We met with provincial and regional authorities and communities in Legazpi and Catanduanes island to better understand their concerns and needs in terms of tenure security and land recordation, and how LandLedger might best apply to their situation. Following our consultations, conversations, and workshops across the region, we settled on Genitligan Barangay as our pilot community after establishing a rich opportunity to support the community needs, their interest and involvement, and recognition of LandLedger’s value.
Workshop
Participants
- Farmers & fishermen
- Senior Citizens
- Barangay health worker
- Chief and Local Govt Unit representatives
- Municipal DRR representatives
Process
- User Persona Creation for Community and Humanitarian application
- User needs and solutions identification
- Community & Humanitarian user journey mapping
- Community & humanitarian platform visioning
Takeaways
- Strong community desire to have documentation of payments and status of structures before disaster
- Expressed concern over not having documented information about house, payment, length of time at property, form of acquisition, and who lives there
- Recognition that a digital community record could strengthen disaster preparedness and preserve community identity
- Strong openness to digital platforms and interest/willingness to take part in training for knowledge sharing and use of platform
About Genitligan
- Approximately 300 households
- Heavily affected by disasters (inland and costal): landslides, typhoons, storm surge, and sea-level rise
- Low levers of documentation
- Recurring evacuation & displacement
- Mixed tenure arrangements: occupants, inheritors, and paying tenants