UNDP and MWDECC Turn Over Livelihood Equipment to Empower Women’s Cooperative in Maguindanao del Sur

Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur– In a continuing effort to uplift women in conflict-affected and marginalized communities, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through the Moro Women Development and Cultural Center, Inc. (MWDECC), turned over key livelihood equipment to W’ Powered Printing and Souvenir Marketing, a women-led cooperative in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on June 3, 2025. 

The following equipment was provided: 

  • 1 Binding Machine
  • 1 Lamination Machine
  • 1 Auto Tumbler Heat Press
  • 1 Sublimation Machine
  • 1 Heat Press Machine
  • 1 Dell Laptop

This initiative, under the EmpowerHer: Women Cooperatives in Action program, aims to strengthen women’s cooperatives through targeted capacity building, policy advocacy, and enterprise development—boosting members’ economic independence and community resilience. This is the third handovers of equipments to five women’s cooperatives in Maguindanao del Sur, organized by MWDECC and PBSP, composed of resilient women—GBV survivors, displaced persons, solo parents, and Indigenous Tiduray members.