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Growing local economies. Innovation. Collaboration. Local Action.
LGSP-LED is an eight-year (2008-2016) collaborative Program of the Governments of the Philippines and Canada, through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). LGSP-LED envisions vibrant, investor-friendly and tourist-attractive local economies, and is geared towards strengthening the enabling environment for good governance and sustainable local economic development.
What’s in a bag, Gentlemen?Greg Verde, a member of the Sapal Weavers Association, is excited about the newly installed sewing machines that are now being used in the production of baryos bags in Barangay Sapal in the island province of Guimaras. Mr. Verde is one of the association’s in-house designers, who has undergone a Designers’ Training Program conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and supported by LGSP-LED.
Batuan Cultural CollectiveThe Batuan Cultural Collective is a community-based theater group that mounts cultural performances as a way of enhancing the municipality of Batuan’s tourism attractions. By diversifying the area’s tourism product, the Cultural Collective inspires and catalyzes the development of downstream, value-adding agritourism activities and products that the community, especially women, can participate in as entrepreneurs or tourism workers.
OPAL RiceOPAL is adopting a value chain approach to increase the income of farmers by improving productivity, reducing production costs through organic technologies, farm management innovation and value-adding through agro-processing and marketing.
Libuton CaveThe Libuton Cave in the municipality of Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte is one of the ecotourism sites being developed and promoted by the Dipolog-Dapitan-Polanco-Katipunan-Roxas-Manukan (DDPKaRoMa) Alliance.
LGSP-LED Consultant Requirements for 2013-14
The Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) is an eight- year (2008-2016) cooperation program of the Governments of Canada and the Philippines. It is promoting a better enabling environment for local government units (LGUs) to pursue local economic development, while improving the prospects for sustainable economic growth in communities. The Program is [...]
Seeking Applications for Consultant Web Designer (LED Information Portal) – Deadline May 12, 2013
POSITION: Consultant Web Designer (LED Information Portal) The Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) is seeking applications for an Expert on Web Design and Development. The Terms of Reference (TORs) detailing the scope of work, roles and responsibilities and qualifications is provided. Location of Assignment: Metro Manila LGSP-LED is a collaborative, eight-year Program [...]
Seeking Applications for a Consultant on Tourism Circuit Planning – Deadline May 21, 2013
The Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) is seeking applications for an Expert on Tourism Circuit Planning. The Terms of Reference (TORs) detailing the scope of work, roles and responsibilities and qualifications is provided.
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