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PROGRAM THRUST FOR
INTEGRATED EMPOWERMENT FOR SOCIAL

AND ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT (IESEU)

C.E.S.

C.E.S....
(COOPERATIVE EDUCATION ON SYNERGISM)

PROGRAM

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Introduction: The 3 Prongs: R S P Immediate Imperatives

Implementation Mechanisms

RSP: THE THREE-PRONGED

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF C.E.S.

INTRODUCTION

HE SANIBLAKAS major program thrust for Cooperative Education on Synergism (C.E.S.) entails a long-term education process with cooperatives about the synergism principle. This process is designed to be bi-directional. In the first phase, we are promoting an education campaign for wide and vigorous implementation by the cooperatives themselves focused on the principle of synergism.

The principle, after all, is at the very essence of cooperativism, but has been widely violated by a substantial number of cooperatives -- to their own long-term detriment, dormancy or demise -- due to lack of sharp consciousness on this principle. The other direction, under the second phase, will be synergism-focused education from the cooperative sector. But the two phases are expected to overlap: the cooperative organizations that imbibe the synergism principle earlier than others can immediately start radiating the knowledge to all other sectors that the could be in contact with.

We have been told many times that synergism is already included somewhere in existing cooperative education programs. But we have maintained that nothing short of a focused education campaign on the subject would suffice. And this has been validated by many cooperative leaders and members "on the ground." A pamphlet on this, titled Cooperatives and the Challenge of Synergism has been issued as a seed for drawing in comments and other articles that would be integrated in a book of the same title..

The concept for synergism-focused education from the cooperative sector -- to be fully validated by their own experiences --- to the broad populace is not a new dream for SanibLakas.. As early as two years ago, the executive director of the Foundation, challenged the cooperative sector to gain the full capability to give that kind of empowering enlightenment to the nation as a whole, as only the cooperatives as a sector can. That talk is incorporated as a "guest article" in the pamphlet.

The C.E.S. program has three prongs, collectively nicknamed "RSP": (1) Resolutions -- where cooperatives are lobbied to pass resolutions to support even in most general terms the focused education campaign, with implementation specifics to be worked out separately; (2) Seminars -- where the cooperatives actually undergo seminars either directly under the SanibLakas or indirectly through its modules and trained echo-trainors; and (3) Publications -- where the imperative for this educational thrust, its contents, and the harvest of lessons and success stories are issued in a series of widely-circulated publications. SanibLakas has also constituted a program committee to lead and coordinate all the activities under C.E.S.

(from the SanibLakas article on Human Development and Harmony)

IMMEDIATE IMPERATIVES:

RESOLUTIONS

Cooperative federations/centers as well as individual cooperatives are to be influenced/lobbied into passing formal resolutions officially supporting the call for synergism-focused education "within itself and in its sphere of influence," and to subsequently work out implementation arrangements that may or may not directly involve the SanibLakas training service. The resolution may be similar to the one passed by NATCCO in its recent General Assembly in Iloilo City.

There would be five immediate imperatives for this prong:

systematize a directory of major cooperative formations, including contact persons and contact numbers/addresses;
constitute a "Resolutions-solicitation Team", to be composed of a "telephone brigade" (that would discover/develop opportunities for lobbying, like influential contact persons, schedules of general assemblies or council/board meetings) and (a pool of) speaker(s);
work out the general strategy and refine the lobbying methods based on lessons from previous experiences;
work out possible incentive schemes and funded discount arrangements.
study possibility of this synergism-focused education campaign being integrated in pending bills or in proposed/existing programs concerning cooperative education

SEMINARS

The actual conduct of seminars directly by SanibLakas training service or effectively carrying the contents of the C.E.S. Modules .

Five immediate imperatives for this prong:

Finalize the Four Modules of the C.E.S. seminar; start building a pool of seminar instructioors/facilitators.
Follow up the coops that have passed resolutions (NATCCO, VICTO) or have at least expressed interest (NCM, Bulacan pastors) to clinch contracts for the seminars, including "softener arrangements" like discounts, counterpart funds, etc.
Actual conduct of seminars
further refinement of modules
Arrangements with PUP-IC and other entities for them to use our modules or at least our basic content

PUBLICATIONS

Amplification of SanibLakas-C.E.S. messages/lessons by production of copies for wide dissemination, wide minimal price for cost-recovery with slight mark-up to cover honoraria and related costs and as seed fund for publication of reprints or new editions

Three publications targeted for immediate release/dissemination

Cooperatives and the Challenge of Synergism, the pamphlet [publication done; dissemination almost complete]
Trainors' guide for CES on seminar modules

Cooperatives and the Challenge of Synergism, the book (first edition)
SPECIAL: "Sanib-Kolum," a Joint Regular Column by Ding Reyes and Joydee Robledo in BAYAN NEWS, a coop-owned and coop-oriented weekly tabloid.

IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM

Leadership/Coordination:

The C.E.S. Program Management Committee (PMC) composed of: Ed Aurelio C. Reyes (overall head), Joydee C. Robledo (program director), Pinky Serafica and Ed Felipe I. de Vera (both SanibLakas Board Members), Salud Liporada (coordinator) and Hermie Manimtim, plus Marie Marciano (SanibLakas vice-pres., ex-officio member).

Informal consultants:

Rep. Cresente Paez, Roberto Pagdanganan, Josefina E. Gaerlan, and Esper Dowling

Work Force:

All who can be mobilized by the PMC directly, especially the members of the Advocates of Cooperative Education on Synergism (A.C.E.S.) and other members of the broad "SanibLakas family" , or indirectly (via resolutions, partnership arrangements, etc.).

Prepared by:
Ding Reyes, SanibLakas President
May 2000 (Updated November 2000)

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