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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Ayala Foundation Inc. sets out LEADCOM in Mindanao


Ayala Foundation Inc. (AFI), the social development arm of the Ayala Group of Companies and Active Aid Partnerships (AAP), an international non-profit organization formally launched the Leadership Communities (LeadCom) program in Mindanao last April 17, 2012 at the Mallberry Suites Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.
LeadCom is the recent youth leadership development program of AFI which was launched on November 3, 2011 in Manila. Right then, it collaborated with AAP to bring about the said program to nine (9) priority areas all over the Philippines. Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Camiguin and Bukidnon are the initial target areas in Mindanao where the program is set to stage.
LeadCom program aims to develop, inspire, empower and nurture the leadership skills of young Filipinos and promote key leadership values to student leaders in various parts of the Philippines. With this program, the Ayala anticipates to see more youth leaders rise up and actively engaged and committed to serving their respective communities.
Maria Lourdes Heras – de Leon, AFI President together with Frederik Mellentin and Rolf Andersen, AAP founders welcomed and appreciated the guests for gracing the event. “Our hope is that you will take to heart the mission of youth leadership in working together to develop leaders in your respective areas. Remember that our country needs leadership and service,” Heras-de Leon said. She also stressed out that Mindanao is very close to their hearts and that the youth are the hope and promise of the region.
Organizers from Oriental Mindoro, one of the first LeadCom camp areas, inspired the guests as they munificently recounted stories and imparted lessons learned from the experience.
In the culmination of the event, Mario Deriquito, AFI Senior Manager, challenged the audience to take part in building the nation one community at a time. It was also in the said event where the TEN Moves! campaign was launched which advocated for providing common folk with the opportunity to help address the current classroom shortage of public schools in the country.
LeadCom program works in six (6) interrelated phases – Formation and Launch; Camp preparations and Facilitators Training Workshop; Leadership Camp; Formation of Facilitator Network and Planning Uniform School Program; Uniform School Program and Small Projects Grants; and Evaluation and Planning for Year Two.
In partnership with AAP, the program identifies and brings together partner schools, colleges and universities from a defined area in the city or province to form an initial core group that will commit to champion youth leadership development in their respective schools and to work together so the program spreads to all higher learning institutions in their area.


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