You should volunteer instead of wasting your time being angry. Volunteer instead of ranting and raving and wasting precious time. Volunteer instead of complaining. Plus, volunteering looks good on one's resume because it makes you look like a decent human being who cares for others. There are several organizations that can cater to your interests and God given skills.
1. If you think the Metro is too dirty, join Dakila. It's with Lourd Ernest de Veyra, Tado and Ronnie Lazaro. They plan to clean Luneta and re-paint it. If your a fan of Radioactive Sago Project, now's your chance to see Lourd picking up thrash.
2. If you love kids, you can volunteer for Kythe Foundation. They are located at the ground floor of East Avenue Medical Center. It's a group that helps cancer kids cope with their disease. There's also Miggy's Corner storylling section right beside it. Training is every Saturdays. If you want to help juvenile delinquents get a better stab at life, there's several drop inn centers and halfway houses to choose from, just go to any DSWD center near you. You can also check out Laura Vicuna in Sta. Mesa, Childhope Asia, Pangarap Shelter and Hands On Manila.
3. If your into environmentalism, you can join Green Peace, Worlwide Wide Fund, PETA and Bantay Kalikasan. The first one is against pollution and other acts that destroy mother nature, the second one, World Wide Fund helps take care of animals similar to PETA but PETA's more into guarding against abuses done to animals while Bantay Kalikasan guards La Mesa dam. There's also Haribon and Manila Zoo Pet Club.
4. If your into arts, there's the Youth Artists for Empowerment. Ugat Lahi and Artists Coalition.
5. Now if you have manual dexterity (Read: carpentry, plumbing, electrical etc.), Gawad Kalinga and Habitat for Humanity needs you to help them build houses for the homeless.
6. If you love books and reading, you can join BASA Pinoy! Look for Fr. Ted Intangan, SJ at the CEFAM Building, Ateneo de Manila University. Sharing the Light project of Pathways, Alingal Hall , also in Ateneo.
7. If you have business acumen and experience, you can join Philippine Business for Social Progress. It's in Solano street in Intramuros. It's for CEOs, proprietors etc.
8. Social work, community development and NGO is your background? Then you can join several groups.....feminist groups like Gabriela, Bayan, Abanse Pinay, Hasik, etc.
9. If you want to go into education, there's Pathways for Higher Education. They help financially-challenged high school students get a good college education with their self-enhancement programs, learning resource center and academic enrichment program. Call 4266001 loc. 4046. Alingal Hall, Ateneo de Manila.
10. If you're undecided, you can try the VOICE secretariat at UP Psychology Department. Benton Hall. Look for Celia Umali 09228121924 or 09177342259. VOICE is a volunteer organization that coordinates most of the volunteer groups in the Philippines.
*Petula Menggay
carpe diem!!!
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