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By Marjorie Gorospe
ROSARIO, CAVITE— This non-profit organization allows out-of-school young women to regain their dignity by training them to become entrepreneurs.
Mother Bonifacia Rodriguez Foundation Inc., or more popularly known as Talleres de Nazaret, initially started as a shelter for young women in 1991.
The foundation also grants scholarships to allow them to pursue their studies aside from helping them revive their faith with the help of its founders, the Siervas de San Jose.
According to Sister Erlinda Garaci, there were many out of school youths, especially women in their area, many of them vulnerable to exploitation and other risks.
But Sister Erlinda believes that even without a college degree, these women can still regain their dignity. In 2007, the NGO started venturing into food production, specifically seafood delicacies.
“Since there’s also a port in Cavite, we decided to start seafood production through squid rings and crispy mussels,” she shares. These products are branded under the Talleres de Nazaret Tasty and Healthy Seafood Snacks.
This small enterprise currently supports 10 young women who help make these products. The NGO also gets assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) in the the development of its products.
“We want to instill that there is dignity in manual labor or blue collar job as long as you can find God in what you do. And we also want them to realize that there are always options for them to keep them away from risky environments such as prostitution,” says Sister Erlinda.
Rochelle Arbues says Talleres de Nazaret has given her a second chance at life.
“I had nowhere to go back then because I knew it would be hard to find a job without a college degree, but I’m glad that they helped me and even gave me a better exposure to entrepreneurship,” says Rochelle, who quit school after a year taking up Accountancy.
After five years of being with the foundation, she is now designated as the production leader.
“Nothing is really impossible with perseverance and as long as you believe that you can do it. More importantly, you have to believe that there are better and dignified options to succeed,” she shares.
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