SANFRAN “Purok” System For Sustainable Development “The Case in San Francisco, Cebu, Philippines” By: ALFREDO ARANAS ARQUILLANO, JR UNISDR Asia Pacific Champion for Making Cities Resilient

SANFRAN Municipal Profile 3rd Class Municipality Land Area -10,597 hectares No. of Barangay -15 fully energized No. of Puroks -120 Puroks Population - 47,000 - 2007 Census . Danao City

What is Purok System?

Sanfran “Purok” System? This is a community-driven, bottoms-up approach type of governance that sees the importance of every families in achieving sustainable development without sacrificing the environment and the next generation

Successful LGU programs integrated in Purok Level

The SANFRAN SYSTEM: A Unique Innovation A Sanfran “Purok” System is a micro structure of the barangay unit bringing effective governance at the sub-village level, a one-of-a kind innovation seen only in San Francisco The Purok System showcases its Capital Build Up (CBU) program that empowers communities at the purok level by allowing local initiatives to flourish. The Bayanihan (community cooperation) is the backbone of the purok system

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THRU SANFRAN “PUROK” SYSTEM Vehicle for sustainable development for municipality of San Francisco. The system that empower the community and promotes self-determination, sense of ownership and responsibility for all members to participate in local governance.

OUR STEPS IN EMPOWERING THE PUROKS (group of families) ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY CATALYST OR THE PUROK COORDINATORS (served as the bridge from community to lgu level) CONTINUOUS EDUCATION PRACTICES ENCOURAGES BAYANIHAN SPIRIT ACTIVITIES/Projects/Programs LEGALIZE ACTIVITIES THROUGH RESOLUTION & ORDINANCES REGULAR MONITORING AND FEEDBACKING EVALUATION & CONTEST AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Four Time Grand Champion of Our Expanded Green Wholesome Environment that Nurtures (EGWEN) Program A yearly province-wide search for good governance and wholesome environment

Empowered communities …influence municipal employees to become more responsive public servant and through this LGU awarded by the DILG Regional level “Seal of Good HouseKeeping”

Natural Resource Management & Protection: FOOD & EDUCATION FOR WORK FOR GREENIN SANFRAN A program that encourage community participation through “Sanfran Purok System” for greenin Sanfran and this include food for work, employment and scholarship for the student of vulnerable families. This initiative will leads to water and security for the next generation.

Five R’s for Zero Waste Management: Segregation at Source through Purok System approach Re-use, Reduce, Recycle, Refuse and Revolutionize community in managing their own waste.

Two Million Trees for Greenin Philippines “The Purok System Approach” Run to Plant 2011-2, 526 planted Run to Plant 2012-57,747 planted with 12,242 mobilized volunteers

for Local Community & Environmental Management Garbo sa Sugbo for Local Community & Environmental Management Last August 5, 2011

Child & Youth Centered Climate Disaster Management: Engaging Children, in-school & out of school youth in Purok to actively participate in decision making in government related to CDRRM & town’s development

Children’s Charter for Disaster Risk Reduction (launch in Global Platform at Geneva , Switzerland) “Schools must be safe and education must not be interrupted “ Andre Brylle Soon and Tricia Plenos said (youth from San Francisco, Cebu, Philippines)

AGRICULTURE & LIVELIHOOD (Using SANFRAN “ Purok ” SYSTEM approach)

“Produkto Ko, Kita Ko” Livelihood Program for the vulnerable group Enhance the capacity of vulnerable group by increasing their income by using and maximizing natural resources in the islands. This is maximizing local talent and local resource for the less previlege person such as Person with Dis—Ability (PWD), less income family and out of school youth..

Capital Build-Up The Top 9 Puroks having P100,000.00 above CBUs   The Capital Build-Up Management or Financial Management is very important because if there are money involved or financial is not properly accounted it may the start of conflict and chaos of the organization. The Top 9 Puroks having P100,000.00 above CBUs Capital Build-Up

Municipality of San Francisco from 4th to 3rd Class Municipality Local Tourist thru Educational Tours coming from different organizations (government, private , schools& NGO’s) Increases income in the LGU by paying environmental fees, increase sales of commodities in the store

Community_Based DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT (Using SANFRAN “ Purok ” SYSTEM approach. A bottoms-up approach for disaster reduction)

Knowledge Management: Education for Grassroots Level or Vulnerable Group through DRR & CCA Advocators that will educate purok members

Vulnerability Assessment Program down to the Purok Level NO. PANGALAN sa Pangulo sa Pamilya Trabaho ADDRESS Pila kabook nagpuyo sa Balay Pila kabook nga sakop nga bata edad 0-12 KLASE SA BALAY (Light Materials-(LM);Concrete-C;Combination Light & Concrete-(LC) ) Pila kabook SAKOP SA PAMILYA NGA ADUNA DEPERENSYA/PWD Pila kabook ang SENIOR CITIZEN Pangalan sa Presidente sa Purok Pangalan sa Purok Contact NUMBER 1 MATEO ESTRERA FISHERMAN PUERTOBELLO 3 NONE LM _________________ ALICE ESTRERA 092323158683 2 LUZ NUDALO VENDOR ___________________ DINO ORTEGA DRIVER 4 ____________________ JOLITA CARENELLA JANITOR 5 LOU APAT 6 RAUL GONZAGA CONSTRUCTION WORKER 7 FREDO TAMPUS 8 PACETA DELCORO SCRAPPER 9 JOVEL DELCORO 09223033089 10 CARLITA GORGONIO FARMER 11 ABRAM TAMPUS 12 NAOMI TAMPUS ALICE ETRERA 13 LINDA TAMPUS METRO AID 14 GESELLE CABUSAS HOUSEWIFE Every Houses & Family are counted (young, old, person with dis-ability & children thru Household Vulnerability Data Form)

BARANGAY SANTIAGO Vulnerable Groups

BARANGAY SANTIAGO (HOUSES CONDITION)

Localize Millennium Development Goals & Hyogo Framework for Action

for Making Cities Resilient Campaign Role Model for Making Cities Resilient United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction May 8, 2011

Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction Geneva, Switzerland May 11, 2011 United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

Asia Pacific Region Campaign Champion APPOINTED AS United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Asia Pacific Region Campaign Champion January 13, 2011 for Making Cities Resilient

UNISDR 25 Role Model Cities Lunch Meeting GP 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland

Community_based Health Management System Health services reached to the purok level ensuring that every families are healthy and aware of the different disease brought by extreme weather conditions.

Hallfamer PABASA SA NUTRISYON by the Philippine Association of Nutrition

What are the major Challenges Economic Survival versus Purok Activities Political Leaders Prioritization Social Transformation “Paradigm shift” Regular Financial Support “Budget “ to enhance livelihood project

Opportunities Organized Group can easily access support Easy delivery of basic services of the government People’s participation & community empowerment are feasible to achieve Community Problems can be address

Sustainability of the System Continuous conduct of Informal Education for Vulnerable Group through Purok Coordinators (Local community Organizers and Disaster Risk Reduction Advocators (Group of Retired Teachers serving as the educators/instructors for the purok “Subvillage” household members)

INCREASE RESILIENCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REDUCE RISK

Resilient Community leads to Sustainable Development

A campaign role model for making city resilient San Francisco become A campaign role model for making city resilient

Urbanization offers significant opportunities to reduce poverty and gender inequality, as well as to promote sustainable development. On the other hand, if cities persist in the uncontrolled expansion of urban perimeters, indiscriminate use of resources and unfettered consumption, without regard to ecological damage, the environmental problems associated with cities will continue to worsen. (UNFPA)

Budget Plans Programs Poverty eradication Integrate it into Policies DRR & Building the culture of Resiliency needs to be addressed with urgency in the context sustainable development.. Poverty eradication Integrate it into Policies Plans Programs Budget

Sustainable Development How to attain? Sustainable Development can be best ensured by the participation of all Stakeholders in decision-making, Implementation, monitoring and strengthening the capacities of Communities and Local Executives

All of these are centered on continuous EDUCATION." "We must organize the community and accentuate dissemination of essential information. DRR-CCA leads to sustainable development. All of these are centered on continuous EDUCATION." ~ al arquillano ~

In collective community Action through “Purok” System Sanfran achieves…