Two years after the EDSA I Revolution, a group of community organizers decided to set up a social development organization which would pursue the empowerment agendum facilitated by the newly-acquired democratic space. After its inception, FORGE started with a Training and Community Organizing Program in Cebu City anchored on the founder’s conviction that autonomous and strong people’s organization
s are indispensable building blocks to a people-centered and sustainable development. Through the years FORGE Inc has been involved in programs for:
1.) prostituted women and children including HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Education Project
2.) barangay (smallest administrative organization) organizing towards participatory governance
FORGE Inc continues to work toward:
1. An empowered people in a just & resilient communities through strengthened family relationships, protection of children’s rights, building self-reliant POs and integration of DRRM-CCA
2. An inclusive and responsive governance by capacitating and influencing duty-bearers and service providers to effectively respond to communities' and children’s issues
3. Building FORGE as a resource center for collaboration, service provision, and knowledge sharing
Having been around in social development work for almost 20 years and counting, FORGE continues to strive and work for the realization of its Vision, Mission and Goals through its various programs. FORGE was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January 1989 as a non-profit, non-stock organization.
