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ASKI, WTRC to open a community social enterprise

NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines- The Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI), a non-government organization based in Cabanatuan City and the Wholistic Transformation Resource Center (WTRC), a non-stock, non-profit Christian foundation will soon open a collaborative social enterprise dubbed as ASKI Waterhope. The ASKI Waterhope project in Barangay Lourdes, Cabanatuan City is a water refilling station project being offered by WTRC in support to the objective of making potable water accessible to poor communities. ASKI considers the establishment of a water refilling station that will offer affordable drinking water and at the same time provide additional source of income for ASKI clients in the community through dealership.

According to Rolando B. Victoria, ASKI executive director, the income that will be generated by the project will be used to support and fund the community development programs in Barangay Lourdes and its nearby communities. Aside from the water refilling station, a community center was also established beside the station. The center will serve as a venue for the communities’ activities. Recently, a feeding program for the children was already conducted in the center. It was attended by 55 children in the community. The ASKI Waterhope Water Refilling Station will be managed by Alalay Holding and Trading Corporation (AHTC), one of the mutually reinforcing institutions of ASKI established in November 24, 2011, under the supervision of Augusto Caesar G. Pascual, acting general manager of AHTC.

“I encourage everyone to be part of this program because this will not only provide you additional income but also generate funds for community projects,” Pascual said during the soft launching and feeding program activity. The project is expected to start its operation on April 20, 2012 and will benefit around 2,242 people in the community. ASKI, for many years has been fulfilling its mission as a social development organization. It is not only concern with the economic condition of their clients but also on their social transformation. It has continuously developing programs and services to serve poor communities in areas of its operation.