Balik-Eskwela Caravan 2015

Keep Hope Alive handed out packs of school supplies, toys, garments and basic medical services to children & families from low-income families in these two remote Elementary Schools in Mansalay for our Balik-Eskwela Caravan 2015. The program is supported by a number of donors and partners including generous sponsors & volunteers who donated supplies. Appreciating our KHA youth volunteers as well who mobilized for the task of packing and distributing the kits for the children despite the extreme hot weather. Thank you guys! God bless you more. Thanks Sir Edwin & all youth volunteers for your generosity and giving to a great cause. Students who could otherwise not afford such supplies will now have those items for their use this school year. Thank you for caring about the needs of others. ‪#‎KeepHopeAlive #‎BalikEskwelaCaravan2015

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) & STANDARD FIRST AID & TECHNIQUE

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) & STANDARD FIRST AID & TECHNIQUE Training for 117 members & officers of Oriental Mindoro Disaster Youth Volunteers (OMDY). Participants learned various skills to recognize and manage several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR to victims of all ages, bandaging & transfer, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. The program is faciliated by Pdrrmo Ormin & Office of the Governor - Special Concerns Division (Youth & Sports). ‪#‎OperationListo ‪#‎KabataanAkoListo

Women Who Lead

Joined my fellow Young Legislators & YSEALI alumni at the U.S Embassy Manila for a talk with U.S. Ambassador to the ASEAN Nina Hachigian, ASEAN Permanent Rep. of the Philippines Elizabeth Buensuceso, Netherlands Ambassador Maria Christina Theresia "Marion" Derckx, Singapore Ambassador Kok Li Peng and Turkish Ambassador Esra Cankoru. ‪#‎profellows ‪#‎womenwholead

Day Care Workers Month

 Celebrated Provincial Day Care Workers Month with dedicated & hardworking DCWs of Mansalay & Oriental Mindoro. This event was organized by PGOM & PSWD with a theme "Sa tapat, mahusay at magiliw na paglilingkod, kakayahan at kagalingan ng mga bata ay sigurado".

Day care workers do a lot of work for our kids with generally low compensation. Hats off to our ‪#‎everydayheroes

OUTREACH CLIMB & F4F Project

The need for mobile outreach services was, and continues to be critical since most families in Mangyan Communities live in very rural, isolated and underserved settings. Fight4Five is a mobile outreach programme delivering school/home based health care, educational drive, peer education, social & cultural activities and environmental awareness services as well as programs that aimed to alleviate poverty and promote economic sustainability to indigent families. As Keep Hope Alive volunteers, young advocates spend time educating community people on the prevention of epidemic in communities, visit schools in geographically isolated areas to talk to school children about hygiene & nutrition. They also assist with local workshops; participate in medical missions, health & environmental awareness program and support sessions. ‪#‎KeepHopeAlive ‪#‎Fight4Five

ALUMNI RECONNECTS

ALUMNI RECONNECTS : Gathering of all U.S. International Exchange Alumni to celebrate 75th anniversary of State Department sponsored programs hosted by Ambassador Goldberg. The event aimed to reconnect, network and talk how the US visits helped in each alum's projects, careers & advocacies.

Glad to meet and talk with my co-young legislators from Cebu, Lipa & Camsur, Masbate Vice Gov & Mayor from La Union, educators, journalists, scientists, young professionals & social entrepreneurs on how we can help & improve our local communities & country. ‪#‎yseali ‪#‎profellows

Provincial Youth Leadership Camp 2015

OVERALL CHAMPION : Team Mansalay emerged as the big winner in the recently concluded Provincial Youth Leadership Summit in Pinamalayan, Or. Mindoro bagging numerous awards in different events & competitions plus 3 youth leaders elected to the Provincial Officers of Youth for Peace Advocacy Movement. Proud kuya here smile emoticon ‪#‎YLSforLIFE ‪#‎KabataangMansaleño

BALIK-ESKWELA CARAVAN 2015 Distribtuion

In preparation for the school year, we handed out more than 1,500 packs of school supplies to children from low-income families in 20 different Elementary Schools in Mansalay for our Balik-Eskwela Caravan 2015. The program is supported by a number of donors and partners including generous sponsors & volunteers who donated supplies. Appreciating our KHA youth volunteers as well who mobilized for the task of packing and distributing the kits for the children despite the extreme hot weather. Thank you guys! God bless you more.

Thank you KHA sponsors & youth volunteers :) God Bless you more.

Mansalay Junior Rescue Team (MJRT)

Mansalay Junior Rescue Team (MJRT) - facilitated a 1-day workshop & training for Disaster Risk Reduction, Management & Response (Earthquake, Flood & Fire), Basic Life Support and Team building / Leadership activities for over 600 Foursquare youths & leaders during the GFF Summer Camp held at Masaguisi, Bongabong Or. Mindoro. The team was assisted by Camp Staff, Or. Mindoro Disaster Youth Volunteers from Roxas, myLEADER fellows & KHA Youth Volunteers. (MJRT is a youth organization with the goal of raising awareness & improving communities' knowledge of early warning systems, disaster response, recovery & rehabilitation).

Balik Eskwela Caravan 2015

Youth volunteers gather at KHA Center today to pack school kits for our indigent & needy school children. Our goal this year is to provide school supplies to 6,500 students in need. With the support of all KHA volunteers, sponsors and community members our goal is certainly attainable. Last year, we provided school kits to 6,000 school children. Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers & sponsors who make this very worthwhile project possible. God bless you more. ‪#‎BalikEskwelaCaravan ‪#‎KeepHopeAlive