The women of the Maatop Diversified Farmer’s Association (MDFA) and the Association of Negros Producers focus on economic activity to ease financial helplessness that fuels conflict.
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Primitiva S. Sta. Ana remembers the years her family moved from village to village in the southernmost highlands of Negros Occidental.
Now, she is settled in the hamlet of Maatop, Barangay Sangke. Primitiva is with a group of women weavers who help keep the peace while ensuring their families’ financial well-being. It was in Maatop, however, that Primitiva and other women received institutional aid for their livelihood. From placemats, Primitiva expanded her work to bigger floor mats. She also learned ‘Macrame’, with artistic ways of knotting nylon cords.
Hinobaan Mayor Daph V. Reliquias said the weavers’ products were a hit during the 36th Negros Trade Fair, considered to be the longest-running provincial trade fair in the country.
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