Official Launch!

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This is the official blog site of  Pope Francis for Resilient and  Co-Empowered Sustainable Communities  (FRANCESCO)-  a consortium composed of Urban Poor Associates (UPA), Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCO-DP), Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines-National Secretariat for Social Action (CBCP-NASSA), The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorist Community of Tacloban), and Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Palo (RCCAP), Leyte. FRANCESCO, Inc. is currently undertaking a permanent in-city resettlement project for 550 poor families affected by Supertyphoon Yolanda in Tacloban City, Leyte.

 The blog site features inspiring stories from partner communities and various stakeholders involved in project implementation, progress on activities undertaken on site and other relevant project-related updates.

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