Cultural Encounter Trip for Finnish Students
On February 17, 2010, SWCF hosted a group of Finnish students to a one day glimpse of the way people live in the Bohol Province. The itinerary started with a short visit to a broa bakery in the old town of Baclayon, where the owner showed them the way broas (lady finger cookies) were grilled over hot charcoal right after they came out from an Read more...
Camping At The Bohol Biodiversity Complex
High School Science Club members of the Holy Name University (HNU) of Tagbilaran City, Bohol spent their Valentine weekend (Feb. 13-14, 2010) camping at the Bohol Biodiversity Complex in Bilar, Bohol.. Forty-three (43) students and two (2) teachers participated in the Nature Encounter Program facilitated by the Soil and Water Conservation Read more...
SWCF Carbon Footprint Reduction Activity
The Foundation is currently raising funds to assist, in our little way, address the challenges of Climate Change here in the Philippines. One way is to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and therefore help reduce man’s carbon footprint. Read more...
16 Dipterocarp Species Found In Bohol
As of July, 2009, the SWCF’s Dipterocarp Tree Domestication Project reported a total of 16 species of Dipterocarps identified in the province of Bohol. These species are, so far, found in 24 towns of the province. Batuan tops the rest of the towns as having the most species (12) followed by Sierra Bullones (11) and Danao (9). These towns also boast of some species not found in the rest of the towns. Read more...
Book Corner Program Benefits 110 Children
The 2009 SWCF Book Corner Program established a total of 7 Book Corners in public day care centers in two towns in the province of Bohol and a special center for prostituted youth in Cebu Cebu. The beneficiary towns are Batuan and Danao. The Book Corners benefited 110 enrollees of the public Day Care Centers and 50 youth clients of the FORGE Foundation Activity Center in Cebu City. Read more...