& Family Summit 2011: Kabuhayan Para sa Kinabukasan’ that attracted over
5,000 participants, the Villar Foundation and GoNegosyo will hold the ‘2nd
OFW & Family Summit 2012: Hanep Na Ang Buhay Dahil May Hanap Buhay’ for
overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families at the World Trade Center
in Pasay City, from 7am to 4pm.
“We have seen how the first OFW summit has
helped many of our OFWs and their relatives, so we will keep on doing this.
Many of them have applied what they have learned from the talks they listened
to, by putting up small businesses such as food stalls or venturing into
franchising and direct selling among others,” said Cynthia Villar, Managing
Director of the Villar Foundation.
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The summit is focused on OFWs and their
families, thus every aspect of the event—from the program to the exhibitors, is
customized to cater to their interests, requirements and concerns.
Various speakers and Villar herself (as
keynote speaker) will provide OFWs and other attendees with insights and tips
on entrepreneurship, from the basics of starting a business and to financing.
Topics include: spotting business opportunities, financial literacy and presentation
on other opportunities such as in franchising, direct selling, real estate
salesmanship, product consignments, distributorship etc.
Exhibit stalls and booths would feature
different businesses, companies and organizations which will showcase their
products, services, business offerings among others, that can give OFWs and
their families ideas or examples on where to invest their hard-earned money.
According to Villar, providing OFWs and
families with needed business know-how can help them better handle their money.
“We want OFWs and their families to have an entrepreneurial mindset, so they
can invest their earnings or the remittances they get into profitable endeavors.
We want them to have success stories, not sob stories that we often hear from
distressed OFWs.”
OFWs-turned-entrepreneurs are also invited
to inspire the audience with their testimonials.
Like last year, one of the main highlights
of the event is the raffle prizes. The Villar Foundation will again raffle off
a Camella house and lot. GoNegosyo will give away food cart business packages.
Livelihood or ‘kabuhayan’ packages such as Aling Puring sari-sari store items
of Puregold, motorcycles from Motortrade, Kettle Korn franchises, among many
more.
The Villar Foundation, through its Sagip
OFW program, has been extending various forms of support and assistance to OFWs
and their families including repatriation, livelihood packages, medical/burial
assistance, scholarships and skills-up trainings.
“We in the foundation through Sagip OFW
wants to be there for OFWs, from rescuing them to abusive employers,
repatriating them and reintegrating them as productive members of the society.
We have a soft spot for OFWs because our first client in our housing business
was an OFW family. This will be a life-long advocacy for us,” cited Villar.
Corporate sponsors of the 2nd
OFW and Family Summit include Vista Land, Camella Homes, Smart, Isuzu Motors,
Motortrade, Kettle Food Corp.,
SME Nation. Institutional partners are Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE), Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA), Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI),
for OFWs (NRCO) and
Media partners of the event are GMA, TV 5, Philippine
Star, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, People’s Journal, Abante, 96.3
EasyRock, Crossover 105.1, Tiger 22 Media Corp. (103.5 Wow FM, Magic 89.9,
99.5RT, Killer Bee, Wave 89.1, Jam 88.3), Love Radio, and DZRH
You can register online for the 2nd OFW and Family Summit here.
