PhilDHRRA
Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia
About
PhilDHRRA
National Coordinator
Katlea Itong
Contact Info:
59 C. Salvador Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108
Philippines
Telephone
+632-426-6740
+632-436-0702
Email
national@phildhrra.net
c_corridor@yahoo.com
Website
www.phildhrra.net
Facebook
National Secretariat
PhilDHRRA Luzon
PhilDHRRA Visayas
PhilDHRRA Mindanao
Current Programs
Intersectoral workshop eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labour
AsiaDHRRA attended an Intersectoral Workshop on the ASEAN Roadmap for Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025 on 4-6 November 2024 in Bangkok,
Conclusion of the third batch of workshops on policy advocacy and constructive engagement to end child labor
AsiaDHRRA, in coordination with its project partner organizations, has concluded the third batch of Training of Trainers on Capacity Development, Policy Advocacy, and Constructive Engagement
First batch of workshop on policy advocacy and constructive engagement to end child labor
AsiaDHRRA concluded the first batch of “Training of Trainers on Capacity Development on Policy Advocacy and Constructive Engagement” on 11-13 September 2024 in Cotabato City,
PhilDHRRA Case Study on Rural Youth
Reinforcing the role of youth in Responsible Agricultural Investment amidst COVID-19 pandemic, The case of Young Farmers of the Golden Parauma Cooperative (GPAC) in Pamplona,
PhilDHRRA Case Study on Rural Women
Mrs. Mela Gipanao of Bulan, Sorsogon, is a farmer organizer and the founding President of the Bulan Women Farmers Association (BWFA), organized in 2018. BWFA’s
Celebrating 40th anniversary through partnerships and Agroecology advocacy
The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) celebrated its 40th anniversary by organizing a Tree Planting activity with the
PhilDHRRA is a national network of 65 NGOs committed to the pursuit & realization of agrarian reform & rural development in the country.
The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) traces its roots to a three-week regional workshop in 1974 held in Swanganiwas, Thailand, where 120 rural development practitioners from 12 Asia-Pacific countries exchanged ideas on how NGOs and governments could contribute to the development of the countryside. A significant outcome of the gathering was the definition of the DHRRA strategy for development: “small groups become big groups when linked together by a common purpose; their strong potential is seen within the perspective of small autonomous units pursuing their own development in their own localities and among their own people and communities.
The loose group of NGO workers from the Philippines who joined the DHRRA workshop in Thailand convened a meeting in 1978 that resulted in the establishment of PhilDHRRA, a simple servicing secretariat for the forum of individuals from NGOs, POs, and government.
One of its initial activities was its participation in the Philippine NGO report for the 1979 World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (WCARRD) held in Rome. Wherein, PhilDHRRA and other rural development organizations throughout the world affirmed the WCARRD program of action that later became PhilDHRRA’s criterion for membership.
In a 1983 meeting in Cebu City, attended by 32 representatives from different NGOs, PhilDHRRA was formally created. It became a network of NGOs registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a non-stock, non-profit organization.
Today, PhilDHRRA continues to be a national network of non-government organizations committed to sustainable rural development in the Philippines and remains to be part of the DHRRA networks throughout the Asian region, aspiring for a common vision of sustainable rural development. It operates in 70 of the 71 provinces in the Philippines with a national secretariat and three regional secretariats in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, managing the day-to-day operations of the network.
