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Pre-Membership Education Seminar (PMES) for Cooperative Registration

GROUP PICTURE: The official members of the proposed Kolivuungan ‘To Obu-Manuvu Marketing Cooperative together with Mrs. Geralyn Lumawag after the seminar.

THE PARTICIPANTS: Active members from Obu-Manuvu of Carmen, BLGU-Carmen and EGIPF staff.

On May 8, 2018, a Pre-Membership Education Seminar (PMES) was held at Barangay Hall of Carmen, Baguio District, Davao City and facilitated by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)  representative Mrs. Geralyn C. Lumawag. The objective of this initiative is to have a legal business entity and economic sustainability within the community. This initiative started when the Obu Manuvu community came up with the decision to expand the impacts of the project by continuing/reviving their cooperative. Members decided to contribute a small amount of Php. 200.00 as starting capital to reset and reestablish the small store on retailing general merchandize (sari-sari). The store will still sell basic commodities (sari-sari), including rice, canned goods and other food stuff and later on products/handicrafts for the eco-tourism initiative of the project. The intention with the coop store is to become the source of food for the families of the forest guards while they are out in the forest doing patrols and other project related activities. This time though they will limit selling on credit to a very minimum level as past experience shows the unsustainability of selling on credit. The initial available working capital was Php.20,000.00 but was reduced to Php.4,000.00 and some remaining groceries, after a fire. The community also resolved to have future catering services during community meetings and workshops organized through the cooperative whereby profits will be added to the capital share of their cooperative.

THE LECTURER: Mrs. Geralyn Lumawag explains the importance of setting up a cooperative.

The training was required to all prospective members of a primary cooperative like the “Kolivuungan ‘To Obu Manuvu Marketing Cooperative”, a marketing cooperative that the Obu Manuvu community in Carmen wants to establish. The seminar was attended by 35 participants from Obu-Manuvu Community of Carmen headed by Datu Paulino M. Landim Sr., EGIP Foundation staff and some councillors of Barangay Carmen. The seminar discussed the significance of establishing a cooperative, types of cooperatives, the role of the members, committees and board of directors, as well as the purpose of share capital and membership fees were explained and finally, the list of requirements needed for registration was presented.

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