We’d like to thank everyone who joined the 3rd and last leg of this year’s PES TREElogy tree growing series with the theme “Investing in our Common Home”. The last 3 legs have been a pleasure because of the opportunity to work hand in hand with you in taking climate action all the way to the mountains. We hope to see you in the next year’s tree growing series in support to the reforestation of Mt. Kalatungan. Let’s continue to be stewards of our...
XSF Executive Director, Roel Ravanera and Deputy Director, Thieza Verdijo participates in the Asia Land Forum from September 30 to October 4, 2019 at Amargarh Hotel, Udaipur, India. Asia Land Forum is organized annually by the members of International Land Coalition (ILC) from three respective continents – Asia, Africa and Latin America. This forum aims to unite the voices of land struggles across Asia. It is also an opportunity to raise concerns of land governance...
On its 51st anniversary, the XSF staff gathered to celebrate another year filled with success and fulfillment. In this significant milestone, we acknowledge the efforts of the people (past and present) who have trail blazed the Foundation’s work for the development of Mindanao. Here’s to another year of constantly making a difference and forever making history. On to new heights,...
The Xavier Science Foundation Inc – Kaabag sa Kalambuan pinaagi sa Kabtangan sa Katilingban (KKKK) Project encapsulate their programs being implemented in the community for the fiscal year 2019. Click on the link below for the newsletter: KKKK CIL Newsletter
“Cooperativism is the only countervailing force against violent extremism and against climate, phenomena which unfortunately are becoming ordinary” – Undersecretary Orlando Ravanera Thousands of delegates from the cooperatives, People’s Organizations (POs) and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) sectors from different regions in Mindanao gathered in Xavier University Gymnasium last September 5, 2019 (Friday) to attend the Mindanao Cooperative Summit 2019 with the theme: “Achieving Food Security,...
Article courtesy of Global Land Tool Network : https://gltn.net/2019/07/11/towards-viable-landscape-governance-systems-training-indigenous-peoples-communities-in-bukidnon-philippines/
In a fast-changing world, land tenure and food security has become a great concern for many, especially in the developing countries. In Northern Mindanao, Philippines, a forum was conducted on April 30, 2019 facilitated by Xavier Science Foundation, Inc. (XSF) in partnership with the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), UN-HABITAT and the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) of the National Economic Development Authority –...
