2024-02-22T13:32:23-06:00 2023-12-31 582115374 Mersereau Lazenby & Rockas LLC 3469 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd Suwanee GA 30024 990EZ 2023-01-01 463996117 Resources for Philippine Rural Communities Corporation RESO 6785592761 2703 Heath Lane Duluth GA 30096 Corazon D Carter President 6785592761 2024-02-22 1 Corazon Carter 999009999 0 Lois S Lazenby P00295161 7706146800 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X rprcc.org X X 47820 X 47820 47820 1948 12 53021 54981 -7161 101246 0 94085 X 100867 98813 379 0 101246 98813 0 4728 101246 94085 X To address, educate, coordinate and provide aid and relief to adults and children in rural communities in the Philippines. A. February 16-March 15, 20231. Agriculture Training in the Municipality of Aborlan, Palawan ProvinceRPRC volunteers conducted training in The Ethnos Tribal Training Center which is located in Sitio Katuwangtuwang, Sagpangan, Aborlan. About eighty people from various communities in Palawan Assembled for five days to attend this agricultural training. There were community leaders from several indigenous people's groups from the Palawano tribe, Batac tribe, Tagbanua, and other groups from the hinterland. The topics covered included how to make our soil living and healthy so that these communities will become successful in growing their own food. The trainers taught the participants how to build a thermal compost, how to raise African night crawlers, and how to make biochar from rice hulls. Through practical demonstrations, the participants learned how to make these inputs. Another main topic in the training is about the no-till approach to farming. Traditionally, Filipinos were taught to plow and pulverize their land in preparation to planting their crops. Even government agriculture personnel emphasized this among the farmers. In this training, the trainers gently communicated to the participants that this is not according to the Creator's design in nature, and that less disturbance of the soil and mulching are the far better approaches to farming.Seed saving training was the next major topic. Even up to the present, farmers' food production especially vegetables, is limited to seed availability. Their usual sources of seeds are the government, agricultural store if they have the money to buy, their neighbors, or seeds handed down to them from family members. Lack of seeds is a huge limiting factor. RPRC has been observing this problem; hence, in this training, RPRC launched a full seed saving training. The farmers were very receptive.To show the farmers how to put their gardens together using the concept of no till in their gardens, the trainers created a 20x 20 garden. The farmers got to experienced how to clear their plots without digging or pulverizing the soil. Then the application of the compost and biochar mixture came next. Then putting the mulch on top of the plot. The next day, the farmers planted the seedlings and the trainers emphasized the concept of crop rotation.2. Animal ClinicThe other half of the RPRC team, meanwhile, was conducting animal clinic in various communities for five days. The rural areas in the Philippines have a dire need of veterinary services due to animal over population, stray dogs and cats, and rabies infections. RPRC responded to the requests of these communities to help them. So our veterinarian volunteers did services in spaying, neutering, and giving rabies injections.3. After the outreach in Palawan, the agriculture team travelled to Mindanao in order to do the same Training among the Manobo tribes.B. August 22-September 29, 20231. After such a big training conducted by RPRC from February to March, two RPRC volunteers came a few months later in order to visit the farmers in their respective communities. All the visits were encouraging. The farmers made a lot of progress. 0 51035 51035 Corazon D Carter President 30.00 0 0 0 Clyde T Carter III Secretary 3.00 0 0 0 Kristina Jillian Kenney-Archer Director 1.00 0 0 0 Lois Lazenby Treasurer 1.00 0 0 0 Helen Noble Director 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA Corazon D Carter 2703 Heath Lane Duluth GA 30096 6782428356 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 63880 38439 64832 49690 47820 264661 63880 38439 64832 49690 47820 264661 44707 219954 264661 0.83110 0.81650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses Description: Agriculture and animal husbandry. Amount: 12,273. Description: Library/educational supplies. Amount: 799. Description: Ministry and relief supplies. Amount: 780. Description: Misc. Amount: 453. Description: Office equip & software. Amount: 260. Description: Travel. Amount: 38,456. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 53,021. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets Description: AR - Credit card. Beg. of Year Amount: 379. End of Year Amount: 0. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities Description: Capital One. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 4,728. The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.