Mayor Dahlia Loyola – Ā鶹“«Ć½ Empowering Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:41:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Mayor Dahlia Loyola – Ā鶹“«Ć½ 32 32 Lady Mayor Adopts ā€œBags for Lifeā€ in Carmona, Cavite /2012/11/22/lady-mayor-adopts-bags-for-life-in-carmona-cavite/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:41:02 +0000 http://www.ncda.gov.ph/?p=3912 continue reading : Lady Mayor Adopts ā€œBags for Lifeā€ in Carmona, Cavite ]]> After an exciting exhibit and sale of fashionable ā€œBags for Lifeā€ crafted by persons with disabilities and their kins at the Municipal Hall last November 7, 2012,Ā  Mayor Dahlia Loyola gave the project her thumbs up.Ā  She warmly thanked Ā鶹“«Ć½ for bringing in ā€˜Bags for Lifeā€™ Expert Ms. Lulu Ocampo for the 6-day workshop, and on the spot, gave instructions to tap local establishments to donate all used telephone directories, posters and newspapers to sustain ā€˜ā€™Bagsā€™ā€™ production

 

Mayor Dahlia Loyola admires Bags for Life finished products and thanks Ā鶹“«Ć½ represented by TCD Chief Nelia R. de Jesus for bringing in Bags Expert/Author Mrs. Lulu Ocampo.

 

20 trainees with disabilities hurdled 8 days to learn weaving ā€œBags for Lifeā€, back-to-back with ā€˜Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APT)ā€ to make useful devices/kiddie tables and chairs from waste cardboards and papers.Ā  Aimed to provide Carmonaā€™s persons with disabilities novel and practical options to generate extra income, this is also an Ā鶹“«Ć½ā€™s pitch to enlist women and men with disabilities as environment advocates through waste reuse.

 

 

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