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Securing The Future: Making <strong>Concepcion</strong>, Iloilo Child-Friendly<br />

The Municipal Children Code spelled out the goals and objectives that the LGU<br />

and its partners wished to pursue in relation to addressing the current situation<br />

of children, and specified the policies and strategies that the LGU would adopt<br />

for achieving such goals.<br />

The Development Plan for Children concretized the goals and objectives stated<br />

in the MCC by providing specific activities to be undertaken within the year. It<br />

identified measurable targets and specified budgets and resources for the<br />

plan’s implementation, mainly sourced from the 20% development fund coming<br />

from the LGU’s Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).<br />

The Investment Plan for Children was also formulated annually by each LGU<br />

department and other participating agencies from their regular programs. It<br />

likewise specified what resources were allocated by each program/agency for<br />

such activities.<br />

All 4 gifts were formulated through participatory processes and received<br />

legislative approval prior to implementation.<br />

6. Ensuring sustainability<br />

The success of the program has been made more impressive by the LGU’s<br />

effective lobbying for more resources to implement and sustain its plans. Local<br />

partners such as barangay councils, the BCPCs, the <strong>Concepcion</strong> Business Club,<br />

women’s groups, day care and health volunteers continue to make a strong<br />

contribution. In addition, <strong>Concepcion</strong> has also gained national and international<br />

partners and generated substantial resources for the program. These include<br />

the following:<br />

• Department of Education – strengthening of the local school board<br />

• Museo Pambata and the International Visitor Foundation<br />

• Metrobank Foundation<br />

• SM Foundation<br />

• Save the Children-United States of America - Population, Health and<br />

Environment<br />

• Ford Foundation and Synergeia for a municipal education reform (Project<br />

Raul)<br />

• Philippines-Canada Development Fund<br />

• Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program<br />

• International Labour Organisation – which supported Capacity Building and<br />

Elimination of Child Labor 2004-<strong>2005</strong><br />

• Philippines-Canada Development Fund- Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual<br />

Health (ARSH) (2004)<br />

• World Bank, which supported Early Child Development, Water Systems,<br />

Health Station, Day Care Centers, Roads and School Building<br />

November <strong>2005</strong> 8

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