By Emmanuel D. Taghoy
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Zamboanga Sibugay conducted a three-day training on Abaca handicraft making last April 7-9 to members of Katipunan ng mga May Kapansanan sa Ipil, Inc. (KAMPIL, Inc.) at Barangay Poblacion, this municipality.
As part of DTI’s capability training to enhance handicraft making, a technology demonstration on abaca twining and rope making machines was done on the first day while abaca weaving techniques, bag making and other products were tackled in the succeeding days.
KAMPIL, Inc. is also one of the beneficiaries of DTI’s Shared Service Facilities (SSF) project.
The group is expected to receive from the SSF project five sewing machines and one rope making machine with a total cost of P179 thousand.
KAMPIL, Inc. produces different abaca products such as slippers, bags, sandals, novelty items, and several others.
The SSF project is said to have been made possible through the help of the private sector through Public-Private Partnership initiative, which aims to improve the productivity and quality of the six champion products in the region, as well as the capacity of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the region.
The SSF project is also implemented in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA).