1. WHAT IS THE D.C.D.P.I?

The DCDPI stands for Deaf Community Development of Paete, Inc. was established last February 27, 2005 by twelve Deaf individuals and Hard of Hearing who agree to form a group who will lead in making a productive deaf community. It was registered under Security Exchange Commission last March 30, 2005. DCDPI became an organization with an aim of uplifting the status of the deaf along the Baybay municipalities in Laguna and Metro Manila.

DCDPI is the first organization in the Paete, Laguna, which is most known for its wood carving, resin and paper mache products. It located in the residence of first founder. Now they have plans to build a factory and office dedicated to the DCDPI.

2. What are the DCDPI’s Vision and Mission?

The vision for DCDPI is to show to the world of the potential of the Deaf community through collaborative effort in developing sustainable Deaf livelihood programs with support from different stakeholders.

The DCDPI aims to develop Deaf individual’s skills in entrepreneurship that will later lead them in establishing their own business.

The mission of DCDPI is DEAFS. DEAFS stands for the seven missions of the organization as follows:

Develop the skills of Deaf individuals in initiating and maintaining their respective livelihood programs

Educate the members in communication and leadership skills to become effective entrepreneurs in the Deaf community

Advocate for the zealous commitment and maximum involvement in uplifting the Deaf community.

Forge lasting relationship among the Deaf members, the donors and the Deaf community

Sustain the innovative livelihood efforts in uplifting the Deaf in the community
The DCDPI also aims to strengthen it foundation and establish a foothold in the Philippine market and grow branches in nearby places of Paete, Laguna and later into the Metropolitan Manila.

3. The Core Objectives of DCDPI

The DCDPI has five main core objectives:

First, it aims to train Deaf individual in various fields of industrial arts like: Craftsmanship, Painting, Food service, Dress making and T-shirt printing to name a few.

Second, to develop Deaf individuals to be come literate in reading and writing.

Third, the DCDPI will provide on-the-job training opportunity to enhance the Deaf individual’s talents and skills.

Fourth, the DCDPI will provide training on establishing new business that will be helpful in the future lives of Deaf individuals and the Deaf community.

Finally, it also aims to educate Hearing people to learn sign language and be able to communicate with the Deaf individuals that will be able to build better relationships between Hearing and Deaf community.

PROFILES

1. The background of DCDPI

The Deaf Community Development of Paete, Inc. (DCDPI) was established by five Deaf individuals. Their major goals for the DCDPI are:

o To help Deaf individuals in setting up their business.
o To train Deaf individuals to improve literacy skills.
o To conduct seminars and livelihood awareness for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people
o To build strong relationships between the Deaf Community and the hearing Community.
o To teach Filipino Sign Language to hearing youth and their parents in order for them to be able to communicate with the Deaf effectively and effeciently.

2. The President and the officers of DCDPI

The Founder and President is Peter Ding D. Basa, who created the new organization in the Paete, Laguna and has contributed with the Deaf officers.

The following are the officers who were elected and sworn to represent and lead DCDPI to achieve its goals and ideals:

Founder and President : Peter Ding D. Basa

Vice President : Marifel I. Guimte

Secretary: Mark Cainto

Treasurer: Edna Monfero

Auditor: Nino Bagamano

THE PROJECT

The Deaf Community Development of Paete, Inc has the purpose to develop an organization for the Deaf youth and unemployed Deaf individuals into skills the products and start their own business.

The DCDPI exist without any financial budget for the resource, equipment and the tools to help them into training and education on the target.

The DCDPI will conduct fund-raising to strengthen the organization’s foundation. We plan the fund-raising to be conducted in seminar and other events. However, the DCDPI suggests deaf members to contribute and solicit from other sources of funds.

ACTIVITY OF DCDPI:

1. Seminar
2. Training
3. Education
4. Livelihood
5. Spiritual Life

The DCDPI has conducted its first seminar at Eastern Laguna College in the Paete, Laguna in August 27, 2005. The seminar theme was “Building the Teamwork and the Deaf Youth Entrepreneur”. The participants who attended were eighteen youths from Sta. Cruz, Siniloan, Lumban, Kalayan, and Paete. Other participants came from Manila.

The seminar taught the participants about building a strong organization. It leads to help Deaf youth and adults. DCDPI also showed that there are many unemployed Deaf youth in the Laguna area.

SEMINAR PHOTO

In August 27, 2005 was the first assembly of seminar that remarks to be “Teamwork Building and Youth Leadership”. The guest speaker, Jose Benjamin Francisco-Sigua. He was born in Binan, Laguna and came from Manila. He graduated from DLS-College of Saint Benilde with a major in Business and Entrepreneurship; he contributed and shared his knowledge and skills related to the topic. It was not only lecturing about teamwork building and youth leadership but also to share about youth entrepreneurships.

The participants who attended were eighteen youths from Sta. Cruz, Siniloan, Mabitac, Kalayan, and Paete. Other participants came from Manila.