Safeguarding Indigenous Rights and Wellness: Cartwheel's Renewed Commitment
In the face of new realities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cartwheel Foundation’s overall desired impact is to contribute toward fostering a safe and enabling learning environment for marginalized indigenous children and communities. The safeguarding of rights and wellness of Indigenous Peoples (IP), especially minors and vulnerable persons, is recognized as a priority in […]
Knowing COVID-19: Empowering Learning Indigenous Peoples Initiative for Sama-Bajau Parents
Health is a fundamental human right. Accessing information that enables one to actively care for the self is a significant step toward its fulfillment. This was the premise of an Empowering Learning Indigenous Peoples Initiative (ELIPI) Session on COVID-19 shared via online communications with parents of Sama-Bajau learners residing in San Dionisio, Parañaque City on […]
Safe Spaces in Uncertain Times: Daloy ng Karunungan Training for Sama-Bajau Teachers
How can one co-create safe holding spaces for learners and community members alike, especially in these uncertain times? The many ways this can be done are what Sama-Bajau community teachers explored together in the third series of “Daloy ng Karunungan sa Kapanahunan ng Krisis” online learning exchange on the week of May 24-28, 2021. Made […]
Play + Learning through SMART Kits
“Play is really the work of childhood,” Fred Rogers once said. How delightful to find that lots of learning can happen at the same time too! Friends from long-time development partner, The Learning Child School (TLC), lovingly put together SMART Learning Kits that engage children in learning through play and shared them with Cartwheel’s partner […]
Job Opportunity: Project Officer
Cartwheel Foundation, Inc. is in search of a part-time Project Officer who will be engaged in the management of “Cultural LINKS: Leveraging Indigenous Niches through Knowledge sharing and Storytelling” — a project that aims to contribute to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage of Cartwheel’s partner indigenous communities. The Job Description (JD) of the Project Officer may be downloaded from this link: CFI_JD Project Officer_May 2021 […]
Patnubay para sa Magulang: Empowering Learning Indigenous Peoples Initiative for Sama-Bajau Parents
“Ahiya na ang onde onde.” (“The child is already whole.”) Though usually regarded as the world’s future, they are complete human beings now—at whatever age, in whatever developmental stage. They have needs now that ought to be addressed appropriately. They have rights now that ought to be respected and upheld at all times. An eye-opening […]
Legends of the SEA: Art, Play, and Storytelling with the Sama-Bajau
“I am very happy with the art I made featuring a boat, my home, and the sea. Without these, we would not survive,” shared Faida Faisal of the Sama-Bajau tribe, speaking in Tagalog. She is a teacher of the Education and Child Development (ECD) Program* for Sama-Bajau young learners residing in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque […]
Matuto, Mag-usap, Kumilos: Learning Forum on IPs in the Time of Pandemic
Learn. Converse. Take action. — This looks to be the practice in many learning and thriving groups, a practice Cartwheel Foundation, Inc. (CFI) has intentionally been seeking to grow in its mission as an organization as well. One initiative that opened up opportunity for this among those with like minds and hearts for the Filipino […]
Job Opening: Administrative Officer
Cartwheel Foundation, Inc. (CFI) is currently looking for a full-time Administrative Officer who can contribute to the operational efficiency of the organization, as it continuously works toward harnessing the capacities of indigenous communities through culturally relevant education. The Job Description (JD) of the Administrative Officer may be downloaded from this link: CFI_JD Administrative Officer_January 2021 Interested applicants may submit a Letter of Intent and Curriculum Vitae […]
Tuluy-tuloy ang Daloy ng Karunungan: Online Training for Sama-Bajau Community Teachers
In seeking to continually grow creative and competent educators for indigenous young learners despite the global COVID-19 crisis, Cartwheel Foundation again brought together its partner community teachers for a three-day online training in November, National Children’s Month. The second “Daloy ng Karunungan sa Gitna ng Krisis” Training for Sama-Bajau Community Teachers this year was held […]