by Louise Joachimowski
On a recent trip to our ICM Base in Dipolog, we met Emeliano and his wife, Salome. Salome was a member of the 1st batch Transform Program in their area, where she learned how to start an in-ground garden. She shared what she learned from the Livelihood lessons with Emeliano and he really got into it – he even enrolled himself in the next batch Transform Program. Now, with the two of them applying what they know, their garden is flourishing!
Photo: Emeliano and Salome stand proudly in front of their thriving garden. They sell and eat the veggies they grow to provide for their 13 person house hold, earning 700 pesos per day.
About the Author
Louise Joachimowski
With a passion for storytelling, a love for the poor, and sharp eye for analysis, Louise is ICM’s Hong Kong Executive Director. Since 2010, Louise has served ICM in Bacolod City and Hong Kong, as well as traveling the world to share ICM’s work. Spending literally thousands of hours alongside the ultra-poor and hearing their stories, she loves nothing more than sharing the stories of heroism and hope that ICM participants have to tell, whether through music, video, writing or photography.
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