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KsFI Reports: Books Delivered to Gov. Duterte High School.
Posted: Wed Sep 7, 2005 2:06 pm. View more pictures at Gov. Duterte High School Books Turnover.
September 7, 2005
TO: MoveOn Philippines
RE: Delivery of books to Gov. Duterte High School
Kinasang'an Foundation, Inc. (KsFI) delivered the books to the abovementioned school last 2nd September 2005. The school prepared a short turn over ceremony. Program started at 8:00 a.m., while the books were taken out from the box and displayed on stage, with two dance presentations, a modern and adaptation of the Muslim dance to the current drum beats of modern tune and a song from the students. The dances were choreographed by the students themselves. Thereafter a short talk and reading of the message from Move On Philippines by KsFI Executive Director, Atty. Fatimah Lourdes N. Vicente. Program was culminated with the signing of the acknowledgement receipt of the school principal.
The school already has its own school building and campus but still ill-equipped in terms of other facilities. It is composed of mixed Christian and Muslim students being the nearest school to a Muslim Village. One of the school's major problems is the truancy of the children and finding ways to keep the children away from the prevailing problem of the community, drugs. In this, the school requested the assistance of KsFI to work together with the school in terms of providing workshops and lectures to parents on subjects of responsible parenting and other related subjects on attitudinal transformation likewise to teachers with KsFI providing the venue and resource speakers.
In addition to the books, which the children and most especially the teachers appreciated very much, if Move On Philippines could provide funds if not link with other agencies for the development of creative talents of the children. The purpose is to provide a program that will harness and focus the children's creative minds on the promotion of arts through dance contests where there is a need for research in order to bring about their ethnic culture as well as composing songs of ethnic origin adapting and blending them with the modern tune. It is, in effect, awakening their nationalistic feelings as well as keeping their minds busy and instilling the importance of discipline as well as teamwork in order to win a contest. Efforts like these will help keep the children away from drugs and influence of bad company.
Pictures were likewise again taken from the Talomo National High School. Some classrooms are made – up of “ amakan “ woven bamboo walls. Their library comprises three book cabinets - - one containing the Encyclopedia Britannica which the school bought; one containing miscellaneous books; and the other which they newly had, contains the books you sent. The open shelves contained pocket books as reading materials. KsFI intends to donate likewise pocket books.
So much still needs to be done. Move On Philippines served as the key in opening the awareness of the need for change and the possibility of doing it. KsFI being in the forefront, is now being besieged as consultant and community partner for the enhancement of parental role, community involvement, strengthening teachers and leaders as well as the students relationship to uplift deteriorating peace and order of the place.
ATTY. FATIMAH LOURDES N. VICENTE
Executive Director, KsFI
