Galing Foundation, Inc. Mindanao Outreach: April 2013

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Jevern Ellaga, first Philippines Youth Leadership Program (PYLP) from Landan National High School

This is Jevern Ellaga back in 2010 during the GFI Books Turn Over ceremony at Landan National High School, Polomolok, South Cotabato. He later graduated as Class Valedictorian and the 2011-2012 Galing Foundation, Inc. Youth Leadership Awardee (YLA).

He is currently a college student at Mindanao Polytechnic College taking Mechanical Engineering and is one of the 24 selected students from Mindanao for the 10th Philippines Youth Leadership Program (PYLP) that will undergo a four-week intensive leadership training program at Northern Illinois University.

This is the link for the send off meeting(pre-departure orientation) with US Ambassador to the Philippines, Harry K. Thomas, Jr. http://manila.usembassy.gov/mobile/usembassyspylp2013.html

Other ctudents that made it to the 10th PYLP can be accessed from this link:

http://www.afs.ph/news-and-events/article/?article_id=3816

From the Galing Foundation, Inc Board, congratulations Jevern!

Friday, April 5, 2013

GFI Box 207 shipped to Mindanao

April 5, 2013

Roswell, GA - Galing Foundation, Inc. ships box no. 207 (Invoice no. GA-01) containing books, school supplies and educational toys to benefit Filipino children of Limelifew Elementary School and Amando M. Quirit, Sr. National High School in Sarangani Province in Mindanao.

A big thank you to:

Cross of Life Lutheran Church for funding its shipment
Friends of Roswell Library and to the Santana Family for the generous in-kind donation.
Jay Suarez & Co. TFC (The Filipino Cargo International LLC) for serving as GFI's logistics partner

To track this shipment, contact North Carolina Shipping Office at 980 254-5769. Details at

http://galingfoundation.blogspot.com/2013/04/gfi-balikbayan-box-no-207-full-of-books.html

Galing Foundation, Inc. (GFI)

A non profit charitable foundation in Georgia, USA

E.I.N. 20-5508331

http://galingfoundation.blogspot.com/

Mission:

Galing Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to provide educational and community service to local Filipino Americans as well as promoting the importance of functional and English literacy in rural areas of the Philippines as the foundation for future development, working towards awareness on global citizenry.

GFI is an all volunteer organization.

Donation in the USA:

Galing Foundation, Inc.

1050 Wilde Run Court

Roswell, GA 30075

GFI Objectives

1. To carry out the Foundation's growing partnership with the local communities, schools, organizations and individuals, through a system of collecting new and gently used educational resources (from children's books, reference books and school supplies) to donate to public schools, libraries and day care centers in the impoverished rural areas in the Philippines.

2. In partnership with the office of the Philippine Honorary Consulate General and the organizations, GFI co-hosts programs that annually recognizes accomplished members of the Filipino community in the State of Georgia who have made valuable contribution, serving others in the areas of education, civic, social and business service.

3. In partnership with the office of the Philippine Honorary Consulate General, GFI promotes the high standard and the importance of volunteerism, sevring others in the community he/she lives in as well as to promote value of a consistent engagement in the events and business of the Philippines.

4. To promote the value of responsible partnership and stewardship in the community we live in as well as back home - the Philippines.

GFI Mindanao Outreach Profile

Josephine Latimban Carino Turner, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM 1

GFI Mindanao Outreach Director

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Jocelyn Carino Robles
GFI Mindanao Outreach Coordinator
Lot 17, Block 16 DARBCI Homes
Apopong, General Santos City
9500 Philippines

2019 - 2023 LDERA Program Partner Schools

1. Datal Bila Integrated School - Datal Bila, Malungon, Sarangani Province

2. Lamcuah Day Care School - Maligo, Polomolok, South Cotabato

3. Lamcuah Elementary School - Maligo, Polomolok, South Cotabato

4. Palakasam Integrated School - Palakasam, Polomolok, South Cotabato

2013 - 2018 LDERA Program Partner Schools

1) Lamlifew Elementary School and Lamlifew Day Care School
Sitio Lamlifew, Datal Tampal
Malungon, Sarangani Province

2) Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School and Naidas Opong Elementary School
Barangay Kihan, Malapatan
Sarangani Province

2008 - 2012 LDERA Program Partner Schools

1) Maligo Day Care School (MDCS)
Brgy. Maligo, Polomolok
9504 South Cotabato

2) Maligo Elementary School (MES)
Brgy. Maligo, Polomolok
9504 South Cotabato

3) Landan National High School (LNHS)
Brgy. Landan, Polomolok
9504 South Cotabato

4) Kipalkuda Elementary School (KES)
Brgy. New La Union, Maitum
9515 Sarangani Province

5) Barangay Maligo Public Library
Brgy. Maligo, Polomolok, South Cotabato

GFI Mindanao: Gift for Indigents

Achieving a quality education in the indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) in Southern Mindanao, Philippines can be very challenging. Most of the schools in these communities lack the substantial educational resource materials and do not have their own school libraries that could aid the teachers as well as students to have the same academic standard enjoyed by other school counterparts in the town center and even in highly urbanized cities.

In 2007, GFI started outreach for one elementary school mainly by sending books, some toys and kids clothes, school supplies and other educational resource materials. As of 2008, GFI is doing active outreach for the following schools namely the Maligo Day Care School, Maligo Elementary School, Kipalkuda Elementary School, and Landan National High School. GFI is also partnering with the Maligo local government unit to establish their Public Library. These outreaches are located in two provinces of Mindanao Island, South Cotabato and Sarangani Province.

Library Development and Educational Resource Materials Needed

Educational resource materials for K-12 program subjects

Dictionaries, Thesaurus

English Literature

Teaching Aid Materials

Globe and World Map

Magazines (National Geographic including Kiddie issues, Time Magazine)

Basic educational supplies (paper, crayon, pencil, ballpoint pen, marking pen, coloring pen, paper clips, art papers, ruler, scissor, scotch tapes, paper cutter, calculator, folder, manila paper, etc.)

Office equipments (laptop computer, microphone, portable speaker, digital camera)