JUST 1: Job Trade and Scholarship Fairs for PWD

On May 2, 2014, DOLE-NCR through the Quezon City Field Office joined in the celebration of PWD day by conducting job, trade and scholarship fairs with the following partners: Bigay Buhay Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Office of Congressman Alfred Vargas, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Philippine Association of Local Service Contractors (PALSCON), Diocese of Novaliches, SM City (SM City CARES), DepED, TESDA, DOST, SSS and Phil Health. Fourteen (14) employers participated in the job fair with two hundred thirty five (235) PWD job applicants.

Legal Rights of Persons With Disabilities

Who are Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)? How do we define PWDs? What are the scope of legal rights of Persons With Disabilities? These three questions are common especially for us in the sector. Below, is a video discussing the above questions. Listen to Mr Manuel Agcaoli (CEO of Tahanang Walang Hagdan) and Ms Carmen Zubiaga (Nat'l Council on Disability Affairs) as they expound issues that matter to the PWD community and to our society.

Persons With Disabilities includes those who have long -term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation with society on an equal basis with others.

Tugbok Davao City Students Received School Materials

Last May 24, 2014, our team together with other volunteers went to Tugbok, Davao city to distribute school supplies to more than a hundred students as part of the 4th Back to School Gift Giving Project. The said project aims to provide better education to less fortunate children especially those in remote areas. One of its project was to give necessary school materials like bags, notebooks, pencils, etc. For the first leg of the project, our beneficiaries were students who live in two different orphanages in Tugbok namely, Providence Home of St. Joseph and Padre Pio's Home for Children.

Duskin Leadership Training in Japan for PWD

For how many years now, I have been applying for the Duskin Leadership Training in Japan. To be exact, this is my 5th time to apply. The said training is designed for young Persons With Disabilities (PWD) who are living in Asia and the Pacific that wish to become leaders in their own community and work for the benefit of the PWD sector.

The latter program (the Duskin Leadership Training Program in Japan) was launched in 1999, as part of the Asia and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities (1993-2002).  It recruits young people with disabilities living in Asia and the Pacific who wish to study disability issues in Japan and gain the necessary skills and knowledge to bring back home, in order to improve the situation of the disabled population in their own countries. 

Maximum of 10 trainees are accepted every year. Each country will have at least one representative who is eligible for the said training. Its going to be a 10 month long training program that participants need to adapt themselves to Japanese life and culture. This year the program starts in late August and ends in early July next year. For more details how to apply for the 17th Duskin Leadership Training, visit the official website http://www.normanet.ne.jp/~duskin/english/index.html.

TGIF - A Perfect Place for a Perfect Lunch

TGI Friday’s Davao branch (Abreeza Ayala Mall) launched its newest promo last May 12, 2014 and its called A Perfect Place for the Perfect Lunch. This includes the following: Japeno Mushroom Stuffed Chicken, Cajun Spaghetti and Meatballs, Sizzling Seafood Rice, and Grilled Chop in Shitake Cream Sauce. All of these new offer of TGIF is only for 295pesos. Available from Monday to Friday, 11am - 2pm (lunch time). 

Japeno Mushroom Stuffed Chicken - Deep-fried chicken fillet stuffed with Jalapenos and Shitake over rice pilaf with summer coleslaw.

4th Back to School Gift Giving Project

Following three successful gift giving events in the past 3 years, Behind the Rolling Chair is now on its 4^th installment of the Back to School Gift Giving Project. Through this project, we are able to help underprivileged school children by giving school supplies such as bags, notebooks, shoes, pencil, and other necessary materials for their education. To date, we have given already to over 1000 children in Davao city and Davao del Sur including our adopted 3 orphanages namely; Padre Pios Home for Children, Providence Home of St. Joseph, and Balay Pasilungan.

It was May of 2011, when the team drove to Kumasi, Santa Maria, Davao Del Sur and distributed school supplies to seventy (70) poor school kids. It drew a lot of attention that made the second leg of this project even more successful, benefiting more than 200 kids from supports coming here and abroad. Last year of May, the third installment of this project benefited 400 students from the city and the provinces of Davao. Beneficiaries include the 3 orphanages mentioned above and the victims of flash flood in Pongpong, Sta Maria Davao del Sur, Kabantian Elem School and the students with disabilities in Davao city.

Naprey the Strong-wheeled Back to Schooler

The Good Story Competition  in Singapore is a celebration of creative and compelling video storytelling of everyday people in Asia doing good to improve the lives of others.

It also provides these inspiring people the opportunity to have their stories told by passionate and talented filmmakers, and shared through Our Better World’s distribution channels and partners to encourage others to help them in their cause.

One of Davao city's digital video storyteller, Glorypearl Dy of Switotwins Digital Storytelling Philippines submitted an entry to the competition that features Behind the Rolling Chair and his advocacy project, the Back to School Gift Giving Project. The video made it to the top 20 & goes to the final judging & there will be audience voting from April 21 to May 4. To vote follow the easy steps below.