ASKI, WTRC to open a community social enterprise
by Marizol Padilla
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines- The Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI), a
non-government organization based in Cabanatuan City and the Wholistic
Transformation Resource Center (WTRC), a non-stock, non-profit Christian
foundation will soon open a collaborative social enterprise dubbed as
ASKI Waterhope.
The ASKI Waterhope project in Barangay Lourdes, Cabanatuan City is a
water refilling station project being offered by WTRC in support to the
objective of making potable water accessible to poor communities.
ASKI considers the establishment of a water refilling station that will
offer affordable drinking water and at the same time provide additional
source of income for ASKI clients in the community through dealership.
According to Rolando B. Victoria, ASKI executive director, the income
that will be generated by the project will be used to support and fund
the community development programs in Barangay Lourdes and its nearby
communities.
Aside from the water refilling station, a community center was also
established beside the station. The center will serve as a venue for the
communities' activities. Recently, a feeding program for the children
was already conducted in the center. It was attended by 55 children in
the community.
The ASKI Waterhope Water Refilling Station will be managed by Alalay
Holding and Trading Corporation (AHTC), one of the mutually reinforcing
institutions of ASKI established in November 24, 2011, under the
supervision of Augusto Caesar G. Pascual, acting general manager of AHTC.
"I encourage everyone to be part of this program because this will not
only provide you additional income but also generate funds for community
projects," Pascual said during the soft launching and feeding program
activity.
The project is expected to start its operation on April 20, 2012 and
will benefit around 2,242 people in the community.
ASKI, for many years has been fulfilling its mission as a social
development organization. It is not only concern with the economic
condition of their clients but also on their social transformation. It
has continuously developing programs and services to serve poor
communities in areas of its operation.
