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Empowering Indigenous Crafts for Sustainable Livelihoods in the Philippines

Explore the impact of marketing Philippine indigenous crafts in providing livelihoods and income to forest-based communities, addressing poverty and deforestation. The Crafts Program, part of the Non-Timber Forest Products Task Force, supports fair trade, growth, and community empowerment. Learn about the positive outcomes and market chain strategies enhancing the well-being of indigenous peoples.

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Empowering Indigenous Crafts for Sustainable Livelihoods in the Philippines

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  1. “Marketing of Philippine Indigenous Crafts: Providing Livelihoods and Additional Income to Forest-Based Communities”

  2. 12-15M indigenous people

  3. DEFORESTATION in the Philippines

  4. MINING displaces indigenous communities cropland degradation

  5. POVERTY experienced by IP’s

  6. What is our response?

  7. Non-Timber Forest Products Task Force is a collaborative network of grassroots-based NGOs and Pos established to address emerging livelihood needs of upland forest peoples. Non-Timber Forest Products or NTFP’s are all the biological resources we get from forests other than timber. abaca seeds nito pandan buri

  8. Crafts Program Crafts Program started in December 2002 in response to the marketing needs of community partners involved in the handicrafts enterprise.

  9. NTFP-TF Crafts Program

  10. OPPORTUNITIES Ethical and Eco Brands now in Fashion Fair Trade World Recognition of NTFP-TF as fair trader (board pftf and inclusion of cultural protection standards) Growing Interest of Producers     Growing Network

  11. Brands

  12. Reach DIRECT BENEFICIARIES 19 Community Crafts Enterprises (from 16) 11 2007 IP groups 2006 2005 14% 40%

  13. Mindoro Buhid, Alangan, & Hanunuo Mangyan 101 (88 women, 13 men) Negros Rural Communities & Bukidnon, Ati 72 (54 women, 18 men) MANILA Bukidnon Higaonon 99(72women, 27 men) Palawan Pala’wan & Tagbanua 76 (44 women, 32 men) South Cotabato T’boli 176 (115 women, 61 men) Maguindanao Maguindanaon 56 women

  14. Maranaw Malong Iraya Jar Hinabol,Higaonon Palawan Pandan Mats Higaonon Kamuyot Mangyan Ramit

  15. Sales are increasing each year • Broke even in 2007 • Working successfully on fair trade of crafts • Moving towards independent operations ImpactCMCC level

  16. HigaononCloth of Peace

  17. Community-based crafts enterprises MARKET CHAIN Mentoring, Learning Visits and On the Job Training are other methods of capacity building. Price Negotiation & USP Development Interactive & Collaborative Marketing Plan Development Market Diversification

  18. Impacts to Higaonon People • Increase in Sales • Increase in the number of market outlets • Improved reputation/ well known as quality weavers • Improved capacities to send children to school • Women share in decision making inside the household • Women’s increasing share to meeting family needs. • Improved self confidence • Preservation and promotion of culture • Preservation of ancestral domain from pawning. • Less destructive practices

  19. Daghang Salamat

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