Rawang Community

Overview

Welcome to Rawang Community

Dumagat Remontados are lowlanders who were forced to live in the mountains when the Spaniards colonized the Philippines. Many of them settled in the Sierra Madre ranges including Tanay, Rizal. The community in Sitio Rawang and Macantog has been offgrid and un-electrified with around 200 families only using kerosene lamps, car batteries or candles. Their livelihood are sawali (bamboo weaving) and charcoal making. We were introduced to the community in 2018 through a Facebook message from the former principal of Rawang Elementary School (RES). Since then, we have been reaching out to the community in their electrification and education. RES and the community champions are our lead hosts for the community.

Profile and Challenges

Accessibility
Accessibility
Difficult to access due to mountainous terrain and no concrete roads.
Energy Access
Energy Access
People use batteries for a fee of P30/charge or kerosene lamps for P10/day.
Clean Water
Clean Water
Deep wells and rivers are dried in hot seasons. Water delivery costs P30/slim container.
Communication Signal
Communication Signal
There are no network signal and internet in the area.
Source of Income
Source of Income
Main livelihood is sawali making which is seasonal. Average family income is around P5,000/month.

Projects

Solar Hub

To establish solar hubs focused on livelihood as our follow-up project after household electrification. Solar Hubs are community cooperatives sustained and empowered by solar-powered equipment and technologies.

Ingram COVID-19 Initiatives

To provide financial support to our adopted communities through a P100k grant from Ingram Micro.

Tanglaw Concert 2019

To raise funds for solar lanterns for Dumagat families through a benefit gig and fundraising concert.

Tanglaw Batch 2

To light 170 homes with solar home systems in Sitio Rawang and its nearby communities to help them cope with the pandemic and distance learning of education.

Tanglaw Batch 1

To light 69 homes with solar lanterns to Bajaos, Dumagats and Mangyan communities to help them in their day-to-day activities and livelihood.

Milestones

Our First Encounter
Re-mapping of Electrical Plans for RES
Brigada Eskwela 2018
First Visit to Sitio Macantog
Community Profiling and Surveys
Where’s the Map?
Akyat Tayo Pa-RE!
Tanglaw Batch 1
Project Ugnayan and Daluyan with ADAM
Brigada Eskwela 2020: RES Photocopier
Tanglaw Batch 2: Ocular Visit and Energy Survey
Tanglaw Batch 2: Capacity Building
Tanglaw Batch 2: Batch Installation of SHS
Noche Buena Packages
Tanglaw Batch 2: Validation of Installed SHS

Our First Encounter

Mar 17, 2018

First site visit with the community in Sitio Rawang through former principal of RES.

Our First Encounter

Re-mapping of Electrical Plans for RES

Apr 28, 2018

We re-mapped the electrical plans of the school since they don’t have a copy of the building plans.

Re-mapping of Electrical Plans for RES

Brigada Eskwela 2018

Jun 2, 2018

We donated books, groceries, and toys through Little Free Library Philippines and had a mini concert with Bandang Masaya.

Brigada Eskwela 2018

First Visit to Sitio Macantog

Sep 2, 2018

We brought 15 water containers and trekked to Sitio Macantog for the first time.

First Visit to Sitio Macantog

Community Profiling and Surveys

Nov 3, 2018

We profiled the community through interviews together with Engineers Without Borders Diliman and Jesus Life Missions Church.

Community Profiling and Surveys

Where’s the Map?

Mar 9, 2019

We GPS tagged the households of Sitio Rawang and Sitio Macantog.

Where’s the Map?

Akyat Tayo Pa-RE!

Apr 6 – 7, 2019

We received Henkel’s grant of 50 solar lanterns and distributed 25 of it with their employees to Sitio Macantog. We also stayed for the night to witness the spectacular moment of the community being lit for the first time.

Akyat Tayo Pa-RE!

Tanglaw Batch 1

Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2019

We delivered additional 13 solar lanterns to Sitio Macantog. We also conducted QOL Survey with Kyoto University, ram pump survey with ADAM and refurbished learning centers with EWB Diliman and UPSIDE.

Tanglaw Batch 1

Project Ugnayan and Daluyan with ADAM

Sep 2019 – Jan 2020

Together with ADAM, we planned for the development of Ugnayan which is a point-to-point communication channel for Sitio Rawang and Macantog while
Daluyan is enhancement of additional water supply for Sitio Macantog. But projects were postponed due to pandemic.

Project Ugnayan and Daluyan with ADAM

Brigada Eskwela 2020: RES Photocopier

Aug 21, 2020

Through Ingram Micro’s grant, we donated a photocopier which the school will use for modules of distance learning.

Brigada Eskwela 2020: RES Photocopier

Tanglaw Batch 2: Ocular Visit and Energy Survey

Sep 19, 2020

We visited the Rawang community with ATECo to plan for the possible solar donation under Tanglaw 2.

Tanglaw Batch 2: Ocular Visit and Energy Survey

Tanglaw Batch 2: Capacity Building

Sep 25, 2020

We trained 10 local solar community champions to do the installation of the solar home systems (SHS).

Tanglaw Batch 2: Capacity Building

Tanglaw Batch 2: Batch Installation of SHS

Sep – Dec 2020

Through the support of ATECo and community solar champions, we were able to install 170 solar home systems to Sitio Rawang and nearby communities to help them cope with the pandemic and distance learning education.

Tanglaw Batch 2: Batch Installation of SHS

Noche Buena Packages

Dec 30, 2020

Through the support of CAREBears Project and RES, we were able to provide 54 noche buena packages worth P500 each to 44 Macantog families and 10 Community Champions. 

Noche Buena Packages

Tanglaw Batch 2: Validation of Installed SHS

May 17, 2021

We visited some of the beneficiaries of Tanglaw 2 to know if the community had any challenges on the solar and hear stories of how it helped them. 

Tanglaw Batch 2: Validation of Installed SHS

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