PagBAG-o Project: More than a Bag
From a small sari-sari store, change is now realized in the lives of the Sendong Survivors from Xavier Ecoville.
Xavier Ecoville is a resettlement community for TS Sendong survivors located in Brgy. Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro. It is mainly assisted by Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan , the community, the local government, donors and valued partners to form an independent or self-sustaining community.
Today, the community’s multi-purpose cooperative (XEMPCO) has 6 major enterprises which include the sewing enterprises run by women from Xavier Ecoville producing quality and stylish bags for livelihood. The sewing enterprise project aims to equip and train the unemployed housewives to make a living and change their lives for the better. This project is a re-echo of the successf...