The document proposes a project to establish a mechanized compost harvesting operation from dumpsites and landfills to provide livelihood opportunities for scavenger communities. It involves purchasing land currently used as a dumpsite to set up compost sifting equipment and produce compost for seedling production. This would help meet the large target of 3 million seedlings for reforestation programs while creating jobs and income streams from compost sales. However, the main challenge is acquiring the land, as local funding agencies cannot support land purchases. Outside funding is needed to purchase the property.

1. Ultra Poor in
Dumpsites/Landfill
Communities
Rural Livelihood
Composting
Rural
Livelihood Food
Security
Rural Livelihood
Seedling
Production
Rural Livelihood
Environmental
Institutionalism
“Bridging Concepts & Practice for Climate Resilient Development, Integrating Social, Economic & Environmental Priority Centered Projects”

2. We emphasize raising of Q-seedlings, since compost is a requisite to meet the Quality
Seedling Standard. Therefore, scavengers composting initiative will now have a market
and eventually a potential to become a livelihood.

3. Under Executive Order No. 26, the above are the converging partners implementing the Philippine National
Greening Program (NGP). 16 national and local government agencies are potential partners mainstreaming
local implementation. A Provincial Greening Program was already launched by Governor Mercado in August of
2014. Aligning above agencies into the vortex of cooperation is work in progress. Having commitment of the
above personalities already is a step closer to multi-sector action.

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10. This Initiative will answer the demand for Massive Seedling Production and the capacity to
contribute 3,000,000 Quality Seedlings in a short period of time for the National Greening Program. This
project moves to accelerate Economic Enterprising Opportunities for the Province and open windows for
Emerging Industries for the Region.
MECHANIZED COMPOST HARVESTING
 2 of the 3 featured equipment are
readily accessible.
Program Project Proposal Submitted by:
Restore Green Movement
Alliance for Green Schools & Communities
 The 3rd
Rotary Screen Sifter may look
expensive but there are many more
designs to fit-in budget.
 A Green Light to the above project
proposal will answer socio-economic
development in dumpsite and landfill
communities.
• Reducing Poverty
• Protecting Nature
• Environmental Institutionalism
Global Development Challenge
Lack of skills, assets and education trap scavenger
communities in extreme poverty. But, there are ways to
make a difference to improve both their lives as well as of
those in other poor communities. Not through total
philanthropy or charity, but through initiatives and
community collaboration that over time, will evolved
into business opportunities and rural livelihood.
Harvesting the rich mineral organic compost soil resource
found in dumpsites and landfill areas is one indigenous local
community initiative that would deliver economic, social &
environmental prosperity. And, an opportunity to promote
new market, new industries, and discover new models of
value creation for business in society.
The following is a concept proposal, when turned into a
business model will become a potential tool instrumental to
answer most of the SDG and may enhance government
programs and policies on DRR-CCA and Mitigation projects.

11. Already we have tried manual compost
harvesting and show positive result to
augment income of scavengers in
dumpsites and landfill communities.
- At Php30.00 per sack for a 50 kg. raw
compost, surely generates income. A
family can sift 10 sacks for an entire day
operation.
- Additional Php10.00 for loading and
unloading. Monetary incentive in the
delivery.
- Another Php10.00 for every sack sold is
set aside as capital build-up of members.
- The challenges of waste management
presents a clear opportunity to improve
the economy, increase social welfare,
promotes natural capital and strengthen
ecosystem services for poverty reduction.

12. Practical Actions and
Innovative Solutions:
- Manual sifters, cheap,
effective and economical.
- Refurbished old tires for
compost bins, beauty and
durability.
- Old refrigerator casings for
compost bins, abundant and
practical.
- Potting of compost soil mix
at Php1.00 per seedling pot.
Another innovative solution
to augment income.
- Standing with back facing
voting members when
writing skills is absent.
- Simple living enjoying
simple life.

13. Sharing Resources
& Opportunities
- 50 kg. raw compost
bought at Php50.00 by
other communities is
still profitable.
- A 50 kg. raw compost
after vermi-composting
will weigh 20 kg vermi-
cast.
- At Php5.00 per kg.,
there is still a profit of
Php50.00 for every sack
of raw compost
investment.
- Networking with other
communities
encourages distribution
of wealth.

14. Innovative Solutions for Community Development using Compost to fill the gap
Seedling Operators
Raw Compost
Farmers
Garden Enthusiast
Livelihood for other
communities
Target Market:
Stakeholders/Entrepr
eneurs, Customer/
Beneficiaries
1. Individuals and
Communities.
2. Government and
other Agencies for
Agricultural Input
Programmes.
3. Export to other
Cities and Provinces.
Governments
Individuals
Other Provinces
Farm Lands

15. Inter-Sector Partnership for Mechanize Compost
Harvesting Project Concept Proposal
- 2 of the above 3 equipment are accessible. The 3rd
may look expensive but there are more designs to fit
budget.
- A green light for the above concept plan proposal will
answer urgent demand for alternative cash crops for
typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) agricultural rehabilitation.
- With all the potential benefits it generates, dumpsites
& landfills areas are untapped resources instrumental
for growth and development.
Provincial Government City Government
National Government Funding Agencies

16. 3,000,000 Target Seedling Production
30% Nursery Sapling Mortality
2,100,000 Dispersed & Planted
50% Survival Rate
1,050,000 Mature Fruit Bearing Trees
100 Price Per Kilo @ 1kg/Tree
105,000,000 Farmers Annual Income
Raising 3 million Quality seedlings requires the
establishment of more or less 150 community school
nurseries. 30,000 bags of compost & river sand
potting mix. 15,000 bamboo poles. 150,000 pcs. Of
nipa roof. And an estimated 15,000 individuals will
be involved during production. Implementing the
program for the next 5 years would mean green job
opportunities and economic prosperity. More
importantly, the impact on environmental education,
essential for sustainable future it will address.

17. 3,000,000 Target Seedling Production
30% Nursery Sapling Mortality
2,100,000 Dispersed & Planted
50% Survival Rate
1,050,000 Mature Fruit Bearing Trees
100 Price Per Kilo @ 1kg/Tree
105,000,000 Farmers Annual Income
525,000,000 Farmers Annual Income after
5 years & succeeding years

18. A. Certified/Cloned Seedlings:
3,000,000 Target
20 Cost
60,000,000 Total
B. Local Peoples’ Organization
Produced Seedlings:
3,000,000 Target
10 Cost
30,000,000 Total
C. Social Mobilization Scheme:
3,000,000 Target
0 “Zero Cost”
0 “Investment”
Traditional practice by local government seedling
dispersal programs, seedling procurement mechanism
comes from large corporations with technology to supply
certified, cloned seedling materials, an approach
depriving local livelihood opportunities.
Although it promotes local livelihood, but it does not
usually practice community collaboration. Livelihood
formation is given to selected groups and sharing of
opportunities is limited to members only. Traditional
practice of the Department of Natural Resources
reforestation projects.
We only have one existing school nursery implementing
social mobilization scheme. Through shared value of the
convergence initiative network, nursery operations has
no overhead cost and seedlings produced can be given
free for dissemination. Success through collective impact
allows social mobilization scheme to survive to date.
However, sustainability is dependent on continued
support of partners and scaling up initiative is difficult to
replicate. Converting scheme into business approach is
the way forward for sustainable future.

19. This Initiative will answer the demand for Massive Seedling Production and the capacity to
contribute 3,000,000 Quality Seedlings in a short period of time for the National Greening Program. This
project moves to accelerate Economic Enterprising Opportunities for the Province and open windows for
Emerging Industries for the Region.
MECHANIZED COMPOST HARVESTING
 2 of the 3 featured equipment are
readily accessible.
Program Project Proposal Submitted by:
Restore Green Movement
Alliance for Green Schools & Communities
 The 3rd
Rotary Screen Sifter may look
expensive but there are many more
designs to fit-in budget.
 A Green Light to the above project
proposal will answer socio-economic
development in dumpsite and landfill
communities.
Our primordial obstacle to garner local government support
especially on infrastructure interventions and equipment
procurement is our lack of equity, land. Local funding agencies could
not extend grant for lot purchase.
This one great obstacle is preventing us to move forward and to
receive local assistance.
Should outside funders help us acquire our city dumpsite
property which is presently offered for sale by the lot owners,
definitely, we could catalyze more collaboration and partnership with
other local government agencies in accomplishing at least 3
sustainable developmental challenges.
Poverty is the greatest challenge to achieve development and we
address the same through the sector it represent. We will make the
poorest among the poorest sector of society silent change makers &
actors in development.
We will work to make scavengers’ communities heroes for
change. We intend to formulate a business enterprise with them as
stakeholder-entrepreneurs. We aim to formulate a business model
for them to become shareholders and investors. We aim to grant
them the freedom to own and have ownership on real properties
and assets. We aim to improve their lives through business and
services for the environment.
We will make them champions for agricultural growth and
environmental development. And, they will be instruments in
environmental institutionalism strategies.

20. May we attached Pledges of Commitment of important personalities driven to undertake programs & activities to
implementing the project. Though it's addressed to another organization application for proposal (we didn't qualify) but the
same intention remain strong. We could accelerate implementation should outside source considers extending assistance to
purchase this private property our local funding agencies and financial institution could not accommodate.

21. Challenges as for June 2015:
1. Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE), a national government funding agency, requires contract with lot
owner of Barangay Combado Dumpsite as requisite for assistance in procurement of sifting machine, tools &
materials. But plans of excavating compost deposit is not favorable to lot owner. Although lot owner suggest of
selling the property.
2. There are no local funding source that could extend financial assistance for the purchase of real property or buy the
property utilized by the city government as dumpsite.
3. Seeking probable outside funding source through grant calls for project proposal applications. Hope to find partners
to invest in the purchase of lot presently utilized by city government as dumpsite. And,
4. Continue to send project application proposals whenever there is an opportunity.
5. Requisites for a winning proposal…. Common goal…Define governance…Define clear impacts from business and
social and/or environmental perspective…Determine intermediary organization