Get Involved! NGOs
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played a major role in developing native species nurseries and Rainforestation (RF) sites throughout the Philippines. Because of their close work with communities, NGOs can assist through the following:
- Providing technical and financial support to RF trainers and/or cooperators in such areas as financial management, marketing strategies, paralegal assistance, proposal writing, alternative livelihood development, etc.
- Advocating RF in their Information, Education and Communications (IEC) campaigns
- Promoting and facilitating the implementation of RF in their project sites
- Providing support in organizing communities (RF Farmers' Associations/Peoples' Organizations) and applying for tenurial instruments which ensure that such groups gain the benefits of Rainforestation
- Lobbying for ordinances or bills in support of RF, such as those aimed at protecting mother trees
- Connecting RF trainers and/or cooperators with technical service providers, funding agencies, or buyers
If you are affiliated with a NGO and would like more information about the possibility of getting involved with Rainforestation in your region, please contact the RFRI secretariat.