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Skills development
Coconut culinary training
In Siargao Island, Philippines, coconut farmers in Del Carmen turn their harvests into culinary delights through an ILO Coconut culinary training that blends tradition, tourism, and innovation.
Coconut culinary training
Hope afloat: Coconut culinary upskills workers, uplifts livelihoods
A coconut culinary training helps typhoon-affected workers rebuild their lives and gain new skills in Siargao Island, the Philippines’ coconut and surfing capital.
Coconut culinary training
Fallen coconuts to fresh starts
Rolly rises from a disaster and turns coconuts into opportunity in Siargao Island, Philippines under an ILO initiative helping informal workers after a super typhoon through emergency employment, social protection and a just transition.
Coconut culinary training
From storm to stove: Coconut culinary skills revive livelihoods in Siargao
A mother and aspiring entrepreneur rebuilt her life through coconut farm recovery and culinary training, which helped turn her loss into coconut muffins, coco balls, and new hope.
Enterprise development
ILO highlights coconut industry advances at Caraga trade fair
At the Caraga Coconut Festival in Siargao Island in the Philippines, the ILO spotlighted new market opportunities for coconut farmers, building on its disaster recovery, value chain, enterprise development, social protection and formalization...
Climate change
Protect workers, farmers from excessive heat
Heat poses severe risks to Siargao’s farming communities, which calls for the need to protect the most vulnerable and prevent heat-related illnesses and injuries.
Employment creation and social protection
From tradition to innovation: A journey to rebuild Siargao's coconut farms
A young woman from Siargao Island rebuilds coconut farms blending tradition and innovation. She helps her community, learns modern agriculture methods, and rebuilds livelihoods after a super typhoon through the ILO's Rebuilding Better Coconut...
Informal economy
Coconut farmworkers equip with good agricultural practices
Coconut farmers learn and apply good agricultural practices through the ILO's cash-for-work in Siargao to rebuild after the super typhoon in partnership with the Government of Japan.
Social protection
Coconut farm workers register for social protection coverage
Coconut farm workers and their families in typhoon-affected areas enrol for social protection coverage online through free internet access and interactive orientation in Siargao.
Sustainable enterprises
Rebuilding better coconut economy: Integrated inclusive recovery model from Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) and overlaying crises
The ILO project funded by the Government of Japan provides strategic support and guidance to local governments targeting coconut farmers and the working-age population who are greatly affect by the Super Typhoon Odette.
Decent work
Tatak Siargao, Sustainable Siargao: Bridging between coconut and tourism stakeholders’ forum
The ILO gathered stakeholders in Siargao to link tourism with agri-fishery and plan sustainable initiatives for a resilient future.