This document outlines a project to strengthen community savings groups in order to improve their resilience and risk management. The project will be implemented in phases by SBCDPO and partner organizations. Phase 1 will involve consultation, planning, and organizing savings groups. Phase 2 will provide training, distribute materials, and assemble a council of leaders. Phase 3 will assess the results of 2021 and plan for 2022. The goal is to enhance the capacity of savings groups, increase their number, promote risk reduction education, and develop new partnerships to support community-based enterprise development.

1. PROJECT TITLE “Strengthening Community Savings Group’s Risk Transfer
Mechanism and Resiliency Through Community-Based
Enterprise Development Program”
PROJECT
PARTNER(S)
BUILD-UP/MOVE UP (Action Against Hunger, Plan Int’l., CARE
accord)
DRRMO
Other offices in the technical working group
PROJECT IN-
CHARGE
Planning, Program Development and Monitoring Division
Small Business and Cooperatives Development and
Promotions Office (SBCDPO)
OFFICER IN-
CHARGE
Ms. Mona Celine V. Yap
RATIONALE/
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION
The enhancement of Community Savings Group along the
path of Community-Based Enterprise Development framework
is engendering better resilience and risk-transfer capacity of
the organization.
Crucial in the implementation of this program is greater
capacity-building efforts with hand-holding assistance in the
organizational building part of the project.
Important aspects along with this direction are training
component, CSG materials/tools readiness, and regular
activity which contributes to the organizational development
of the CSGs in the City.
The expansion and consolidation of the CSGs will create an
environment conducive to the City’s advocacies such as
financial inclusion in the unserved and the unbanked,
development of the Community Asset’s Registry, and the
development of Social Capital and cohesion among members
of the CSG. This framework is very well in sync with the
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development programs and
mandate of the Small Business and Cooperative Development
and Promotion Office.
From the previous Community Savings Group project, the
current scaling-up of activities is still within the risk transfer
mechanism framework thru the building of local adaptive
capacity and reliance.
Essential features of the project include:
(1) enhancing the level of capacity of the Community Savings
group;

2. (2) increasing the number of CSGs;
(3) having effective arrangements in place to inform people
about how to assess risks and reduce their exposure and
vulnerability to hazards;
(4) having clear and effective education system so people
understand what options are available and what is the best
course of action, in responding to various hazard
(5) developing a new partnership with the not-for-profit sector
and groups
(6) research on Community Savings Group as part of the
continuing study on Community-Based Enterprise
Development
OBJECTIVES
1. Provide Training Continuity Programs to bridge
previous training output and enhance CSG’s
capacity
2. Provide CSG materials and tools readiness thru
support on materials needed by the groups(CSG
Box, passbook, record book, livelihood materials,
etch.)
3. Deliver capacity building services, promotion, and
customized marketing platform
4. Facilitate a better and standardized system of
access to finance among CSGs involved
5. Link up with other stakeholders for other possible
project support
6. Promote the City’s entrepreneurship and enterprise
development advocacy and programs
7. Promote advocacies on micro-insurance as risk
transfer mechanisms
PROJECT COVERAGE/COMPONENTS
Phases Description

3. PHASE 1
July to August
 Consultation meeting with CSG leaders
 Laying down the Plans for 2021
 Ground-working among targeted CSGs/ B.
Weekly/bi-monthly meeting/ visitation to CSGs
 Organizing of the CSG Council of Leaders In
Batasan
 Beginning phase: qualitative research
 Processing of CSG materials support: CSG Box,
passbook, record book, etch
 Processing of CSG livelihood support materials
Expected Outputs/Outcomes
1. Conducted Meetings
2. Mobilized logistical and financial resources
3. Unified CSGs along with the 2021 Plan
4. Organized CSGs participated (CSGs
in targeted Brgys.) in line with social
preparation objectives
5. CSG Council of Leaders in Batasan Created
6. Develop research proposal (Research
Phenomenon, related studies & design)
PHASE 2
September to October
2021
Description
 Continuous Ground-working
 Continuous assistance in CSG organizing
 Visitation and interviews of CSGs for profiling
updates
 Conduct Training sessions
 Assembly of the CSG’s Council of Leaders
Batasan
 Distribution of CSG materials and tools
 Distribution of CSG livelihood support
materials
Expected Outputs/Outcomes
1. Ground-working conducted
2. Mobilized logistical and financial resources
3. Profile of new CSG/s created
4. Trainings conducted
5. Batasan CSG’s Council of Leaders Assembly
Conducted
6. Provided CSG materials and tools

4. PHASE 3
November to December
Description
 Assessment of the 2021 CSG output
 2021 Research on CSG
 Planning for 2022
Expected Outputs/Outcomes
1. Mobilized logistical and financial resources
2. Assessment Paper on CSG program for 2021
3. CSG Plan for 2022
METHODOLOGY
Phases 1 and 2 will be conducted thru a series of
consultations, TWG operationalization, and
stakeholder’s partnership for CSG resource build-up’s
related activities (training of leaders/members,
provision for tools and materials, organizational
expansion assistance). Ground-working is a major
component of the project roll-out. SBCDPO’s
Training design will be used in the project.
Implementation of Research design.
Phase 3 is the culmination of the project thru yearly
assessment activity and ways forward for the 2022
plan. A research output finalization is one of the
focuses in phase 3.