The Tiny One

There is a difference between just donating materials for the houses and taking part in the experience of building. NOVEMBER 20-21, 2010 There is no monetary assistance, there are minor sacrifices required to survive.  The only benefit; The priceless experience of seeing the face of a happy person This is not a social activity project; this is not a civic organization movement.  This An encounter. There was a time during our extended business tour stay in Manila that I met up with a friend and he asked me the reason why I was volunteering for Gawad Kalinga.  He asked why I was doing something and yet not getting anything in return.  I was frustrated with myself because I did not answer back, now this is the time I will answer him and I want every single person who reads this to know why. As a child I know I am blessed.  I know I am blessed with a loving family, a shelter to seek refuge in when times of a natural crisis, friends who were always there for ...

Growing up, I wanted to become an entrepreneur, to become rich and successful. But, is my own materialistic satisfaction enough to say that I’m already successful? This is what I used to think. I then grew up, and realized that life isn’t just a bed of roses. A lot of my countrymen are suffering more than I could ever imagine while I am here worrying about the next gadget that I’m planning to buy. I wanted to be part of a huge change for this country. I wanted to aware the youth that young as they are they can be part of something big. A tiny speck of participation can gear up to a whole new level of Nation Building . Nation Building isn’t just about building home, serving the poor, working for others, but it’s about doing something for the country and for the countrymen to do something for themselves and their fellow Filipino. Like what the old teaching goes, ‘don’t just give man fish, teach him how to fish’. Being exposed to civic organizations and movements has...