Preda Foundation, Inc. Introduction
THE PREDA's MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
FAIR TRADE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION.
Preda means: People's Recovery, Empowerment Development Assistance
Foundation.
PREDA'S IMMEDIATE MISSION : Winning freedom and new life for
children in jails, in brothels, in hunger ,on the street, abandoned
youth, and those mired in poverty.Helping battered women, indigenous
people and protecting the environment and alleviating poverty by
micro-credit and fair trade.
Preda is a Philippine human rights social development organization
working for 34 years through fair trade practices to help the
poorest and most vulnerable people in society and overcome injustice
and poverty. There are 88 professional Filipino staff implementing
the 12 projects of Preda. (see www.preda.org)
The heart of mission is working for a just and fair world where
equality ,justice , human dignity and rights are respected by all.
Empowering impoverished and vulnerable people is at the heart of
these Gospel values and the mission and vision of Preda and all its
members is to make these values a reality in as many lives as
possible.
The goal is to help people realize there dignity rights and
potentiual.That there are improtant of value and they are the salt
of the earth and the Kingdom of justice and truth that Jesus of
Nazareth brought into the world is for them primarily by
implementing these revolutionary values and way of community life so
that people are helped to help themselves. The empowerment of people
is essential.
The Preda mission has empowering women and children at its center.
The Magnificat,the prayer of Mary, mother of Jesus ,says it all -
that the mighty will be put down from their thrones and the poor
will be lifted up . The hungry will have their fill the rich will be
sent away empty. As the beatitudes say clearly Blessed are the Poor
theirs is the Kingdom. Mission today is working to change the unjust
system that oppress people grabs their lands and keeps them in the
slavery of poverty . We want to bring change from the village to the
national level. This is accomplished by non-violent means, it has to
come from the conviction and commitment of people to work for a just
society where all have dignity and equal opportunity ,economic
development especially.
The Preda idea of Fair Trade and mission finds inspiration in the
words of Jesus of Nazareth when he told the disciples to give good
example and share what little food they had ,their lunch of bread
and fish to the hungry people. Those that had brought their lunch
were inspired by the generosity of the disciples and they shared
their lunch with those that had none,everyone ate. Just sharing and
distribution of natural resources and opportunities will give
thousands of people economic benefits by there own efforts. Fair
Trade is the way do it. That why at www.preda.net Preda fair Trade
helps thousands of people produce and earn and feed and educate
their families. Mango products in European markets gives them a
chance to prosper by access to markets for there products and fair
prices and Preda interest free loans.
The Preda products are safe and healthy,the dried fruit and purees
are chemical free ,and you can be sure that they are fairly traded
and benefit directly the families who make them. Customers can be
assured that there is no child labor, sweat shop conditions,
exploitation of any kind but a wholesome environment and a proud and
skilled team of caring and loving mothers and producers doing their
best for their children and other children too.
Preda fair trade exports to many countries. Australia,New
Zealand,Japan, USA and many European countries.The recession however
has caused a sever drop in orders for Preda recycled products and
handicrafts of all kinds since June 2009. Mangos and other tropical
fruit purees and dried mangos are steady .
The social development and charitable work of Preda .
Preda through funding partners and a percentage of the earnings of
fair trade helps as many as 150 children at any given time having
rescued them from dire and difficult circumstances. We are providing
direct care at any given time in four children's homes through high
quality best practice programmes that give protection and a new
start in life to many and quality education to many more. We also
engage in advocacy ,public awareness building and education about
the rights of children and deprived people.
Preventing abuse is as important as changing the unjust practices,
polices and systems that exploit and deny children and women and
indigenous people their rights. We work to improve laws that protect
human rights and have them implemented justly.
Preda has preventive education programmes , education for action,
this is to bring communities to understand human rights, the rights
of children and to take action to save and rescue abused children.
In the Filipino community we invite and encourage people to act
justly , report abuse and to contact and avail of the Preda rescue
and social services to give protection and therapy to abused kids. (www.preda.org).We
lobby and challenge government officials to act to protect children
and stop the proliferation of the sex industry and child pornography
and to release children from sex clubs and prison. We work to
prevent the spread of the Hiv -Aids virus and help people to be
protected.
Our direct services focus on helping children trafficked into
prostitution and sold as sex slaves to local and foreign tourists
and children in prison. We have fast response team to provide direct
action for abused children and rescue them from abusive situations
and protect them. We provide legal action to help the child heal
through seeking justice and to prevent the offender abusing again.
We have two homes for children sexually abused and exploited and a
two homes for young kids we rescue from jails where they are
imprisoned in sub-human conditions. We provide them with rescue,
protection, legal assistance , vocational training medical help and
reintegration.We train youth in arts and advocacy theatre and they
enlighten and encourage Filipino youth to get involved in helping
others and once a year they travel abroad inspiring people to
action.
Preda is also partially self-supporting and sustainable for the long
term through our Fair Trade products (www.preda.net). We assist
handicraft producers and small farmers throughout the Philippines
prosper. And work to eliminate child labor through Fair Trade. For
example we help the environment By using Recycled drink pouches as
many as 60 sewers produce high quality backpacks , purses,wallets,
and bags of every kind . These are exported worldwide together with
many kinds of handicrafts from as many as 23 Preda supported
producer groups all over the Philippines implementing Fair Trade
criteria.
Preda Dried fruit exports help small farmers get better prices and a
steady market.We plant 1200 fruit and other kinds of trees yearly to
help the environment .Preda projects reach to implementing feeding
street children who have returned to school as a result and helps
keep there there. The legal office is helping battered women and
exploited indigenous people win the land rights to ancestral lands.
The Mission of Preda is to bring change to individuals,families
,communities and the world. When you support Preda you are helping
to change the world of poverty and bring light into the darkness ,
to replace misery with happiness, ignorance with enlightenment,
imprisonment with freedom ,hunger with prosperity and self reliance.
Empowerment means Helping People to Help Themselves it is one of
Preda's guiding mottos.
Welcome to the Preda Team. VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS WELCOME. Come join
in the work of supporting and implementing sensible, practical
,intelligent and well implemented programmes for children and adults
in greatest need. Make life more meaningful for yourself and others.
CONTACT ; Preda Center, Upper Kalaklan,,Olongapo city,Philippines
+63 47 223 96 29 to 30 fax (+63 47 ) 223 9628, and 222 5573 predair@info.com.ph,
www.preda.org,www.preda.net
CONTACT: Preda Center, Upper
Kalaklan,,Olongapo city,Philippines +63 47 223 96 29 to 30 fax
(+6347 ) 223 9628, and 222 5573
Email: predair@info.com.ph
Websites:
www.preda.org,
www.preda.net
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