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Bright Infrastructure: The Porch is the third arm of Bright Light Lane Inc.’s impact strategy, focusing on building physical spaces that enable local economic growth, skill development, and sustainable livelihoods. At the heart of this initiative is The Porch—a flagship, multi-purpose facility envisioned to serve as a learning hub, livelihood center, and collaborative space for the community.

More than just a structure, The Porch is designed to be a launchpad for returning scholars, aspiring entrepreneurs, and local families, providing them with a space to apply skills, test ideas, and access meaningful income-generating opportunities. From hosting a café powered by graduates of the Bright Bridges culinary program to offering vocational workshops and mobile outreach services, The Porch will anchor Bright Light Lane’s long-term vision for a resilient, self-sustaining hometown.

This initiative directly aligns with Goal 9 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure. By investing in inclusive, sustainable, and community-driven infrastructure, The Porch is more than a building—it is a model for localized development that supports multiple SDG targets including economic opportunity, access to training, and grassroots innovation. It symbolizes hope, dignity, and the belief that transformative change can start from within the community.

Future Projects:

The Porch: a flagship, multi-purpose facility envisioned to serve as a learning hub, livelihood center, and collaborative space for the community in Brgy. Buenavista, Irosin, Sorsogon, Philippines.

Extension Projects under The Porch:

  • Vocational Training Centers: Equipping locals with in-demand skills that can lead to employment or self-employment.
  • Community Bakeries: Creating everyday jobs while addressing food security and offering affordable local goods.
  • Small Business Incubation Hubs: Providing space, mentoring, and startup support for aspiring local entrepreneurs.
  • Digital Learning and Workspaces: Opening access to online education, remote work, and digital upskilling for scholars and locals alike.
  • Rollin Dough Pizza Food Truck and Porch Mobile Café, and Porch Mobile Kitchen a traveling social enterprise offering jobs, training, and a taste of homegrown innovation on wheels

 

Support Bright Infrastructure:

With every donation, partnership, or shared resource, we get closer to a thriving community, where young people are not forced to leave to succeed, and where growth doesn’t mean goodbye. Help us build spaces of opportunity.