The livelihood program (SELP, Self Empowerment and Leadership Program) in Laguna recently held a session to upgrade soap-making skills, to teach perfume-making, and to motivate the members. It was attended by around 30 people, consisting of 9 leaders, 8 members, and the rest who were newcomers.
SELP covers 6 villages. Establishing the program has helped attract members by indicating to them that there will be continuing training.
The skills upgrading in soap-making was required because some of the members had found that the detergent they were producing was not producing much froth. We have also been able to find a new source of raw materials that enables the women to pool together to buy more cheaply in bulk.
Members sell their soap products by going house to house. On average, a woman sells about 10 kg soap powder and 5 litres of dishwashing liquid a week.
The most eagerly awaited item of the day’s session was the perfume-making. The expected market for the products would be high-school and college students.
Paying attention to speaker
Demonstrating perfume-making
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