified sites/areas that meets the requirements and committed support by CFC/ANCOP
  • Single Homes
    • For poor active member of the community not residing in any GK village or ANCOP Homes community
  • Others
    • Repair/Upgrade
    • Provision of Toilets (for health purposes)
    
• ANCOP Homes is helped and trained to be an empowered and self sustained community by –
  • Program Stewards on
    • Education
    • Shelter
    • Health
    • Livelihood &
    • Community Development
  • A Multi-purpose Hall to serve as the Meeting Place, Training Center &/or Chapel
  • Supported spiritually through the CFC structure.
    • Site Development is planned with LGU &/or partners, providing –
      • Water supply
      • Drainage
      • Sewer
      • Electricity
      • Roads or alleys, and
      • Other infrastructure
  • What are Ready Sites ?
    • When ANCOP Core and Project Implementation Teams are formed
    • Site ID, Assessment & Requirements are done
    • Profiling for potential beneficiaries are done
    • CDP is prepared and submitted to AUSA
    • Values Formation is undergoing or completed. (CLP, Kids/Youth camps are better options to start with.) SAMAHAN is in place.