Category: Livelihood Training

A nursing school that came to know about Goducate’s community work has chosen the Goducate Learning Center in Mabakan, Calaun, to be a center for practical training for their students. Hence 10 nursing students spent January training the locals in basic health awareness and doing health screenings.

Some 30 people, mostly mothers, attended the training course, which was held daily for 2 hours at a time, and consisting of lectures and practical work. The course covered topics such as urinary tract infections, parasite infestation in children, high blood pressure.

The nursing school issued certificates of recognition to those who completed the training. The certificates were presented by the municipal mayor. Jonatan, a member of the Goducate team, was specially commended for his role in coordinating all the arrangements. The nursing school plans to return annually with their students.

At the end of the course, it was time for Goducate to show the nursing students what we do. They were brought to the Goducate Model Farm, where they picked and sampled our crops, and did health screening for the volunteers and workers at the farm.

A fortnight ago parents of the children attending the Goducate Learning Center in Lalao, Laguna, were brought together to attend a session with their children. The session, called Mama and Me, was intended to emphasize to the parents the importance of good communication with their children and of teaching their children and supervising them while they do their homework and assignments. For the children, the intention was to impress on them how much their mothers love them.

The session started with me talking about the important role mothers have in building the lives of their children, which I hope gave them some encouragement. Then we went on to the games and other activities.

For any work to succeed, the laborers ought to be united and respect each other. Hence we plan to have a session at the kindergarten every month to foster good relations with the parents and impress on them the importance of their cooperation in building up the lives of their children. In other words, we want to teach them to help themselves and their own families

Goducate has rented premises for a music studio in Laguna. Members of the Goducate Orchestra, especially those in college, have been helping to get the place ready for use by the end of this month.

This studio is where the Goducate Orchestra will hold its rehearsals. It is also where auditions will held every three months to see whether any of the newer musicians are ready to join the junior orchestra. On top of that, members of the orchestra can use this place to teach private students. The income they receive will help fund their own studies, and perhaps even help meet their families’ daily needs.