Patriarchal Small Seaweed Farmers' Group

The Rise of the concept of "Patriarchal Small Seaweeds Farmers' Group".

Background: The concept arose from an intensive personal study and immersion among the residents of Layag-layag Settlement in Barangay Talon-talon, City of Zamboanga,Philippines.
It has been noted that majority of the settlers are gathered around a first-comer relative by blood or affinity which resulted to a small grouping of the natural manner which resulted further but not limited to the following attributes:
1. Paternal responsibility of the of the first-comer/patriarch (who is usually an elder) over the affairs of the new-comers'/members daily living - for temporary shelter, subsistence and start-up.
2. Familial loyalty and unwavering respect of the newcomers/members to their patriarch - whether he be their father, brother, uncle or even a co-in-law.
3. The first two attributes make the base for accountability, quicker man-power mobility and fraternal mutual respect among the members.

From this vantage point, we have gathered that institutional assistance, crowd sourced investments, one-on-one investments and any other reach out efforts to alleviate the lives of these impoverished settlers be coursed through these patriarchal small groups to achieve a sustainable business or community immersion models.

An initial find for (Seed) Patriarchal Group Model (Profile)

Patriarch: Abraham Mawadi
Qualified Dependents (including spouse): 4
Semi-Independent/Working Children: 3
Household Status: Owned but shared with Nephew
Farming Status: 2 hectares farm area; 4 planting frames (shared with nephews); limited seedlings

Married Children: (Profile)
1. Dawisa Yusop & Husband
HH Status: Owned
Farming Status: Shared with father's farm area; 1 planting frame; limited seedlings

2. Almasser Mawadi - Spouse + 2 Children
HH Status: Owned
Farming Status: Shared with father's farm area; 2 planting frames (shared with cousins and in-laws); limited seedlings

3. Alnajer Mawadi - Spouse + 1 child
HH Status: Owned
Farming Status: Shared with father's farm area; 3 planting frames; limited seedlings

Nephews:
1. Akmad Julassiri - Spouse + 6 children
HH Status: Shared with Abraham Mawadi
Farming Status: Shared with uncle's and cousins' planting frames and boat; very limited seedlings

2. Hakim Abod - Spouse + 4 children + 2 in -laws
HH Status: Owned but cramped
Farming Status: Shared uncle's and cousins' planting frames and boats; very limited seedlings.

3. Werson Hunning - Self Supporting Single
HH Status: Shared with cousin's.
Farming Status: Shared with uncle's and cousins' frames and boats; very limited seedlings.

Technical Consultant: Ronilo C. Acabo
Immediate Needs: 1 Investment set for a model/pilot project farm.

Group Profile:
Total Households: 5
Total Families: 6
Total Persons: 32
Total Qualified Operators: 9
Minimum frames required: 27

Group Holdings:
Farm Area: 2 hectares
Total Frames: 10
Total Frames lacking (@ minimum requirement): 17
Available area for expansion: 14 frames
Boats With Engine: 1 (Bagong Pag-asa 1)
Paddled: 7
Required: 12 ( 1 for each qualified operator)
Immediate Group Needs:
One investment set for each identified priority assistance recipient.

OPERATION LIBERATION: (Recommended Priority assistance recipients)

1. Akmad Julassiri - Refer to profile above
2. Hakim Abod - Refer to profile above
3. Werson Hunning - Refer to profile above
4. (The 2 male Semi-Independent/Working Children of Abraham Mawadi)
a. Asaha Mawadi
b. Alkaiser Mawadi

Recommended Investment/Assistance Scheme:

A. One on One - One investor/Sponsor-group/institution to One Operator Farmer/Family for one investment set (Mini-dyer + Working Shade + small storage + 1 paddled banca at least 1 planting frame) (refer to Seaweeds Farming at Layag-layag - An Investor's/Sponsor's Guide)

B. Group to Group - One investor or group may choose from among the given farmers' profile above to provide for one investment set.