BotiCARD Inc., the pharmacy of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), is set to implement a community-based pharmacy practice in rural communities to be able to bring affordable medicines closer and more accessible to CARD MRI clients, their families, and to the general public. The project was the result of the series of discussion between […]
In one municipality in Surigao del Sur called Tago, residents depend on the blessings of nature. Facing the Pacific Ocean, Tago’s main marine product are crabs. In some Asian countries like the Philippines, mud crab farming is very popular. “I grew up raising and selling crabs. It has been our source of living from the […]
As soon as the sun peaks over the mountains, the kitchen is already in a busy mode. The aroma of cinnamon bread occupied the whole four corners of the room, while the clanging of kitchen utensils can be heard. It was another busy day for Pan de Valor bakeshop as the overwhelming queue of customers […]
The CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) has started its pilot implementation on Shari’ah-inspired microfinance program or the “Paglambo Project” (Development Project) in February 2018. “After the intensive research period and the international study exposure and workshops we have participated in, CARD MRI has decided to start pilot-testing the project as part of its commitment […]
Dr. Jaime Aristotle B Alip (center), the founder and chairman of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), visited Oikocredit in Amersfoort, the Netherlands on March 21, 2018. Dr. Alip discussed with Thos Gieskes (left), Oikocredit managing director, the potential partnership of providing microinsurance and microfinance services in Cambodia and Indonesia, respectively. CARD MRI has been […]
What would you do when in a blink of an eye, you suddenly lost all that you worked for? Yes, everything that you spent your years on with all your heart and soul. Some would just stare at the skies and would ask the Supreme Being what did just happen. Some would look at people […]
“We all have the ability to overcome every difficulty and hardship that we will experience. And the moment we do, we will become even stronger.” These were the words of Flordeliza Sarmiento, managing director of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), when she shared thoughts during the Center for Leadership: Values and Culture Workshop at […]
When two people vowed before God about loving each other and staying for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, and in sickness and in health – those were not supposed to be mere words only. Marriage is not simply a ceremony or a ritual for the union between two people; it is […]