PISI+ by Kaunlaran

10/11/2025

04/10/2025

What started on October 5, 2020, as BGLK, a small initiative to help local businesses in Baguio rise above the challenges of the pandemic now has grown into a nationwide movement built on resilience, advocacy, and service. 💚

For five years, Kaunlaran has championed inclusive growth, cultural preservation, environmental awareness, and sustainable livelihoods for Filipino communities across the country.

To our members, volunteers, and supporters, maraming salamat for walking this journey with us. Your dedication keeps our vision alive. 💪🇵🇭

Together, let’s keep serving our communities, one livelihood at a time. 🚀

24/08/2025

You may now get Abaca Yarns through

Already spun and ready for weaving, knitting, or other craft applications! 🧵🌿

This initiative of Kaunlaran para sa Kultura + Kalikasan (K+K) supports our local abaca farmers from Mindanao, helping sustain their livelihoods while promoting eco-friendly and heritage-driven crafts. 💚

29/07/2025

That's a remarkable archaeological find! A 4,700-year-old ball of yarn discovered near Lake Bienne (Bielersee), specifically in Lüscherz, Switzerland, dates back to approximately 2700 BC.

This discovery is incredibly significant for several reasons:

Exceptional Preservation: Organic materials like yarn rarely survive for millennia. Its preservation suggests unique environmental conditions, likely an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment such as peat bog or lake sediment, which prevented decomposition. This kind of preservation offers invaluable insights into prehistoric textile production.

Evidence of Textile Production: The presence of a ball of yarn clearly indicates that the people living in this Neolithic settlement (often referred to as lakeside or pile-dwelling communities) were engaged in sophisticated textile crafts. They were processing fibers, spinning them into yarn, and likely weaving them into fabrics for clothing, nets, or other utilitarian purposes.

Neolithic Context: The date of 2700 BC places this artifact firmly within the late Neolithic period in Europe. This era saw significant advancements in agriculture, settled village life, and specialized crafts. Finds like this help reconstruct the daily lives and technological capabilities of these early agricultural societies.

Insights into Materials: Analyzing the fibers of the yarn (e.g., flax, wool, nettle) would provide direct evidence of the types of plants or animals exploited for textile production by these ancient communities.

Archaeological Significance: The region around Lake Bienne, particularly sites like Lüscherz, is well-known for its rich archaeological record of pile dwellings, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These sites have yielded an abundance of exceptionally preserved organic artifacts, offering a window into prehistoric European life.

The discovery of such a common, yet incredibly ancient, everyday object like a ball of yarn provides a tangible and intimate connection to the individuals who lived almost five millennia ago, highlighting their ingenuity and daily practices.

25/07/2025

PISI+ is the final strand that ties it all together.

PISI (hiligaynon: thread) is the last piece in Kaunlaran’s mission to make inclusive growth real. Its mission is to bridge the gap between Filipino fiber farmers and creative communities.

For more info: kulturakalikasan.org/