The Skills, Empowerment & Income Support Program is designed to break the cycle of dependency by equipping elderly persons, their caretakers, and dependents with the skills, resources, and confidence they need to generate sustainable incomes. Beyond providing care, we believe in empowering beneficiaries to take control of their lives, contribute economically, and regain a sense of dignity and independence. This program integrates skills training, small-scale enterprise support, savings culture, and intergenerational learning to create resilient households and stronger communities.
Program Components
- Practical Skills Training for Self-Reliance
- Offering hands-on training in income-generating activities tailored to the local context, such as tailoring, crafts, beekeeping, baking, vegetable gardening, and animal husbandry.
- Beneficiaries are equipped with both technical skills and basic business management knowledge to ensure sustainability.
- Support for Small-Scale Projects
- Providing start-up inputs and guidance for household-level projects, including poultry rearing, goat keeping, piggery, and vegetable farming.
- Ongoing mentorship and monitoring help beneficiaries grow these initiatives into consistent income streams.
- Elderly Savings and Loan Groups
- Establishing and facilitating community-based savings and loan associations (SILC) that enable elderly persons and caretakers to pool resources, access affordable loans, and invest in income-generating activities.
- Encouraging a savings culture and financial literacy to promote long-term stability.
- Intergenerational Mentorship Programs
- Creating platforms for elderly persons to share their wisdom, life experiences, and traditional skills with the youth, fostering mutual respect and learning.
- Youth in turn support the elderly with modern skills, technology use, and labor for productive projects.
- Empowering Caretakers
- Organizing capacity-building workshops for caretakers of the elderly to improve quality of care.
- Providing them with caregiving tools, knowledge in nutrition and hygiene, emotional support skills, and stress management techniques.
- Linking caretakers to livelihood opportunities so they can support themselves while continuing their caregiving roles.