Strength Within: Harnessing Tagbanua resiliency
by the Cartwheel Team “Even as discouraging feelings remain, a deep gratitude for sustained life is expressed by many Tagbanua.” Cartwheel’s Project RISE (Re-Igniting Community Strength through Education) aims to nurture the resiliency of the Tagbanua through psychosocial and expressive arts approaches. A series of training workshops have been among efforts to make community members aware […]
Schoolhouse and Safe Space: Where Bajau learners feel most at home
by the Cartwheel Team “Deepening the Bajau’s sense of community and getting them involved significantly contributed in helping learners feel comfortable and free whenever in school.” The Angiskul Ma Bangka (“Classes in Bancas”) or AmB Program has been reaching out to the Bajau young learners of Masepla Transitory Site in Barangay Mampang, Zamboanga beginning 2014 with […]
Helping Hands: Collaboration among the Higaonon
by Klarisse Galido, Gabrielle Diaz, Yna Reyes “In recognizing how each one can contribute, collaboration is encouraged and a true sense of community-building continues to be nurtured.” The teamwork among the community organizer, teachers, and parents of the Higaonon from Sinakungan, Agusan del Sur gave way to results that directly support the Early Childhood and […]