RAISA is founded on July 11, 2003
by a core group of volunteer Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW's), who hails from the Province of
Romblon, known as Marble Capital of the Philippines, with the aim of
helping other OFW’s throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who are in
need of various assistance. Its objectives and goals are, as follows:
To support the Philippine Embassy’s
plans and policies for the safety of the OFW’s during times of
emergencies, man-nature made;
To promote our business and tourism
industry throughout the Region of Romblon;
To provide all possible legal
assistance to OFW and other OFW’s who are in dire needs, but not limited
to, counseling, administrative, consular in nature and in kind;
To assist in disseminating
information about Philippine Government programs benefiting OFW’s
through coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and other
Embassy’s satellite offices;
To coordinate with other OFW
organizations within the Kingdom or in the Philippines, as necessary to
further advance the welfare of all OFW organization members and their
families; and,
To provide business and
entrepreneur expertise by conducting re-integration programs and
development such as trade, seminars, etc.
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