THE MESSAGE . BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA www . kalatas . com . au | Volume 7 Number 6 | MARCH 2017 COMMUNITY
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THE MESSAGE . BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA www . kalatas . com . au | Volume 7 Number 6 | MARCH 2017 COMMUNITY
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Summer Immersion Program in the Philippines
By Cyn Purisima Argana
CFC ANCOP Australia sent its third batch of ANCOP Ambassadors for a 10-day immersion program in the Philippines last January .
The group which is composed of 11 volunteers from across Australia spent time visiting ANCOP scholars and their families , participating in weekend tutorial programs in public schools , visiting an orphanage in Bulacan , a resettlement community in Marikina and building houses for the typhoon victims in Leyte and Cebu .
ANCOP is acronym for Answering the Cry of the Poor and the social ministry of Couples for Christ Global Mission Foundation Inc . ANCOP immersion programs are open to organised groups and private individuals who seek to experience transformation in their lives through serving the poor . Visit https :// www . cfcancop . org . au .
SEATs for orphans in PH
A visit in an orphanage in Bustos , Bulacan , now home to former street children . Through the generosity of donors , a school runs inside the orphanage ’ s compound . ANCOP supports the education of some of the kids who live there .
ANCOP Volunteers during building of houses for the Haiyan typhoon victims in Leyte .
Weekend Tutorial program or Cornerstone was developed in partnership with Ateneo de Manila University and ran by volunteers from Singles and Youth for Christ ( SFC / YFC ).
Children from the ‘ Angel House ’ orphanage in Davao welcome the arrival of their colourful ecofriendly seats packed with school items .
The seats , completed under the S . E . A . T . Project , were made by Australian students from the Coreen School Blacktown late last year .
The S . E . A . T Project stands for ‘ Sustainability , Education , Art and Teamwork ’ and is a social initiative and arts based educational product that educates children in social values , sustainability and encourages community engagement . The gift-giving for the Filipino orphans was facilitated by the S . E . A . T . in coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Canberra and supported by LBC Cargo which shipped the products to the Philippines .
“ The students were blown away by the fact that something that they made in their school was in another country ”, said John Williamson the implementing teacher of the S . E . A . T Project at Coreen School Blacktown .