IRDT as the Years Go By

For the past three years, IRDT has been a part of a continuing and fast-paced process of Transformation. Alongside with all these efforts, the tri-culture communities have been witnesses to the institution’s untiring interventions of an unendless support in the fields of people’s empowerment, economic development, meaningful participation in governance, and the sustainability of the gains of peace in the respective area of influence.

But change is not a matter of law and procedures. What truly counts in actualizing any desired change is what lies behind all this and this is the Human Organization – the Men and Women and Children who give life to this growing institution – they who have contributed to IRDT’s growth.

This year 2009, Integrated Resource Development for Tri-people (IRDT), marked its 3rd year celebration servicing pre-schoolers and elementary school-goers through the provision of school supplies like notebooks, short plastic envelopes, pencils, crayons, rulers, scissors and the like in its “pakwela”:OPLAN Balik Eskwela 2009.

With greater dedication and selfless commitment, IRDT has served a number of 265 schoolers. The solicited notebooks which accounted to 950 pieces were a courtesy of Save the children (DPR Mindanao ) – USAID, Mindanao Emergency Response Network (MERN) and other sponsors and benefactors. The school supplies were distributed to children-beneficiaries from the three (3) IRDT tri-culture communities – Mampang, Talon-talon and Arena Blanco on June 5, 2009. Breakdown of distribution is as follows: - 110 pre-schoolers, 35 Grade 1s, 25 Grade 2s, 20 Grade 3s, 20 Grade 4s, 25 Grade 5s and 30 Grade 6s.

By then, IRDT expressed its heartfelt thanks and utmost gratitude to the Lord and to Save the Children (DPR Mindanao) – USAID, MERN, Pharmacare, Ms. Jesyl Joy C. Lipaopao and all other supporters and benefactors. In working hand in hand, we can be truly partners in the attainment of common goals. Inspired by the tri-culture communities’ competence, this 3rd year and the years that will follow will be repleted with far-reaching accomplishments and more meaningful achievements.