Showing posts with label outreach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outreach. Show all posts

Monday, December 14, 2015

The Cebu AGSB outreach event for the underprivileged children of Mandaue

'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Rizal Philippines
December 15, 2015

                                 Leaders Bryan (in Santa attire) and Oliver distribute the gifts


                               Photo ops of the Leadership Class and the Cebu AGSB SC
                             
The last part of team building last December 12, 2015,   After watching the Chicken A la Carte, a short Indie film that won at Cannes, the leaders were asked to write a commitment on what they can do about this lack of access to the bounty of this earth by many (nearly 50% of the world and country's population.  Many are limited by their attitude - timidity, lack of ambition, fear, lethargy (or laziness) but this is real problem we must face.  Many about 10,000 a day die because of hunger because we waste food.



I happened to meet a German fraulein at the gym of the hotel where I was staying.  I learned that she was on R & R from Borongan Samar.  She works for Caritas an organization that has been in the Philippines for the last two years taking care of Yolanda victims at Borongan.  We should admire these volunteers and workers for being interested in the plight of our brethren who are less fortunate, or who were ravaged by the typhoon.  How about us?  Some take advantage of the situation to earn more for them or we simply do not care.

This post had a lengthy conversation with leader Dovie who is running a 300 bed hospital,  I campaigned to her to help keep costs of health care low, as was expressed by Dr. Kerwin Mark Gubantes on the first day of class.  The take over by multibillion companies of several  well known hospitals has caused the cost of health care to skyrocket.  It is all about profit now and when will it end and increasingly, the very high costs of hospitalization may bankrupt Philhealth, burn holdes in the pockets of many.  The masses can ill afford health care and may not even see a doctor in their lifetime (a herbalist maybe)  Thus I labor with this site:   Cheapcures that focus on preventive medicine other lower cost health strategies.  I am but one who is campaigning for this   As leader Bryan had said, take baby steps towards your goal.

     Please read:    The passion of lower health care costs by Indian Doctors

Leader Bryan suggested we view this also




Friday, August 21, 2015

Use of Ignatian Leadership in Outreach Programs/Missions

'Quamplurimi et quam aptisimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Rizal Philippines
August 21, 2015

It is ATOM day today, and official holiday.  By this time last week, I would be in NLEX travelling towards Dau for the leadership class;  not today.  The last session was last week.

Tomorrow though, I was informed by leader Rony, there will be an outreach program, about 20 will be joining from AGSB Clark and 6 coming from this class. I guess it would be fine to join this mission. I made arrangement to join the Rockwell group who leave at the same time as the Clark group for the Cabiao NE outreach.

So the outreach program by Gawad Kalinga made reflect on a  number of things:

1.  In the homily by Rev Fr. Aristotle Dy SJ, he recalls how one of the founders of SJ, Fvre, (Faber), instead of giving the usual food, or alms to the poor of Rome used ingenuity principle.  He had the street people employed in jobs so that they will not be continually dependent on alms.

2.  In the same manner, after the homes have been given to the recipients of houses under GK, these leaders must be trained in leadership concepts to be independent and self sustaining.  While the idea of giving them a house can give them hope, they may be lulled into believing that everything is all about entitlement.

3. Development of leaders: