Students of the Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship (APS) in Balay Laudato Si’ with ESSC staff Amor Paredes (lowest right) who facilitated the course. Jill Banta “It is in our culture that we respect our Creator and his creation. We farm, but…
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This year, ESSC continues this engagement by designing and teaching a three-unit course for students enrolled under the Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship (APS) program. This course is specifically designed to focus on resource management and human development and is led by…
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Jason Menaling, a Pulangiyen youth leader, shows UPeace students how to plant bananas Dallay Annawi ESSC facilitated a one-week learning visit in Bendum last April 2012 for 37 students from various Asian countries to provide an opportunity to engage with…
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Bendum youth show ALP students how weeding is done Mariel de Jesus Last April, Sitio Bendum was the busiest I’ve ever seen it. While I have had the privilege of being in Bendum during Tapok, the indigenous youth gathering for…
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On 30 May to 5 June, Pedro, with Rowena and Dallay, facilitated a field-based learning visit for Asian students of the UN-mandated University for Peace-Asia Leaders Programme (ALP) in Bendum. The one-week learning and interaction with the community formed part…
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