ERMITA, Manila—The 4-H Club of the Philippines and other rural-based organizations (RBOs) strongly serve as channels for the development of agriculture and fisheries technologies in the country.

As the lead agency that supports these organizations, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) held a Capacity Enhancement for 4-H National Federation Officers on Organizational Management.

Some 21 national officers and selected members of the 4-H Club of the Philippines were part of the undertaking. Through this, they were able to better understand their roles in leading their organization.

Likewise, they were made aware of necessary processes to sustain their group including the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and opening of a bank account. They were also encouraged to access livelihood assistance from key government agencies.

Moreover, the activity enabled the participants to sit down and draw up directions for their organization for 2020-2022.

As a result of the undertaking, the national officers and selected members are expected to apply what they learned in terms of leading the 4-H Club including networking and alliance-building with other institutions.

Fermo Avila II from the SEC and Eva Capio from DOLE served as resource persons during the activity. Other resource persons were Elsa Manango and Blesilda Castro from the Bureau of Soils and Water Management, who talked about organizational management.

Graced by DOLE Assistant Secretary Federico Abuan, Jr., the event was spearheaded by the ATI Partnerships and Accreditation Division last July 15-18 in this city.