CyberBarangayan Project

a) October 20, 2001: Organization of Consortium in USA

i) LBC-USA
ii) California Technological Care
iii) FISH for PEACE
iv) BDFI/BNI

b) Nov. 4,2001: Presentation of project to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the USA.

c) December 22, 2001: 26 boxes of computers arrived at the BDFI office delivered by LBC.
Four Computer Resource Learning Centers were established:

i. BDFU Batong Malake CRLC in Los Banos, Laguna (7 computers)
ii. Sta. Clara Sur CRLC in Pila, Laguna (5 computers)
iii. Duhat CRLC in Sta. Cruz, Laguna (5 computers)
iv. Oogong CRLC in Sta. Cruz, Laguna (5 computers)

Dino Rivera (FISH for PEACE-USA staff) carne to assist during the setting up of computers in the villages.

d) January 12 & 14, 2002: Workshop at the BDFI and Brgy. Oogong Computer Resource Learning Center. Finalized schedule of training, computer rules and regulations and training of trainers.

e) January 21 to date: Training on computer (MS Word, MS Excel & MS Power Point) in the BDFI Computer Resource Learning Center Los Banos.

* 13 on-going trainees and 31 applicants

f) February 5, 2002: Formal Launching of the four Computer Resource Learning Centers where the Signing of Memorandum of Agreement and Cutting of Ribbon was done. The officials of the consortium were present they were;

  • Dr. Melchizedeck Solis, International Director, California Technological Care (CTC);
  • Mr. Hugo Bonilla, President, LBC-USA;
  • Dr. Josefa S. Eusebio, President & Chau', BIDANI Development Foundation Inc. (BDFI)I BNI; and
  • Dr. Isagani Sarmiento, President, FISH for PEACE; with
  • Ms. Nerriza Fernandez, Director, Corp. Dev't./Com. Bldg, LBC-USA
  • Dr. Mario Borja, Medical Doctor, San Francisco USA
  • Ms. Rhodora Sarmiento, Director, FISH for PEACE- USA
  • Mr. Jorge Abelgas, LBC-USA VP- information System and Customer Service
  • Ms. Judy Pascua, LBC Express VP for InternationalOperations
  • Mr. Reev Solis, Official Photographer, CTC-USA

g) Monitoring of Computer Resource Learning Centers in the pilot villages.

(Status as of Feb.2002)

1) Sta. Clara Sur CRLC -4 trainees finished the course; 5 on-going trainees & 92 applicants. Only one trainer.
2) Duhat CRLC -5 trainees finished the course; 8 on-going trainees & 11 applicants excluding the micro-credit mothers. With two trainers.
3) Oogong CRLC -45 on-going trainees (to be finished on the 2nd week of march) & 40 applicants. With six trainers.