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The following ideas were taken from the book "12 Little Things Global Filipinos Can Do To Help Our Philippines" by Alex Lacson.
The following ideas were taken from the book "12 Little Things Global Filipinos Can Do To Help Our Philippines" by Alex Lacson.I can't say I have personally tried all the ideas and links listed below, they are the author's ideas and won't cover the overwhelming complexity of many issues, but he does offer a good starting point and a lot of practical ideas to enrich/ contribute/ improve the Philippines and Filipino culture.
Do check out the book (which can be found online) for much more detailed information, as the following is an extremely brief summary:
1) Help your family or relatives back home
Alex suggests that instead of merely handing dole outs to our relatives, we should: a) help build values in them; b) encourage them to pay it forward by adopting their own scholar in the future once they become a success; c) encourage the love of work by letting one’s scholar relative to be a working student; d) encourage civic consciousness by letting the relative scholar join Gawad Kalinga and other similar groups; d) encourage personal responsibility by prodding the scholar relative to save and invest; f) and encourage entrepreneurship by teaching one’s relative to go into business.
2) Livelihood: Help crete a means to live for at least 1 Filipino and his family
There are several organisations - credible and long in existence - which offer or act as a conduit for various livelihood and business opportunities to Filipinos.
Here are a few listed in the book to get involved inCentre for Community Transformation :
- Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) offers ideas and programs for global Filipinos to help our Philippines through livelihood and enterprise opportunities. http://www.cfo.gov.ph
-Center for Community Transformation http://www.cct.org.ph
- PinoyME Foundation Lifting Lives Through Microenterprise
-Caritas Philippines NASSA | Official Website
3) Houses: Help build a home for a homeless family
There are organisations in the Philippines to which you can channel your donation or labour and help build a home for a homeless family
-GawadKalinga CFC ANCOP-TEKTON FOUNDATION, INC.
-Habitat for Humanity (Philippines) Habitat for Humanity Philippines
- -Caritas Philippines NASSA | Official Website
4) Scholarships - Adopt at least 1 Filipino scholar
-Sponsor a child through World Vision Philippines World Vision Philippines
UNICEF Philippines UNICEF Philippines
-Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) offers an 'adopt a scholar program' Commission on Filipinos Overseas
5) Classrooms, libraries and toilets. Help build one
Below is the list of some organisations mentioned in the book that build public classrooms, libraries and toilets in rural areas of the Philippines
Philippines Business for Education http://www.pbed.ph
Kabayanihan Foundation Inc http://www.kabayanihan.org
Springboard Foundation The Springboard Foundation - Springboard Foundation
6) Good governance - we can have the government we deserve
We need to watch and monitor our government leaders so that they may be honest, transparent and accountable for their actions and omissions while in public office. Support groups and organizations that call and demand for good governance among government officials
Movement For Good Governance http://www.mggphilippines.com
Good Citizenships Movement http://www.goodcitizenshipmovement.org
7) Environment - Environmental Protection and preservation
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) http://www.wwf.org.ph
Haribon Foundation Home - Haribon Foundation
Ayala Foundation Sustainable Livelihood
MotherEarth Phils Page on www.motherearth.ph
8) Spend vacations in the Philippines
8) Spend vacations in the Philippines9) Be an ambassador of the Philippines
According to Alex, “We are the ambassadors of our beauty. We are the builders of our own greatness as a people.”
-Develop a positive way of looking and speaking about the Filipino and our country, focusing on beauty and strengths, and build from there. Believe every Filipino is part of the solution.
10) Buy Filipino. Support our people's talents and products
11) Invest in our Philippines
12) Help UNITE Global Filipinos -
"There is a need - urgent and strong as ever - to rebuild ourselves culturally as a people...It all starts with love and respect."
"Whenever you meet a fellow Filipino, give him a smile and a greeting, then show him a little more respect and love"
