OroChamber conducts livelihood training

by Lordilie Enjambre

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 1 (PIA) -- Some 65 women attended the livelihood training conducted by the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (OroChamber) at the Nazareth Barangay Hall, this city.

The Chamber thought of helping augment the income of target families in the city to cope with the steady increase of the prices of basic goods by giving them additional livelihood opportunities.

The whole-day activity was attended by women beneficiaries from Barangays Camaman-an, Gusa, and Nazareth.

“The rise in the prices of basic commodities is already over-stretching the purchasing power of every Filipino, thus the need to enhance the livelihood capability of every family” Atty. Zoilo Antonio Velez, OroChamber Vice President for Agriculture, Mining and Fishery Sector, said.

The training intervention which is lodged in the Chamber’s Ice on Milk Project is supported by Congressman Maximo Rodriguez of the Abante Mindanao (ABAMIN) Party-List.

The other sponsors of the training were BusinessWeek, National Dairy Authority (NDA) in region 10, Magnum Radio Station, Parasat Cable TV, Sunstar Cagayan de Oro and Mindanao Current.

Participants were also taught by the Land O’ Lakes organization how to make white cheese, yema and lactoflan which they can readily sell and earn extra income in the process.

The trainers were experts from NDA 10 and the Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives (NMFDC).

Meanwhile, Antonio Uy, President of OroChamber expects a good number of women-participants during the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines, East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Trade Fair cum OROBEST EXPO 2011 in October as the livelihood session will be staged back-to-back with the Dairy Forum.

Another training on relevant milk processing techniques for the women from Puntod and other barangays is scheduled on October 20, Uy said. (OroChamber/PIA-10)