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I. INTRODUCTION

THE SUBJECT

The Idea of Social Justice comes in when we talk about equality

and solidaity. The sub!ect sees "imodial social issues which beaches

this idea that Jesus Chist intoduced to us.

The "oblems in the #a" of social classes is what the sub!ect

instilled to us$ that the eason why social !ustice is almost none%istent as

of status quo is because of the "olai&ation of economic social classes$

the ich becomin# iche$ and the "oo becomin# "ooe. In the "es"ecti'e

of the chuch$ thee is one solution o a mean to alle'iate this societal

disease$ (ay )"ostolate.

The conce"t of (ay )"ostolate was intoduced duin# the ealy

chuch. Chistians tend to each out e'en to those who ae not with them

o ae diffeent fom them. The e%ecise of this act is said to be the

solution to the "olai&ation. The mechanism of the ich o those who ise

abo'e the standad le'el of socio*economic class$ will ste" le'els lowe to

each and meet the ma#inali&ed. +e saw how the state$ as an acto in

the society launched "o#ams to achie'e the equali&ation of laws$ of

social and economic foces. This is the question that the sub!ect "osted as

a challen#e$ if the State can$ the Chuch can$ why can,t you- +hy not use

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the Chuch teachin#s and State,s education to achie'e Social

Justice by means of (ay )"ostolate-

OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE

+e answeed the question with a challen#e to ousel'es$ what can

we do- ow fa can we #o- ow lon# will ou actions last- This is the

eason why$ we would like to lead you with the issue that we tied to

answe$ study$ and do somethin# about it.

+e saw the issue of lack of education in econciliation with the

e'eyday economic acti'ity of a /ili"ino family. )s colle#e students$ we

saw how im"otant is education to ou futue$ and we cannot !ust ima#ine

what is the life of a "eson who leads a family without "o"e

education$ o e'en an o""otunity to ha'e it. )s we seach and 'entue on

the oads of 0anila$ we saw that this scenaio is in fact clea and e%istin#$

the bitte fact that we !ust cannot think of eally e%ist.

+e then thou#ht of "eo"le who wee not #i'en an o""otunity to

ha'e education but wee still successful des"ite of that fact. +e leaned

that this is the closest way "ossible to close the #a"1 we eali&ed that

maybe$ if we can shae the li'es of these "eo"le to them$ and they mi#ht

do the same and be ins"ied. This is a "oblem with a clea solution.

)s (e#al 0ana#ement students$ we ae all close to the field of

(e#al mattes and 2usiness$ these two fields ae the s"ecialty of ou

couse$ and we thou#ht that this we should use this ed#e to sei&e the

o""otunity to intoduce the idea of business and li'elihood to the

ma#inali&ed community.

0oeo'e$ two yeas in colle#e made us eali&e the oot "oblem of

"o'ety. It is not !ust lack of education$ but the lack of it takes away



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o""otunities to those who do not ha'e access to it$ in shot$ education is

a "oblem$ but because "eo"le do not ha'e access to o""otunities is the

eal "oblem that we chose because of what we ha'e leaned fo the "ast

yeas$ the solution,s connection to ou chosen field which is (e#al

0ana#ement$ and the #ou",s connections to "eo"le who can hel" the

ma#inali&ed establish thei business.

II. 3)RTICI3)TION

THE AREA OF INVOLVEMENT

+e do not ha'e to #o too fa to see the "oblem1 it is e%istent e'en

to communities nea San 2eda. +e found Sam"aloc 0anila inteestin#$

not !ust because of "eo"le,s sti#ma to the "lace$ but also because of the

eality of that label. It is tue that the "lace was de"essed$ but thee is

somethin# that is not tue e#adin# the "eo"le,s label about the "lace.



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The "eo"le thee ae eally willin# to do all means !ust to make a li'in# fo

thei families.

+e then found 2aan#ay 456 in Sam"aloc$ 0anila. ) community

that boasts hadwokin# membes$ but has "oblems in #ettin#o""otunities fo thei hadwokin# citi&ens.

THE GROUP OF PEOPLE

+e inte'iewed 0. Joel 0aano$ the Chaiman of the baan#ay$ he

told us that li'elihood and unem"loyment is eally the "oblem of thei

community. )s we e%"loe the "lace$ we saw women who wee ha'in#

thei 7daily sessions8 as what 0. 0aano would say. Constantly talkin#

about thin#s unde the sun$ when we talked to them$ thei concued with

the "oblem that the Chaiman told us and affimed that if e'e thee will

be a li'elihood semina$ they will be 'ey willin# to "atici"ate.

OUR PARTICIPATION

Seein# the "oblem$ and assessin# that we can alle'iate it$ we

o#ani&ed a li'elihood semina. +e "atneed with the baan#ay$ as well

as salons who shae the same 'ision and #oals with us. +e also !oined

the women of the community as they lean the basics of cosmetolo#y. +e

also ta""ed salons who can hie some of the women who tained$ and

who wants to in'est in the coo"eati'e. +e "lanned$ shaed deams and

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III. SOCIO*)N)(9TIC)( 0:DI)TION

THE SITUATION

The community that ha'e hadwokin# membes$ but the

community has "oblems in #ettin# o""otunities fo thei hadwokin#

citi&ens.

The lack of education of the "eo"le in the community is somethin#

that "eo"le also see$ but we thou#ht$ that some "ominent "eo"le in the

business wold do not eally ha'e fomal education but "ue had wok.

Some of the women in the community ha'e no income to finance thei

families o at least hel" to finance thei families. This "oblem does not

only "esent in the community but also in the national s"hee.

RESISTING THE SOCIAL ISSUE

onestly$ the women in the community ae 'ey willin# to "atici"ate

and make a chan#e in thei li'es$ but we can see one instance wheein

they ae esistin# the e%istence of the social issue. +e think that if they

ae "esistent enou#h to beak the "oblem$ they must ha'e e%eted



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effots to find o""otunities othe than we offeed. 2ut when we asked

them this$ they told us that it is not as if they ae not "esistent enou#h$ but

it is because of the lack of o""otunity$ i.e. com"anies want to ha'e

"eo"le who went unde tainin#s etc. This is somethin# that we saw and

wee detemined to hel" them ha'e an access to$ tainin#s. They also told

us that as much as they eally want to attend T:SD) tainin#s$ but the fact

that the tainin#s ae held fa fom thei "lace which is the City all makes

it had fo them to de'ote and commit themsel'es considein# that they

ha'e childen to take cae of.

THEIR RESPONSE

3eo"le thee belie'ed that ;od will always be with them. Some

e'en told us that we ae the answe to thei "ayes. The community is indeed

a eli#ious one$ notwithstandin# the chuch beside them$ but they eally show

faith in e'eythin# that they ae in. +e can still emembe one membe of the

community duin# the semina sayin# that$ 7;od is eally ali'e< e answes

"ayes at the i#ht time$ Thank ;od my childen ae at school so I can attend

the semina8. Des"ite the de"ession of the aea$ still$ the faith of the "eo"le

that ;od will deli'e them is manifested.

)nd thei actions ae shown when they consistently attended the week lon#

semina$ and acti'ely "atici"ated in the coo"eati'e meetin#$ they e'en told

us that 7/aith without actions is nothin#8



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I=. :R0:N:UTIC)( 0:DI)TION

THE BIBLE ON OUR ISSUE

Deuteronomy 15!"# :S=

7If amon# you$ one of you bothes should become "oo$ in any of

you towns within you land that the (od you ;od is #i'in# you$ you shall

not haden you heat o shut you hand a#ainst you "oo bothe$ but you

shall o"en you hand to him and lend him sufficient fo his need$ whate'e

it may be.

This 'ese e%"lains social !ustice$ but the e%"lanation e%tends to

teachin# them thei sufficient needs. Su$$%&%ent nee'( )re not

t)nt)mount to %mme'%)te nee'( on*y+ ,ut )*(o to *on- term nee'( .

Clealy$ the sci"tue says that at to some e%tent we need to sacificethin#s !ust to meet the ma#inali&ed. (i'elihood "o#am is one of the most

challen#in# "o!ects we ha'e done. /indin# s"eakes$ s"onsos$ ta#et

community$ enticin# them to en#a#e in economic acti'ities is not a !oke$ it

eally equies sacifice$ but all of these ae equied if we want to achie'e

a #oal$ and that is meetin# ou "oo bothes halfway.

istoy tells us that e'en the a"ostles e%tended thei hel" to the

"oo ones. +e saw ta% collectos befoe who #a'e u" thei !ob !ust to hel"

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+e see the establishment of a coo"eati'e and aidin# them toaccess li'elihood o""otunities as a way to meet thei lon# tem sufficient

needs to answe thei immediate needs.

CHURCH.S SOCIAL TEACHINGS ON OUR ISSUE

The Reum No'aum "a'ed way to the othe social teachin#s of the

chuch. The cente of this Social Teachin# is the issue of "o'ety bou#ht

by "oblems in labo o unem"loyment.

Clealy$ the chuch aleady saw this "oblem way befoe. The idea

of hel"in# othes sustains thei cost of li'in#. Reum No'aum and othe

elated Chuch social teachin#s send the messa#e of economic equality.

The te%t clealy states that economic o""otunities should be affoded by

all classes

istoy tells us that chuch has been "oacti'e in le'elin# the

"layin# field. +e can see lendin# institutions which ta#et "oo familiesand aid them to "ut u" thei businesses. This is somethin# that we want to

ha'e as ou model. el"in# othes "ut u" thei own business.

/o us$ we can a""ly these social teachin#s$ the coe "inci"le of

Reum No'aum about economic equality by lendin# a hand and

sacificin# effots$ e'en lendin# connections$ fo ;od #a'e us this

o""otunities and connections fo us to use in a "u"ose which can lead to



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de'elo"ment. )s a "oof$ hee ae some "assa#es that the #ou"

selected to back u" the su""ot of the chuch o desie to answe the

"oblem o issue>

It is not won# to want to li'e bette1 what is won# is a style of life$ which is "esumed to

be bette when it is diected towads ?ha'in#, athe than ?bein#,.

Centesimus Annus* ?The One undedth 9ea, @5AA5B$ "aa#a"h

Its Ethe ChuchFsG desie is that the "oo should ise abo'e "o'ety and wetchedness$

and should bette thei condition in life1 and fo this it sti'es.

Rerum Novarum*,Condition of (abou, @5AH5B$ "aa#a"h

+hen thee is a question of "otectin# the i#hts of indi'iduals$ the "oo and hel"less

ha'e a claim to s"ecial consideation. The ich "o"ulation has many ways of "otectin#

themsel'es$ and stands less in need of hel".

Rerum Novarum$ "aa#a"h A

+hile an immense mass of "eo"le still lack the absolute necessities of life$ some$ e'en

is less ad'anced counties$ li'e sum"tuously o squande wealth. (u%uy and misey ub

shouldes. +hile the few moe en!oy 'ey #eat feedom of choice$ the many ae

de"i'ed of almost all "ossibility of actin# on thei own initiati'e and es"onsibility$ andoften subsist in li'in# and wokin# conditions unwothy of human bein#s.

Gaudium et Spes* ?Joy and o"e, @5A6B$ "aa#a"h

The "inci"le of "atici"ation leads us to the con'iction that the most a""o"iate and

fundamental solutions to "o'ety will be those that enable "eo"le to take contol of thei

own li'es.

Economic Justice for All$ US Catholic 2isho"s @5AHB$ "aa#a"h 5HH

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7If someone who has the iches of this wold sees his bothe in need and closes his

heat to him$ how does the lo'e of ;od abide in him-8 @5 John >5B It is well known

how ston# wee the wods used by the /athes of the Chuch to descibe the "o"e

attitude of "esons who "ossess anythin# towads "esons in need. To quote Saint

)mbose> 79ou ae not makin# a #ift of you "ossessions to the "oo "eson. 9ou ae

handin# o'e to him what is his. /o what has been #i'en in common fo the use of all$

you ha'e ao#ated to youself. The wold is #i'en to all$ and not only to the ich.8

Populorum Progressio*,De'elo"ment of the "eo"les, @5AB$ "aa#a"h

The Chuch continually combats all foms of "o'ety$ because as 0othe she is

concened that each and e'ey "eson be able to li'e fully in di#nity as a child of ;od.

3o"e John 3aul II$ (enten messa#e$ 5AAH

7The Chuch,s lo'e fo the "oo K is a "at of he constant tadition.8 This lo'e is

ins"ied by the ;os"el of the 2eatitudes$ of the "o'ety of Jesus$ and of his concen fo

the "oo.

C)te&/%(m o$ t/e C)t/o*%& C/ur&/+ 0

I e%hot e'ey Chistian$ in this (enten season$ to e'idence his "esonal con'esion

thou#h a concete si#n of lo'e towad those in need$ eco#nisin# in this "eson the face

of Chist and e"eatin#$ as if almost face to face> 7I was "oo$ I was ma#inalised K and

you welcomed me.8

Po2e Jo/n P)u* II+ Lenten me(()-e+ 133#

+e be#in with the scandal of "o'ety. alf the wold,s "o"ulation$ some thee billion

"eo"le$ li'e on two dollas o less a day. Of these 5. billion "eo"le$ L "e cent of the

wold,s "o"ulation$ li'e in e%teme "o'ety on less than one dolla a day. This "o'ety

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occus in a wold of "lenty$ in a #lobal economy ca"able of satisfyin# all the demands of

its ichest consumes but seemin#ly and scandalously unable to meet the needs of 'ast

numbes of the "ooest$ whose needs ou#ht to be at the heat of "ublic "olicy. That is

why "o'ety is the "o"e statin# "oint fo all discussions about aid$ debt cancellation

and tade.

C)t/o*%& B%(/o2( o$ En-*)n'+ S&ot*)n' )n' 4)*e(+ 06

(o'e fo the "oo is incom"atible with immodeate lo'e of iches o thei selfish use.

C)te&/%(m o$ t/e C)t/o*%& C/ur&/ 05

3eo"le who ae "oo and 'ulneable ha'e a s"ecial "lace in Catholic teachin#> this is

what is meant by the 7"efeential o"tion fo the "oo8. Sci"tue tells us we will be

!ud#ed by ou es"onse to the 7least of these8$ in which we see the suffein# face of

Chist himself. umanity is one family des"ite diffeences of nationality o ace. The

"oo ae not a buden1 they ae ou bothes and sistes. Chist tau#ht us that ou

nei#hbouhood is uni'esal> so lo'in# ou nei#hbou has #lobal dimensions. It demands

fai intenational tadin# "olicies$ decent teatment of efu#ees$ su""ot fo the UN and

contol of the ams tade. Solidaity with ou nei#hbou is also about the "omotion of

equality of i#hts and equality of o""otunities1 hence we must o""ose all foms of

discimination and acism.

B%(/o2( o$ En-*)n' )n' 4)*e(+T/e Common Goo'+ 1337

/aced with the ta#ic situation of "esistent "o'ety which afflicts so many "eo"le in ou

wold$ how can we fail to see that the quest fo "ofit at any cost and the lack of effecti'e

es"onsible concen fo the common #ood ha'e concentated immense esouces in the

hands of a few while the est of humanity suffes in "o'ety and ne#lect- Ou #oal

should not be the benefit of a "i'ile#ed few$ but athe the im"o'ement of the li'in#

conditions of all.

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Lenten me(()-e 06

The solidaity which binds humanity to#ethe as membes of a common family makes it

im"ossible fo wealthy nations to look with indiffeence u"on the hun#e$ misey and

"o'ety of othe nations whose citi&ens ae unable to en!oy e'en elementay human

i#hts. The nations of the wold ae becomin# moe and moe de"endent on one

anothe and it will not be "ossible to "ese'e a lastin# "eace so lon# as #lain#

economic and social imbalances "esist.

3o"e John MMIII$ Mater et Magistra*,Chistianity and Social 3o#ess, @5A5B$

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Countless millions ae sta'in#$ countless families ae destitute$ countless men ae

stee"ed in i#noance1 countless "eo"le need schools$ hos"itals$ and homes wothy of

the name. In such cicumstances$ we cannot toleate "ublic and "i'ate e%"enditues of

a wasteful natue1 we cannot but condemn la'ish dis"lays of wealth by nations o

indi'iduals1 we cannot a""o'e a debilitatin# ams ace. It is ou solemn duty to s"eak

out a#ainst them.Populorum Progressio$ "aa#a"h 6

It is the "eson who is moti'ated by #enuine lo'e$ moe than anyone else$ who "its his

intelli#ence a#ainst the "oblems of "o'ety$ tyin# to unco'e the causes and lookin#

fo effecti'e ways of combatin# and o'ecomin# them.

Populorum Progressio,"aa#a"h 6

)s followes of Chist$ we ae challen#ed to make a fundamental ?o"tion fo the "oo,

to s"eak fo the 'oiceless$ to defend the defenceless$ to im"act on the "ooK..)s

Chistians$ we ae called to es"ond to the needs of all ou bothes and sistes$ but

those with the #eatest needs equie the #eatest es"onse.

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)s indi'iduals and as a nation$ theefoe$ we ae called to make a fundamental ?o"tion

fo the "oo,. The obli#ation to e'aluate social and economic acti'ity fom the 'iew"oint

of the "oo and the "oweless aises fom the adical command to lo'e one,s nei#hbou

as one,s self. Those who ae ma#inali&ed and whose i#hts ae denied ha'e "i'ile#ed

claims if society is to "o'ide !ustice fo all. This obli#ation is dee"ly ooted in Chistian

belief.

Economic Justice for All$ "aa#a"h H

The obli#ation to "o'ide !ustice fo all means that the "oo ha'e the sin#le most u#ent

economic claim on the conscience of the nation.

Economic Justice for All$ "aa#a"h H

The "ime "u"ose of this s"ecial commitment to the "oo is to enable them to become

acti'e "atici"ants in the life of society. It is to enable all "esons to shae in and

contibute to the common #ood. The ?o"tion fo the "oo,$ theefoe$ is not an ad'esaialslo#an that "its one #ou" o class a#ainst anothe. Rathe it states that the de"i'ation

and "owelessness of the "oo wounds the whole community. The e%tent of thei

suffein# is a measue of how fa we ae fom bein# a tue community of "esons. These

wounds will be healed only by #eate solidaity with the "oo and amon# the "oo

themsel'es.

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=. 3R)CTIC)( 0:DI)TION

OUR COURSE OF ACTION

The 2ith of the deam of the 0a#inali&ed

I00:RSION 3RO3OS)(@Im"lement an effecti'e and lon# tem (i'elihood 3o#amB

Commun%ty Br-y8 15+ S)m2)*o& M)n%*)+ P/%*%22%ne(

ISSU:> Social Justice /ocus> The Unutili&ed uman Resouce

Go)*(

5. To )ssist in the li'elihood of the unem"loyed women of the community

. To inteact with the ma#inali&ed secto of the society

. To ha'e a lon# tem and "o#essi'e hel" assistance and "o#am



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Thin#s to do thee>

5. +ill hel" in establishin# of a coo"eati'e

. =oluntee and assist the taines as they tain women e#adin# !ob

i""otuinities and income #eneatin# acti'ities

68 FOCUS Pro2o(e ) Lon-"term *%9e*%/oo' 2ro-r)m ,y $%n'%n- &om2etent

2eo2*e to %n(2%re )n' tr)%n Br-y8 15.( :omen

4/)t %( t/e L%9e*%/oo' 2ro-r)m ),out;

It is a "o#am uniquely "lanned and desi#ned by the #ou". This is

the heat of ou Immesion 3o"osal. +e think that by !ust assistin# the

community and hel"in# them to scout income #eneatin# acti'ities and !ob

o""otunities will be a #eat !ob fo us to fulfill$ but that should not sto" thee. +e

belie'e that what lasts is what counts.

+e "o"ose to ha'e a unique but "ofitable !ob o""otunity. )fte

scannin# and e%aminin# the community$ we assessed that the best "ofitable

acti'ity is to "oduce o make beauty. The #ou" will ta" foundations and e'en

salon com"anies to "o'ide tainin# fo these women. The #ou" will also "o'ide

kits and othe stat u" mateials fo the acti'ity.

(astly$ the #ou" will also assist the community if they want to make a

coo"eati'e out of the thin#s that they ha'e leaned. )t the end of the day$ we still

belie'e in the "owe of coo"eation to make #eat thin#s ha""en.

OUR STRATEG5

(ean to do #ood1 seek !ustice$ coect o""ession1 bin# !ustice to the fatheless$ "lead

the widowFs cause.

It is not !ust a sim"le 'ese$ it is the coe. Cicumstances mi#ht ba "eo"le to

e%ecise the e%tent of humanness$ but as co*humans$ we should not sit back and watch

othes be doomed by woldly cicumstances. 3lannin# the coo"eati'e was the best

"at. +e in'ented names with them$ shaed deams with them etc. O'e all$ I mi#ht not



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be so inclined with ente"eneushi"$ but buildin# deams$ hel"in# othes$ and

en'isionin# a ;odly$ thi'in#$ and fi#htin# society makes e'ey effot$ and inteest count.

I would lo'e to hel" othe communities too$ and it is #lad to know that the one that we

ha'e stated still continues u" to today. Ut In Omnibus Glorifecateur Deus!

By Bu*u()n+ Am)2o*)

The moment we found out that we ae #oin# to ha'e an immesion$ many ideas

immediately "o""ed out of ou minds. :ach and one of us had ou own su##estions like

baby*sittin# at CRI2S foundation$ 'olunteein# at ****$ a cance foundation fo childen$

be one with 3enafloida,s 7Caiton :ducation8 and etc. 2ut we leaned that most

of the othe #ou"s ae aleady #oin# to ha'e a child*centeed immesion. +e eali&ed

that teachin# childen is aleady common and it will not ha'e a lon#*tem im"act. +ewant to ha'e an immesion that will eally hel" not only duin# the times that we ae

conductin# ou immesion but also e'en afte the hous needed fo ou tem "a"e. So

we come to an a#eement to conduct a li'elihood "o#am. Ou li'elihood "o#am aims

to #i'e the mothes of ou chosen community the ability to hel" thei husbands in thei

family,s finances. )nd we chose the manicue$ "edicue$ haistylin# "o#am because

we know that it doesn,t need a hi#h ca"ital.

Ou chosen community is not fa fom the lion,s den. )s much as we want to hel" othe

communities we chose to "ioiti&e ou nei#hboin# communities. +e scouted alon# the

Sam"aloc aea and we met on. Ca"tain Joel 0aano of 2aan#ay 456. e

immediately biefed us with thin#s needed by the community. )side fom the "eace and



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ode$ he said that one of the thin#s that his constituents need is a 7kabuhayan8. +e

immediately offeed ou "o#am and he "omised to hel" us with the location and etc.

(ast Se"tembe $ L5 we went back to the baan#ay and fomally talked with

the othe 2aan#ay Councilos. They assisted us to oam aound the baan#ay and

asked the "eo"le thee of thei time a'ailability etc. The ne%t day we went back to "ost

some "ostes and ta"aulin and we left the e#istation fom to thei secetay. The

followin# days wee allotted fo the follow*u" at community and to look fo "eo"le who

will teach ou tainees.

)nd finally last Octobe 5$ 0onday$ afte the fla# ceemony of all the baan#ay

officials at the city hall$ we stated with ou li'elihood "o#am. Ou *day "o#am went

well. It was a week*lon# acti'ity because e'en if the tainos only went thee 0+/$ we

e#ulaly check them$ the tainees$ and conduct "actices. +e also #a'e them kits thatwill hel" them stat thei own business. Ou "o#am ended last /iday$ Octobe 6$ L5.

It was indeed a tiin# but a fulfillin# acti'ity knowin# that you ha'e hel"ed not only

5L "eo"le but 5L families. I am satisfied with ou immesion because we may not ha'e

#i'en them the #and 7abuhayan Showcase8 but I know that we ha'e #i'en the

enou#h knowled#e needed fo thei !obs and I ho"e that ou sim"le kits will become

3alo Sho""es in the futue. This acti'ity also made me eali&e how im"otant

education is. It is had to ean money and li'e well in the futue and it is e'en hade if

you did not finish you school. I know di"loma is !ust a "a"e$ but in the eal wold it is

ou key to a bi#ht futue.

By C),)-,)-+ An're)



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(ast week$ we had ou little outeach "o#am not that fa away fom the school.

)t fist$ ou #ou" ha'en,t had a final decision e#adin# ou immesion$ we didn,t know

whee to stat$ what kind of "o#am we should be doin#$ who to take as "atnes$ how

much will it cost$ shall we include s"onsos$ what mateials to use$ should we do this o

that. It was a total chaos. /o weeks$ we wee contem"latin# what to do. Until finally$ we

decided to #o thou#h one of the baan#ays nea San 2eda and look fo thei chaiman$

we asked if we could do a little li'elihood "o#am fo thei baan#ay and fotunately

afte se'eal sto"s$ the chaiman a#eed.

+e held a "o#am fo at least 5L to 56 women fom the baan#ay with the

assistance of the baan#ay officials$ we hied a manicuist and a hai cutte to teach

them the basics of nail and hai teatment. +e #a'e them kits containin# the necessaymateials fo them to stat a li'in# thou#h ou "o#am. It was tiin# yet at the end of the

day$ we felt #ood and fulfilled that somehow thou#h ou little effots we wee able to

hel" fo a cause and ho"efully they could use all the teachin#s we ha'e im"ated fo a

lon# tem benefit.

By L*)m)(+ P)tr%&=

The fist time I head that we wee #oin# to ha'e an immesion$ these wods

"o""ed in my head> WHAT! Tsk! I have a lot of things to do!This immesion will !ust be

a waste of time


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0y #ou" stated "lannin# about ou immesion. +e thou#ht of a li'elihood

"o#am. +e ha'e decided to ha'e a li'elihood "o#am whee we can hel" women

lean new skills like haicuttin#$ manicuin# and the like.

+e actually had a had time findin# a "lace whee we can ha'e ou immesion

until we finally found the "efect "lace to ha'e ou immesion and that was in 2aan#ay

456$ Ssam"aloc$ 0anila.

On ou fist immesion day$ as I ta'el on my way to 2aan#ay 456$ Sam"aloc

0anila$ my mind wandeed about and thou#ht of what could the "eo"le whom we wee

#oin# to hel" "ossibly offe us that mi#ht make us think that this immesion was woth it.

+hen I ai'ed at the baan#ay hall$ The chaiman and the othe baan#ay

offices welcomed us wamly. )fte a while they stated callin# the woman who will be

benefited by ou immesion. One by one$ woman whom we wee #oin# to hel" ai'ed atthe baan#ay hall. The beautician and the cosmetolo#ist also ai'ed.

)s the abuhayan 3o#am stated$ the question that "o""ed in my head while I

was on my way to ou immesion 'enue was answeed. This was answeed by the smile

and the ea#eness to lean on thei faces. These cannot be e"laced by anythin#

'aluable1 not e'en the money we ha'e s"ent fo ou immesion.

By Int)*+ C/r%(t%ne

(ookin# fo a #ood "lace to conduct immesion is I think$ the most time

consumin# and hadest "at of acti'ity. Not to mention the time you will consume in

"lannin# the whole "o#am$ in bud#etin# you #ou" mate,s money contibution and in



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schedulin# all the acti'ities1 but all this "oblems ae nothin# once you saw the smile on

thei faces$ once you knew that they a""eciate all you hel" and e'ey time I hea the

wods 7Thank you8 fom thei li"s. 2ut ne'etheless$ I was so e%cited maybe because I

like to meet new "eo"le and I had ne'e eally done this befoe.

The fist day of ou immesion was held on Octobe 5$ L5 in 2aan#ay 456

2ustillos. +e in'ited one s"eake to teach them how to "o"ely use tools in manicuin#.

On the second day of ou immesion @Octobe $ L5B$ we also in'ited one s"eake to

teach them anythin# about haistylin#. In ou thee day "o#am$ we also in'ited 5L*56

women as ou audience. )t fist I thou#ht that they will not en!oy the acti'ity$ but I was

won#$ they eally look inteested and focused as the s"eake stated teachin#. On the

thid day and also the last day of ou immesion @Octobe 6$ L5B$ we #a'e away kitscontainin# tools that they can use in haistylin# and manicuin#.

Doin# this acti'ity is also one way to #et in'ol'ed with the community. Thee ae

a lot of "eo"le who needs hel" and by hel"in# them$ it made me feel like a bette

"eson and made me eali&e how fotunate I am in life. L hous of immesion is !ust a

"efect amount of time to know the "eo"le who we wee hel"in# and I am eally #lad

that I #ot a chance to meet them. The e%"eience was "iceless$ it was tiin# but I #uess

e'eyone in the #ou" en!oyed the whole immesion e%"eience.

By P)n)'o+ J)r'%ne



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Outeach "o#ams wee not new to me since in an o#ani&ation I belon#$ I

aleady en#a#ed myself fo a cou"le of times. nowin# that thee will be an immesion

as equiement fo the Theolo#y sub!ect made me think with confidence that it would be

!ust the usual outeach "o#ams that we wee conductin# befoe. 2ut it is not that easy

as I thou#ht and took it as a challen#e.

Ou #ou" decided not to #o fa fom San 2eda since thee ae neaby communities that

we can e%tend a hel"in# hand. )t fist$ we went to one baan#ay to talk to thei

baan#ay chaiman but it seems he is not inteested with ou "o"osal. So we tied to

look fo anothe baan#ay to which we can collaboate

and luckily$ 2aan#ay Chaiman Joel 0aano es"onded "om"tly. )s we inte'iew him

about what ae thei main issues in thei "lace and he then mentioned about !ob

o""otunities.

+ith the said issue$ ou #ou" chose to conduct a li'elihood "o#am to 2aa#ay456$ Sam"aloc$ 0anila in which ou #ou" will teach them how to ean income in thei

own sim"le ways. +e thou#ht of somethin# that they could use to stat a small

business. In line with this$ we asked the assistance of the baan#ay officials to look fo

ten women who ae inteested to !oin ou "o#am. Then$ we hied a manicuist and a

haidesse fom two diffeent salons$ which e'entually became ou s"onso$ who can

teach them the "o"e way to e%ecute them. +e also "o'ided kits com"isin# of basic

mateials that they could use fo the meantime. +ith all the knowled#e had been

shaed$ ou "o#am !ust not end thee but we tied to assess them if they want to fom

a coo"eati'e and we could assist them since as (e#al 0ana#ement ma!os we aleady

ha'e somehow knowled#e e#adin# that matte.



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This acti'ity equies a lot of effot fom the time of conce"tuali&ation u" to the

e%ecution but these tiin# days wee "aid when I saw the smiles on thei faces. It eally

feels #ood to hel" es"ecially when you know that it is not !ust fo equiement sake but

instead you wanted. )lso$ it made me eali&e thou#h ou little ways we can make a bi#

diffeence.

By Pr)'o+ T)m(%n V%??ent)

I think that almost all students would a#ee with me when I say that ha'in# an

immesion is not the ty"e of thin# that we students would ha'e fun doin#$ "imaily

because it demands a lot of time and of couse$ a bi# deal of effot. Thee ae a lot of

thin#s to be done. +e ha'e to be able to fill u" cetain "a"es$ we ha'e to come u" with

a "lan$ we ha'e to think of a "lace fo immesion and we ha'e to talk and ne#otiate with

se'eal "eo"le. Definitely$ it,s not an easy task$ es"ecially considein# the fact that we

need to s"end hous in a "aticula aea which may not be comfotable fo us.

Unfotunately$ ha'in# an immesion is one of ou equiements$ and we ha'e no choice

but to com"ly with it. (uckily$ the ty"e of immesion that me and my #ou" mates had

tuned out to be fun.

)ctually$ when ou #ou" knew that we,e #oin# to ha'e an immesion$ we didn,t

immediately choose this 2aan#ay. +e also consideed a lot of o"tions. CRI2S and

aeas in uia"o also cossed ou minds. owe'e$ we ai'ed into a concession that

we,d cay out ou immesion in a "lace nea ou belo'ed institution. 0e and my



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#ou"mates don,t ha'e ou own cas yet. Theefoe$ to be able to #o to San 2eda$ we

commute. )nd because we ta'el e'ey day$ we ae aleady awae of the ima#e of the

"laces nea ou school @"laces with small steets$ un"leasant smell$ loud noises and

massi'e "ollutionB. Due to this$ we a#eed to #i'e "emium to these "laces.

/otunately$ we wee blessed with a 'ey accommodatin# 2aan#ay$ 2#y. 456$

Sam"aloc 0anila. The offices and the "eo"le thee wee eally a""oachable and kind*

heated. :'en if they,e a small and unde"i'ile#ed community$ I saw that they,e a

ha""y one. It was 'ey a""aent that each and e'ey 2aan#ay official hel"s each othe.

Indeed$ they li'e and wok hamoniously$ that,s the eason why I am confident that if

they continue that "aticula manne$ they will be able to ste" abo'e thei cuent le'el.

Ou #ou" decided to o#ani&e a li'elihood "o#am fo them. +e ta""ed

s"onsos and we in'ited "ofessional manicuists and haistylist to e%ecute ou "lan. +e

wanted to #i'e the mothes who ha'e no !obs an a'enue wheein they could be

em"oweed as women and at the same time$ ha'e an e%ta income fo thei families.

Since ou ta#et "eo"le ae mothes$ we thou#ht that it would be ideal if we,d conduct

seminas e#adin# nail "olishin# and hai stylin# since these ae natually the inteests

of ladies. +e asked hel" fom thei chaiman and he immediately a#eed with us.

2y ;OD,s #ace$ ou immesion became successful. It,s quite fulfillin# because I

know that e'en in sim"le acts$ I was able to contibute fo the bettement of a cetain

facet of society. Indeed$ bein# able to hel" is quite #atifyin#. It,s an o""otunity. It,s tue

that it,s moe blessed to #i'e than to ecei'e. )s CRISTians$ we ha'e the es"onsibility

to cay on the !ob of ou (od Jesus Chist. +e should be selfless and think of ways to

hel" those who ae unde"i'ile#ed and down in the dum"s. Indeed$ this immesion has



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left a #eat im"act in my life. It,s tue that whene'e I,m out to hel"$ I shouldn,t think of

the #ades and of othe benefits that I could #et$ instead I should think of how can I

#enuinely "lease ;OD thou#h my actions.

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