NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY
PROVINCE- Volunteerism is always alive in Compostela Valley.
With the spirit of “bayanihan” or volunteerism
not new in the province, the Provincial Government of ComVal was chosen as the
frontrunner of Barangay Walang Iwanan, a program initiated by the Gawad Kalinga
(GK) which is aimed at strengthening the ties of every stakeholder in engaging
the communities in driving inclusive growth.
Barangay Walang Iwanan (BWI) is a campaign to
mainstream the culture of caring and sharing as well as the lifestyle of
volunteerism among the locals in the communities which targets to engage more
than 20,000 barangays in the Philippines to feed the hungry, build homes, care
for the environment, fix schools and unleash the potential of the poor to
become partners in improving communities.
Impressed with ComVal’s efforts in engaging
its people in all of its “Bayanihan Challenges”, representatives from GK headed
by Ricky Villanueva, GK Coordinator for Davao, and Patrick Doromal, Volunteer
Coordinator for Southern Mindanao, presented the campaign during the partners’
forum on February 12 at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall, Cabidianan,
Nabunturan, ComVal.
The campaign has immediately drawn positive feedback and support
from the different Local Government Units (LGUs), local chief executives, and
other partners from different sectors who were present during the forum.
With a strategy of forming a provincial hub and 11 municipal
hubs for coordination with barangay task forces, the BWI will build a movement
of volunteers at the barangay level that would organize activities to create
impact for 250 poor families in their barangay.
While the municipal hubs provide trainings monitor all
activities, the volunteers will be involved in activities like, but not limited
to, feeding, environmental drive, skills training, sports program, disaster
preparedness, bayanihan challenge, among others.
To strengthen this program, the provincial government of ComVal
is proposing right now an Executive Order creating the Provincial BWI Executive
Board which would involve various stakeholders and key players in the
implementation of the campaign.
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