Background of the Organization

MODE stands for MANAGEMENT and ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT for EMPOWERMENT. Incorporated on April 27, 1992 under Philippine laws as non-stock, non-profit organization, MODE is established as an independent resource institute primarily engaged in the management of change and development. MODE particularly addresses the growing demands for assistance of other development agencies and peoples’ organizations in their socio-economic endeavors.

The founders of MODE share origins in peasant education and organizing, agrarian reform, and rural development work. Most have had experiences in working within or in association with the social action apostolate or rural development mission of the Christian churches. They also share common skills in research and policy advocacy; education and training, communication work, rural organizing, coalition building and project development and consultancy.

MODE is primarily accountable to its Board of Trustees. It is also accountable to its international and local partners, the NGO community at large and the peoples’ organizations in general, especially towards sustaining the tract record of diligence, determination, service and commitment to the poor and marginalized that guides and motivates most development workers in the Philippines.
 

VISION

MODE envisions progressive local and national economies that carry out the principles of class and gender equity, ecological and financial sustainability, people’s empowerment and respect for human rights.
 

MISSION

MODE is an independent resource and development institution that serves the rural sector in the management of change and development, is committed to facilitate the advancement of a comprehensive strategy and to contribute to the building of vibrant local economies and social systems in the rural sector that serve the goals of poverty eradication, equity and sustainability.

As a facilitator in the process of social change, MODE together with other progressive NGOs in the Philippines, shares the restlessness and thirst for justice, peace and equality in our country and our world. MODE therefore will strive to continue its track record as generator of cutting-edge and provocative ideas in the field of social change.

MODE is defined however, not only by its programs and strategies or its so-called “products”. Its critical engagement with social realities and its commitment to the change process includes its readiness and flexibility to “CHANGE ITSELF” and adapt to new situations and events when necessary. This it does by summing up its experiences and lessons in development work and sharing these lessons with the development community, as part of its strategy of mainstreaming and integration.