TAO-Pilipinas implements capability-building programs that facilitate technical knowledge transfer and information sharing to guide communities in making informed decisions. We design and deliver customized and hands-on training on a variety of settlements-related topics for community-based implementation, such as:

• housing estate management
• disaster risk reduction and management
• solid waste management
• disaster-resilient shelter design and construction
• renewable energy systems

The following are some of our representative projects for capability building/training:

• Solid Waste Management (SWM) Training of Trainers
• Bicol Community Planning Workshops
• Technical Capability-building for COPE Community Organizers
• CB-SWM Training for SHEC
• Community-Based Solid Waste Management: Earning by Greening Poor Communities in Metro Manila (CB-SWM)
• PHILSSA Roundtable Discussion Series on DRR
• Participatory Community Planning and Design Workshop for Housing Sendong-affected Communities in Cagayan De Oro
• PHILSSA Training on DRRM/CCA Policy Development and Advocacy for the Municipalities of Mabitac and Pila, Laguna
• Participatory Design Workshop for the Bienina HOA Housing Project
• Building Disaster Resilient Communities in Flood-Prone Areas: A Demonstration and Pilot Testing of Local Design Innovations for Housing and Small Community Infrastructures (ADB-PDA)
• Trainer’s Training for COM Cos and LCOs (Orientation on Technical Design and Planning)
• IIRR SOLVE Classroom Participatory Design Workshop
• Orientation Workshop on People’s Planning for PHILSSA
• Dialogue on Historic Preservation
• Planning Workshop for the Informal Settler Families of Bacoor City, Las Piñas and Parañaque
• Orientation on Disaster Resilient Housing Designs for PHILSSA
• Ernestville Workshop on Design for Small Spaces
• 1st TAO Forum on Sustainable Communities 2014 (Post-disaster rehabilitation)
• Capacity Building Program on Estate Management for SHFC High Density Housing
• 2nd TAO Forum on Sustainable Communities 2015 (Learning from Post-Yolanda Shelter Projects: Lessons in Shaping Resilient Shelter Solutions for Island and Coastal Settlements)
• Financial Enablers Project: Urban Disaster Preparedness, Response and Resilience in Greater Manila Region
• 3rd TAO Forum on Sustainable Communities 2017 (Engaging Communities for Change: Lessons from Post-Disaster Shelter Interventions)
• Western Union Chain of Betters: A Grass to Secure the Community
• Sikat Impact Challenge
• Capability-building of SHFC Builders on Community-Driven Approach 2019
• Parola Wall Mural Ideas Workshop
• Capability-building on Estate Management for St. Thomas Group HOA and SHFC CMP Mobilizers
• Capability-building of SHFC Builders on Community-Driven Approach 2020