JCAP Reconciliation with Creation team Beginning with gratitude and reflecting on the letter of Father General Adolfo Nicolás in preparation for the 36th General Congregation, the Reconciling with Creation Reflection workshop recently held at the Culture and Ecology Center in…
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Board of Trustees: Amor de Torres: Chair Emmanuel Alfonso SJ: Vice-Chair Gabriel Jose Gonzalez SJ: Secretary Evelyn Clavano: Treasurer Pedro Walpole SJ: Executive Director Community Representatives: Jason Menaling Mercy Pakiwag K-12 CULTURE-BASED EDUCATION Datu Nestor Menaling – Principal Person School…
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By Lucy Linantad (Member, Bendum Livelihood Committee), Rufino Sagula (Member, Bendum Water Committee), Eric Bruno (ESSC Program Manager), and Pedro Walpole, SJ (APC and ESSC Executive Director) The youth clear bracken in the area The Pulangiyen community in Bendum is…
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The Cultural Education Program rose to the challenge of the community by developing a formal school structure with a defined program of education and learning system. Through this program, the children were able to learn the basics of reading, writing…
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Through the assistance of ESSC, the Cultural Empowerment Center (CEC) was set-up in Bendum in 1993. CEC’s main objective was to provide a venue for child literacy and adult education, community livelihood activities, health program, resource mapping, community management training…
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