Goals
TAO-Pilipinas supports urban poor organizations, young professionals and builds
partnerships with non-government organizations through its four core programs:
Human Settlements and Environment
- Providing technical support to urban poor organizations, local government units and non-government organizations in human settlements planning, development and management.
- Facilitate sustainable urban development through encouraging community-based management processes.
- Engage the government at the barangay level in the implementation of community-based projects (e.g. community-based solid waste management and community-based disaster risk management for sites and buildings) through the barangay development plan.
Education and Training/Young Professionals
- Facilitating the transfer of technology, knowledge, skills, and attitudes to urban poor organizations, local government units and non-government organizations through hands-on training, workshops and capacity-building.
- Develop competencies of urban and rural poor organizations, NGOs and
young professionals in settlements planning, development and management - Develop tools for popularization of technical information and awareness building of stakeholders in the development of human settlements.
Research and Publications
- Contribute to the body of knowledge on sustainable human settlements
development and architectural heritage through research and documentation. - Increase awareness on processes related to sustainable human settlements
development through the establishment of a resource and information center.
Organization, Networking, and Advocacy
- Pursue organizational sustainability to ensure continuing services to the
marginalized sectors. - Build networks with community-based organizations, NGOs, international
organizations, academe, funding agencies and government to strengthen
partnerships, share resources, and support initiatives and advocacies
towards the development of sustainable human settlements.