BRIEF HISTORY
DAMPA, Inc. was organized in December 1995, in response to massive demolitions in Smokey Mountain and other areas in Metro Manila, which left hundreds of urban poor families in desperate need for adequate basic services and social protection. The organization aims to contribute viable solutions to basic poverty problems such as adequate and affordable housing, humane evictions and relocation that complies with both international and local laws which is to provide basic services, literacy and livelihood development. It seeks to achieve this goal through organizing poor communities, building partnership with government, enhancing community based on self-help initiatives and initiating pro-poor legislation both local and national government levels.