SAKADAB (Samahan ng may iba't ibang Kakayahan sa Dabaw). We are a group of 27 physically challenged individuals living in Davao City with different acquired skills who came together from Our Lady of Victory - Training Center to work towards a common goal of increasing the quality of living and becoming self-reliant. Our skills include but not limited to baking, handicraft, woodcraft, and welding.

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In July 15, 2010, we, SAKADAB, envisioned to have our own homes and our own way of living. Backed up with this vision, determination, and skills, we sought help from a number of generous hearts. In Movember 14, 2011, Mayor Inday Sarah Duterte with the City Government, Mr. Oscar Hidalgo, Gawad Kalinga, and the Lions Club International came together to put our dreams to reality. Aland located in Los Amigos, Tugbok, Davao City was awarded by the City Government to us.

The groundbreaking took place on November 24, 2012. Our community was completed after 7 days of construction by about 1,500 volunteers. The place is now called SAKADAB-GK Village. On August 1, 2013, the first batch of members were transferred and every was relocated by the end of August. Davao Light Aboitiz turned over pur Livelihood Training Center on November 23, 2013. Our SAKADAB GK Consumers Cooperative registered to the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).

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Location: SAKADAB GK Village, Purok 6-b7, Los Amigos, Tugbok Davao City

Community COntact Person: Mr. Ludivico Gicain Mascarinas Jr. (aka Kuya Junix)

Contact Details: 0936 569 5586; 0948 540 9815

Social Media Page: (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/juniks.mascarinas

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SAKADAB is a community of differently-abled individuals. As a community, there are no specific programs nor services which they offer. Instead, they provide each other spiritual, moral, and financial support to live a more meaningful life. Some of the activities of the community are farming, baking, handicraft, woodcraft, and welding. The community produces consumer products such as handicrafts.

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The community lives in different houses. There are dormitory-type houses where several residents of the community share the house and the bills (such as electricity and water). There are also family-type houses where a family solely lives in the house. SAKADAB has a total of 35 individuals living in the community. 19 of them (20-50 year-olds) are differently-abled and another 5 are differently-abled seniors. The rest of the residents of SAKADAB are dependents (children) and accompanying adults (usually a relative who assist in their needs).

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The residents of SAKADAB are also supported by their relatives who send them financial support. Some of their relatives are from Davao City and others are located outside Davao Region.