In navigating through the new normal, the Zero Extreme Poverty PH 2030 Movement (ZEP2030) continues to find solutions to meet its goal of uplifting Filipino families from extreme poverty. CODE-NGO and its members, being part of ZEP2030, commit to the strategy of local convergence in finding pathways to achieving development goals. The movement underwent a series of online workshops guided by the United Nations Development Programme Accelerator Lab that resulted in sprint plans for six local convergence areas. Member Networks (MNs) and member-based organizations (MBOs) lead the local convergences and other MNs also provide technical assistance:
Local Convergence Areas | Sprint Plan Title | Participating MNs and MBOs |
Quezon City | Convergence Building (CSO-LGU Convergence) | Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA), J. Amado Araneta Foundation, Association of Foundations (AF), Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) |
Cebu | Kasayuran para sa Kalambuan (Telco Partnership) | Central Visayas Network of NGOs (CENVISNET), AF, PBSP |
Bohol | Expanding and Sustaining Partnerships (Planning using COVID Pulse PH data and anticipation of Mandanas windfall) | Bohol Integrated Development Foundation, Inc. (BIDEF), Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PHILDHRRA), PBSP |
Eastern Samar | Sumpayan Hub (online repository of partners and resource for CSOs) | Eastern Visayas Network of NGOs (EVNET), AF, CODE-NGO |
Bukidnon | Expanding and Creating Impact Through Convergence (identifying municipalities within Bukidnon and consolidating efforts of poverty reduction) | Del Monte Foundation, Inc., AF, PBSP |
Sarangani | Vox Populi to Collective Impact (collaborative planning between CSOs, CSO network and LGUs based on people’s needs) | Sarangani Province Empowerment and Community Transformation Forum, Inc. (SPECTRUM), AF, PBSP |