TSKI Organizational Profile

As of DECEMBER 2009



1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Taytay Sa Kauswagan, Incorporated (TSKI) or “Bridge to Progress” was founded last September 1, 1986. It was established towards lifting our least privileged brothers and sisters from poverty by assisting them to develop an income generating projects and job creating micro-enterprises.

TSKI had closely adheres to its role as catalyst in increasing productivity through business development and holistic transformation.


2. CONTACT PERSON/ADDRESS


1. Mr. Angel L. De Leon, Jr.

Executive Director

Taytay Sa Kauswagan, Incorporated (TSKI)


Tel # (033) 3204038

(033) 3294142

(033) 5094280

(033) 5084208

Website:

www.tski.com.ph


E-mail address

tski_ho@yahoo.com


2. Mr. Demy P. Sonza

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Taytay Sa Kauswagan, Incorporated (TSKI)


Tel # (033) 3204038

(033) 3294142

(033) 5094280

(033) 5084208


Website:

www.tski.com.ph


E-mail address

tski_ho@yahoo.com



3. ORGANIZATION’S MISSION/VISION


Vision:

“To see self sufficient families responding to the needs of their community and pursuing a collective effort for their development.”


Mission:

“To make the love of Jesus Christ be felt by the poor in our midst by providing opportunities that promote spiritual transformation and total human development.”


TSKI’S OBJECTIVES:

To alleviate poverty by helping the client to increase their income and create jobs among the poor and to assist the development and expansion of small and micro-enterprises.


TSKI hopes to:

Provide adequate financial assistance for livelihood and creation of jobs.

To educate the micro-entrepreneurs on the basic skills of entrepreneurism and business management.

Extend consultancy services to guide the direction and plans of its beneficiaries properly.


4. THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES


For over a period of twenty three years (23) years of operations, TSKI has been involved in different programs that helped the poor in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas Regions, Zamboanga Peninzula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and Caraga. While its main thrust for social development is micro-enterprise, yet TSKI continued to pursue other programs that would address poverty in the different sectors of our community. Central to the various programs that TSKI implements, these are the major component services:


1. Livelihood Loans


1. Center Based Loan – Popularly known as Proyekto Kauswagan sa Katilingban (PKK). PKK is a center based solidarity loan concept covering 20 – 45 clients in a particular center.
2. Group Based Loan – This is called the Micro Enterprise Transition Program (METP). METP is for clients from PKK who are in their 5th to 6th loan cycles.
3. Association – This is a loan window for the community based organizations undertaking a communal enterprise that would enhance the viability and sustainability of their association.
4. Individual Loan - It’s where individual borrowers are being served of their financial need. It’s collateralized and the loan amount is bigger.


2. Business Development Services


1. Training.
1. Staff Capability Training – It’s a short course for staff development
2. Clients. Value formation trainings are conducted for clients to empower and transform members and leaders in the community.

Technological Training – enhancement of the capability and knowledge of its clients in managing their business and input innovations.


b. Product Development


1. Design, Labeling and Packaging - It’s an assistance to develop the client’s product by improving its design, labeling and packaging.

2. Laboratory Analysis – It’s an assistance to analyze the microbiological content of the product and its shelf life.

3. Advisory and Business Consultancy – This is provided to clients who wants to put up a new business, and also to an existing ones who wants to further develop or strengthen the said business


3. Community Based Organizing


a. Community Based Enterprise Development Program (CBEDP) hopes to build and develop the entrepreneurial capacity of the ultra poor and self subsistence poor, while organizing the community on enterprise and providing viable BDS and expanding microfinance services in the community

b. Farmers Integrated Development Program (FIDA) is innovated program design for farmers in the countryside.

c. Indigenous Program for Aeta is designed to improve the lot of the very marginalized sector of our community by providing them the opportunity to increase their income and become a productive members of the community.



5. RECOGNITION RECEIVED


1. Citation received for the past 4 years


a) Largest Microfinance Institution in the

Visayas

In 2004, TSKI was recognized by PCFC as the largest institution in the visayas comparable to other MFIs due to its performance in outreach and loan portfolio


b) The Outstanding Achievement Award for the first MFI to Reach 100 thousand clients

In 2004, TSKI was again recognized as the FIRST Microfinance Institution to reach 100,000 clients level by the People Credit Finance Corporation making TSKI the largest MFI in outreach in the country.


c) “Ulirang Kabalikat Award” Most Outstanding Microfinance Institution in the Philippines for 2005

The Ulirang Kabalikat was the highest award given by PCFC to its microfinance partner. This award encompasses the highest achievement in different categories and characteristics of a microfinance institution.


d) TSKI was also recognized by CITIGROUP and Microfinance Council of the Philippines Inc., for having its clients won in the annual search for Microentrepreneur of the Year Award (MOTY) since 2004 to 2009.



2. First MFI Certified with ISO 9001:2000



The Governing Board of Certification International Philippines, Inc. headed by its Managing Director Mr. Renato V. Navarrete conferred the ISO 9001:2000 Certificate to TSKI’s Board of Trustees during the celebration of its 21st Anniversary on October 1, 2007 with certification # CIP 3985/07/09/533.

The certification will be valid from September 25, 2007 to September 24, 2010.


The ISO 9001:2001 covers the following scope of TSKI services:


“Design, development and provision of microfinance and business development services (training, marketing, business advisory, community and enterprise development, toll packaging, and label design and development); Provision of finance services.”


ISO 9001:2000 will be an instrument for enhancing the competitiveness of TSKI as an organization and for meeting its customers’ needs and expectations.


3. Urban Leadership Award (ULA) in Microfinance



The Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc., conferred the Urban Leadership Award (ULA) by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) in the Philippines in ceremonies held December 14, 2007 at the Kalantiao Hall of Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center in Iloilo City.

TSKI was recognized for its “lifting out of poverty the least privileged Filipinos through microfinance, which has provided them with a substantial livelihood, thus bridging the gap between poverty and progress.”



3. License on Grassroots Entrepreneurship Management (Entrep-Eskwela)



On January 28, 2008 TSKI received its license on Grassroots Entrepreneurship Management from ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation with complete set of Audio Visual materials in conducting the entrepreneurship training. TSKI is one of the two APPEND member organization given the license to conduct the said training in the country. The training with 22 modules aims to enhance further the capability of its clients in entrepreneurship focusing on the business they are interested with.


7. ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND HIGHLIGHTS: As of December 2009



No. of clients: 257,298

No. of Branches: 91

No. of Municipalities Covered: 571

No. of Centers: 10,465

Tota lLoan Portfolio: 976,260,980.18

No. of Staff: 2,066



8. AREAS OF OPERATION