On May 19, Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI), represented by its President Engr. Christopher Taclobos and CEO Auke Idzenga, had the honor of welcoming Seth Womble, Senior Director for Sustainable Access to Safe Water of The Coca-Cola Company, during a series of field visits and discussions focused on sustainable and community-based water solutions in Negros Occidental. Joining the delegation were Lynn Hong, Climate & Water Sustainability Director – A

As part of the Holistic NRW Program funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, essential leak detection equipment is being acquired to identify and repair leaks that are either hidden or situated underground. AIDFI, in collaboration with the water utilities it partners with, has identified the necessity of correlators and ground microphones. These tools will aid in locating and pinpointing underground leakages within the water systems, thereby reducing non-revenue water. It has acqu

On November 15, AIDFI handed over the holistic water system installed in Sitio Lemlong in Brgy. Klubi, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. The project which was initiated on August 6 is funded as a first-prize winner in the Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) 2024 - Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) category, organized by the Global Development Network (GDN) and funded by the Japanese Government. AIDFI was recognized for its work in providing water to waterless com

On October 29, MEOPA celebrated its 21st founding anniversary. The event was held in the essential oil plant in Brgy. Mambugsay, Cauayan and attended by previous and current members, AIDFI management, and invited government officials, Hon. Alquen Silpao the village council captain, Rowel Eleccion and Sheryl Perez from the Municipal Agriculture, and Sheryl Grace Besas and Jennifer Alipo-on from the Department of Agrarian Reform. The program started with a thanksgiving mass off

The Coca-Cola Foundation funded program which aims to prepare and capacitate 5 water utilities in Negros Occidental through the development of a comprehensive and holistic NRW management program. This 2-year program will assist water utilites in crafting a NRW plan which includes: conducting of consumer surveys, water balance, leak detection, and meter management. All with the target of lowering NRW percentage of the different water utilities. The program started off with E.B

On September 11, AIDFI handed over the 1st of 2 GDN projects to the beneficiaries of Brgy. Tamac in Villaviciosa, Abra. The project was...

The NRW program of AIDFI continued its activities after the training at Maynilad in June with representatives from E.B. Magalona Water...

AIDFI and its partners, the EB Magalona Water Works and the Murcia Water District, finished an intensive Non-Revenue Water Management...

From left to right: MWD Admin, Commercial & Finance Manager Renelyn M. Jardin, MWD General Manager Engr. Winston M. Makilan, AIDFI...

The initial 6 batches of water associations focused mainly on water for drinking and household usage. The remaining batches shifted the...

Another batch of 11 Water Associations attended the 3-day workshop themed "Cultivating Communities" on March 18 to 20. The workshop was...

On February 25-27, AIDFI hosted again another batch of 11 water associations from Leyte, Biliran, Negros Oriental, and Negros Occidental....

On January 28 - 30, AIDFI hosted another batch of 12 water associations from the Visayas and attended the 3-day summit with the theme...

On December 3-5, AIDFI hosted another batch of water associations from the Visayas region. Like the previous batches, the 3-day workshops...

During the Global Development Network (GDN) Conference held at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, the capital of Fiji last November 26-28, AIDFI was awarded as one of the two winners (1st placers) of the Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP). The other winner was Ako Fresh from Ghana and an agricultural program from Uganda ended up as the second placer. The MIDP is one of the two long-running competitions of the Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC) year

The 2nd batch of water associations gathered at AIDFI for the Agos Water Associations Summit Visayas sites with the theme "Cultivating...

On August 13, 2024, Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization behind the .ORG domain, proudly announced that AIDFI has been...

Welcome to the exciting world of community empowerment through water stewardship with the Agos Water Association’s Summit! The journey of...

One of 35 finalists selected from over 1,700 applications from around the world, AIDFI is eligible for donations between $10,000 to...

Our CEO and COO returned today from Taiwan after attending the Asia Pacific Social Innovation Partnership Award (APSIPA) which is a...