Commitment, determination, time management and love. If you ask Wedona Ariola, a multi-awarded Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of Quitago in Guinobatan, Albay, these are the vital ingredients that make volunteering for her community worth it. “But the greatest is love,” she stresses, “for how can I share my knowledge to the community members when I [...]
“It is very fulfilling when children recognize you and ask to read more stories for them,” smiles parent-volunteer Adora Ladia, the General Parents-Teachers Association (GPTA) President in Muladbucad Elementary School in Guinobatan, Albay. Adora is one of the four parent volunteers engaged by the school to improve the reading proficiency of the children. The story-reading [...]
Farmers all around the Philippines oftentimes face a dilemma more challenging than climate change, and that is how to shift from their traditional methods of farming to embracing new technologies that could help improve their agricultural life. Such is the case of husband and wife Domingo and Eden of Libon, Albay. Domingo and Eden Tipanero [...]
“Participation to me is when children are given voices and opportunities to plan and work along the four broad categories [survival, development, participation and protection] of child rights,” says Edward Quintana-Abeleda when asked about his most significant learning on child rights. As a child Community Facilitator (CF) in his village in Sorsogon, 17-year old Edward [...]
Without a doubt, children belong to the most vulnerable population affected by any kind of disaster. Aside from access to clean water, food, clothing and shelter, schooling is usually interrupted due to damages in school materials and infrastructures. Repair of these facilities are usually least prioritized during emergencies. Where school buildings are not destroyed, these [...]
Rey Lofamia, 38 and a father of five, is the current president of the Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) in their municipality. He plays an important role in promoting and implementing nutrition programs in his village level since 2008. “I did not have to pay for the things that I learned from the training [...]
Meet Arline Lascano, married for 12 years and a mother of three kids. Arline and her family lives in an upland village in Pilar, Sorsogon where rice farming, copra production and services are the main sources of income. After getting married, she became a home-maker and did not have any source of income. In December [...]
