In a concerted effort to foster sustainable development and community empowerment, Saint Louis University (SLU) continues its commitment to uplift the lives of coffee farmers in the Benguet province. Now in its second year, SLU’s Benguet Coffee Extension Project embarked on a transformative journey aimed at integrating coffee tourism into the fabric of local communities.
In episodes two and four of the SULYAP Lecture Series hosted by the Political Science Academic Society (POSAS) on 4 February 2024, important topics took center stage sparking discussions on justice, peace, and sustainable development.
The Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr., along with the members of DOST Executive Committee graced Saint Louis University with their presence on 11 January 2023 at the Fr. Francis Gevers Hall to visit the approved DOST-assisted and DOST-Grants-in-Aid-funded project (DOST GIA), “Improving the livelihood of MSMEs through Cable Supported Water and Transport Infrastructure.”
Through the DOST-NICER Program, Saint Louis University, in collaboration with the LGU of Tublay specifically in Barangay Ambongdolan, will provide technical support and assistance to develop and install cable supported structures and system intended for irrigation and transportation of agricultural products to foster the needs of farmers, assess existing cable-supported infrastructure and mapping of the identified pilot sites, design and fabricate an enhanced cable-supported water and transport infrastructure and install and conduct actual performance testing of the deployed cable-supported infrastructure.
Saint Louis University (SLU) joined the two-day Resilience Training, a capacity-building initiative organized under the Resilient Local Government Unit Program. This initiative is part of the broader Adopt-a-City program led by the National Resilience Council.
Through a coordination meeting held on 22 September 2023, SLU further strengthened its Community Extension Program with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples-Cordillera Administrative Region (NCIP-CAR) and the partner community in Sitio Domolpos, Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet.
The Medical Outreach Mission Fellowship Initiative (MOMFI) conducts free medical consultations and patient education at Pudoc West, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur.
The Traditional Knowledge Conference on Oral Histories and Lived Religious Traditions of Select Indigenous Communities in Response to Climate Change was held on July 13, 2023, at Saint Louis University’s Fr. Francis Gevers Hall in Baguio City.
SLU hosted the 36th Cordillera Month Celebration Webinar Series in partnership with NEDA CAR.