CASA CITTADINI: 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Articles Written by Silliman University Students

Australian Business Volunteer GARY EVANS recently came to Dumaguete to impart knowledge to ONCAN members on the strategies for conducting effective campaigns utilizing the tri-media (TV/radio, internet, print).

As part of this project, Mr. Evans enlisted the help of senior communications students from Silliman University to do advocacy writing for the NGOs.

We at Casa had two guests from Silliman University. Please find their articles below.

By: Marie Janelle A. Vintola (July 20, 2010)

Sometimes we find ourselves wishing to have a better life and asking a lot more from God but forgetting to thank Him for the countless blessings He gave us. And one of those blessings is the gift of having a family.

In the scenic hilltop of Valencia where the smell of cool fresh breeze awaits you, is a place where little children find refuge and have their hopes of having a family come true.

I will never forget the day when I first set foot at Casa Cittadini, a place in that small town that will forever leave a mark in my memory.

It was late in the afternoon when we headed to the beautiful town of Valencia. After almost an hour of travel, we finally reached our destination and I started to feel the chilly breeze I get and slowly I approached the grey colored gate. After a few seconds, I and my friend were invited into the place. The children were having their dinner when we arrived and Sister Celina, the directress of the foundation, allowed us to introduce ourselves to the children.
Sr. Celina, she told us that Casa Cittadini is a congregation founded by Mother Giudita Cittadini and Blessed Caterina Cittadini.

“Casa” means home, so it is a home for the children, mainly “for the orphaned, abandoned, and neglected girls.”

After the creation of a home for the boys, called Casa Miani, the Bishop entrusted to the Ursuline Sisters the creation of a home for the girls as well.

“We have thought to open an orphanage,” Sr. Celina recalled.

“It was a calling; it became reality, so it was opened 2003.”

Their main mission is to cultivate strong faith in Jesus Christ, promote Christian values, provide a place for learning, foster a family spirit, establish a healthy relationship with each other, and prepare the children to become responsible.

I was fondly chatting with a little girl in their study room when one young lady came in and stood beside the little girl I was talking to, as if wanting to join in our little conversation.

I smiled at her and she smiled back, telling me “Naa bya akong story diha te,” (My story is written there) at the same time pointing at the leaflet I was holding. I anxiously looked at the picture and then quickly read through the short story written.

Fourteen-year-old “Lia” (not her real name), formerly lived in a small, “shanty” house near the Smokey Mountain at San Pedro, Laguna. She was still six years old when her mother left her and her brothers and sisters. Due to great poverty, her father sent her to the care of the Ursuline Sisters.

“Lia” was still eight years old when she first arrived at Casa Cittadini. “Pasalamat gud kaayo ko naabot ko diri,” (I am very thankful that I am here) she said.

After years of being under the care of the sisters at Casa Cittadini, “Lia” still longs to see her father and her other siblings soon. She dreams of becoming a Social Worker someday since she wanted to help other children who are also experiencing poverty, like her.

I can just see the happiness she feels because of this great blessing in her life and in return, she wanted to do the same to others.

It just feels so great seeing other people happy and one thing I’m sure of, I will definitely be going back to that place, soon.

By: Dianine Cayle P. Cinco

The place was quiet, with children sitting quietly, seriously flipping through the pages of their textbooks. The wind is heavy with stillness. As I walked inside the study room, I saw faces of willingness, willingness to learn, willingness to grow, and willingness to live despite the twist of misfortune in their lives.

I was inside the room and was seating next to Leslie ( not her real name), a girl who turned fourteen that day. She is from the orphanage Casa Cittadini, which is under the supervision of the Ursuline Sisters of Somasca.

Casa Cittadini is a home exclusively for “orphaned, abandoned, and neglected girls” with the absence of the “physical, moral, spiritual, and educational cares of a family.”

I spoke to her as though I was her age to break the wall of discomfort between us. I felt her feelings of awkwardness in answering questions and later felt a sense of security between us.

The conversation went smooth for the two of us, Leslie was able to reveal her thoughts to me.

I began asking her all the possible questions that would help me know her a little more. At first the conversation was not that bad, but then I started to feel her distress little by little.

I felt the pain when she recalled blaming the Lord of what has happened to her mother, “Nganong mang imong gipa sakripisyo ang akong mama, Ginoo?” ( Why does my mother’s life seem to be ending in suffering, Lord?) she said in unuttered loneliness.

Her parents got separated before her mother died when she was eleven, she is the eldest in the family with a brother under the care of her aunt and another who is housed at Casa Miani, an orphanage for boys.
Leslie’ faith with the Lord changed when she entered the orphanage. “Nangayo ko ug pasaylo sa Ginoo kay ako siyang gi basol sa tanang kasakit nga akong naagian sa akong kinabuhi” ( I asked forgiveness from God for blaming Him of all the trials in my life).

Although her eyes appeared to be depressed, they sparkled with the enthusiasm of life when she recaptured the years when she and her brothers were still together.
She long for those times.

But also she yearned to be like one of the nuns of the orphanage helping out to kids like her without asking something in return.

Inside the orphanage, she felt at ease, loved, and accepted. Sharing a smile and breathing a sigh, Leslie said that all she ever wanted in life was to have a perfect family.

She could not change what came about, all she could ever do is to thank the Lord for giving her a home where she felt the love from other people.

I admit, I was not as brave as Leslie nor did I know what to do when I first heard thunder. I used to cry out to God asking “God don’t You see me crying, God don’t You see me get hurt, and God why are You not helping me?”

While I have not understood pain to the extent others have endured; I have not suffered a death of a mother, the abandonment of a father, and separation with a brother but my dealing with hurting people like Leslie gave me the thought that there are those people in deep sorrow ever eager to fight back to life.

All through out the interview, the story of Leslie gave me the belief that God’s plan could sometimes lead us to question His plan for us.

His ways seem so difficult to grasp. The suffering we are coping with has no definite answer but does in one way or another drive us to seek for Him more, and to believe in Him more.

It is realized in suffering that God gives hope to the hopeless, meaning to the meaningless, strength to the weak, and reason to the absurd.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

ELSIE’S SMILE

Submitted by Casa Cittadini Foundation, Inc. member Olga Uy

The first time I saw Elsie, Sister Celina was showing her an outgrown dress of my daughter’s, and telling her that it was going to be hers. Right there and then, I witnessed and was captivated by one of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen. That was Elsie’s smile. It was hardly a smile that would qualify for a toothpaste commercial. All you could see were her gums and a few front teeth that have been eaten up and blackened by decay. But boy! was it beautiful!! It brightened up her entire face and shone with all the innocence that only children could muster. But it was more than that. Elsie’s smile that day radiated her joy and excitement at the thought that she was going to have another dress.

You see, Elsie just recently arrived at Casa Cittadini – Home for Girls. She only had one set of clothes that day she came in ... the very ones on her back. She had to borrow from the other girls during her first few days at Casa. When Sister Celina was finally able to buy her one dress, she asked a question that was of utmost importance to her: did she still have to return that dress?

That day when Sister handed her my daughter’s old dress, Elsie’s smile showed her joy as she finally understood – that dress was going to be hers alone. Nobody was going to take it back.

Today, Elsie continues to smile with that same contagious, joyous smile of hers. I would like to believe that it is a reflection of her inner joy and contentment. Having been taken in by the Ursuline Sisters at Casa Cittadini, she now lives a much better life.

Elsie’s life had not always been this good. At her tender age, Elsie already knows how it feels like to be abandoned by her own mother. Yes, tiny Elsie, who at age six looks no bigger than a four year old, has seen some of the worst that life has to offer. She still talks about her baby sister whom her father gave up for adoption due to poverty. And at that age, Elsie learned to cook rice by herself. Her case study reveals that their father often had to leave her and her brothers a week at a time because of his work. During these times, the children learned to survive on their own, sleep unaccompanied by any adult in a filthy shanty wearing the same unwashed clothes for days on end, and yes, cook rice when there was rice to be cooked.

But all that is behind her. Elsie now lives at Casa Cittadini along with 25 other girls under the care of Sister Celina and Sister Maria Fe. They all go to school and have a safe, secure, and loving home to return to each day where nutritious meals and clean, warm beds await.

Elsie is but one girl. But her life mirrors that of the 25 other girls whose life stories do not differ from Elsie’s. Fate brought them to Casa. Now they have a better shot at a future that is full of promise.

There are more institutions like Casa Cittadini that provide the same kind of service to disadvantaged children around Negros Oriental. Little Children of the Philippines, GWAVE, and GP Rehab are but a few of the non-governmental organizations that are actively working right now for these children’s welfare.

There was a time when these organizations worked individually and independent of each other and with little or no knowledge of the others’ existence. The idea to bring them together under an umbrella organization to maximize their effectiveness and to enable them to share their resources and expertise in their respective fields came up and thus, the Oriental Negros Children’s Advocacy Network (ONCAN) was formed. Under the Presidency of Baby Jambora of Chapel of the Doves, ONCAN is a fully functioning network made up of more than 30 member NGOs. It is actively working towards the advancement of its members’ capabilities and capacities with the end in view of maximizing their potential for the benefit of all the children under their care.

There are thousands more of little Elsies out there. And each of them is receiving the same kind of care and nurturing that Elsie of Casa Cittadini is getting. But the sad reality remains that there are probably hundreds of thousands more out there who have not been reached by the members of ONCAN yet. They have a daunting task ahead of them, but having seen their dedication and commitment, I am certain that they will get there.

If you wish to get involved, you may email me or visit the following websites:

http://www.oncan.org/CasaCittadini/CasaCittadini.htm

http://www.oncan.org/

(ONCAN is hiring a full-time psychologist to do counselling and evaluation of children who have been victimized, abused, or traumatized. Salary range is P10,000.00 to P30,000.00 depending on qualifications. If you are interested, please email me so I could give you more details. ONCAN will be accepting applications until August 5.)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Full-time Psychologist WANTED!

Accepting applications until August 5, 2010

Background

The Negros Oriental Children’s Advocacy Network (ONCAN) was incorporated in July 2007 and is based in Dumaguete. The network currently comprises 30 Members, all of whom are NGO’s or LGU’s working to assist and protect at-risk children, and in particular to raise community awareness of children’s rights and child protection legislation.

The child beneficiaries include street kids, orphans, abused children, juvenile delinquents, displaced children, indigents, disabled children, and children from cultural minorities.

The assistance and services provided by network Members include legal and living services, educational programs, and community education.

ONCAN is an umbrella NGO that plans, facilitates and co-ordinates a wide range of inter Member resource sharing opportunities, trainings, and income generating activities.

During a 2009 survey of our organization’s greatest needs it was concluded that a child psychologist remained the largest resource gap among all Members. Currently none of our organizations have access to a child psychologist and only one uses psychiatric services, which are based in Bacolod, 9 hours away.

Overview

The overall aim of this service is to provide psychological help to ONCAN Member’s clients, often these clients will have had traumatic experience, live in stressful environments, and/or experience harsh living situations.

The Psychologist will be ONCAN’s first shared paid resource. The successful applicant will be based at Little Children of the Philippines (LCP) based in Daro, Dumaguete City. LCP will be in charge of overseeing and managing. He/She will be responsible for 9 ONCAN Organizations that have made a financial commitment to participate. The four main objectives of their job are as follows:

1. Individual counseling: This service is reserved for the most in need, which will be determined by the Child Psychologist

2. Group counseling: This service will happen on a weekly basis and will consist of inter-member groups as well as private group sessions for certain organizations.

3. Staff trainings and information sessions: One session per month, topics to be determined.

4. Arrival and departure assessments: This service will be useful for organizations that have children coming and going with very little knowledge of previous history also for children who will be making transitions, such as leaving an orphanage. This shall also include legal testimony as needed.

Detailed Tasks:

 Initial meetings with 9 involved ONCAN Members in order to identify needs and demands and draw a general working plan for the year and detailed plan for the first three months.

 Providing clinical evaluation of ONCAN children who are referred

 Conducts counseling interviews (individual or group) sessions and other psychotherapeutic techniques as needed by ONCAN personnel, children and parents experiencing emotional, behavioral, psychological crisis or trauma.

 Provide psychological testing and assessment of learning disabilities, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), depression, panic disorder, bipolar illness, schizophrenia, and all other mental health issues as needed (testing materials permitting).

 Provide recommendations and referrals based on results of testing.

 Plans and conducts training/seminar workshop for ONCAN staff members based on the need and objectives of the activity. It is anticipated that this will be on a monthly basis.

 Reporting schedule will be agreed upon with chosen applicant at first board meeting.

 Maintain records about each child that is a patient.

 Time and availability permitting conduct Personality/Projective/Aptitude and Interest/IQ tests: To be administered to children or staff under the following category:

• Experiencing emotional or psychological trauma
• Personality disorders
• Psychotic/neurotic disability
• Suicidal tendency
• College entrance evaluation (aptitude and interest test)
• Intellectual functioning
• Sociability index
• Multidisciplinary assessment approach for special children

Monitoring and Evaluation:

Little Children of the Philippines Inc. shall have a staff member that oversees the day to day activities of the Child Psychologist. The LCP manager will be tasked with:

 Liaising between the Child Psychologist and Member organizations
 Providing accountability of the Child Psychologists working hours
 Track the demographics of attendance in psychotherapy and counseling as a form of monitoring for future use for clients needs.
 Collecting and organizing written evaluations from the host organizations for each patient’s history, behavior and grades.

ONCAN Child Psychologist Administrative Board (OCPAB) will be comprised of representatives from participating Organizations, ONCAN’s Management Team and the Donors. OCPAB will meet quarterly to review progress, develop new ideas, and discuss needed trainings/seminars. OCPAB will serve as the disciplinary board should an issue arise.

Working place: Little Children of the Philippines Inc. in Daro, Dumaguete City

Duration: this is a two years project. Contract is of 1 year with possible extension to year 2

Gross salary: 10,000-30,000 depending on qualifications

Probation is 3 months in which both parties, employer and employee, can resign with letter with one-month notice. After the probation, and when contract is confirmed, the notice will be of two months.

Qualifications:

 A minimum of Bachelor degree in Psychology plus five years of experience working with children or adolescents, or a master or PhD plus three years of experience working with children or adolescents

 Have acquired specialized training and have conducted workshops or seminars in working with children, adolescents and families.

 Has demonstrated record of counseling individuals and groups.

 Native Filipino that speaks Visayan fluently.

 Willing to work Saturdays and some evenings.

 Willing to travel around the island

 Own testing materials a plus

TO APPLY: Please send your CV, 3 professional references, and the name of the ONCAN member if you were recommended to oncan.dumaguete@gmail.com or post it to

Little Children of the Philippines
Claytown, Daro
Dumaguete City
Philippines, 6200

ORIENTAL NEGROS CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY NETWORK (ONCAN)

MEMBERS AND PARTNERS

Updated 14 March 2010

ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF THE FILIPINO CHILDREN INC. (AWFCI)

Front of Uptown Garden, behind the former National Statistics Office building

Contact: Madalena “Mimie” Abella- Proj. Director

Phone: 09277732398

Email: awfci@yahoo.com

defepi@yahoo.com

BATANG CALABNUGAN, INCORPORATED

Calabnugan Sibulan Oriental Negros

Contact person: Francesco Izzo 09052687807/ 09156845019

President: Flora Llorente Aguit

Email: fraeflo8@yahoo.it

Website: www.islangbata.it

Target groups: Physically handicapped children

CARE CORNER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

1679 Care Corner Way; Sibulan

Phone: 225-2750

Contact: Mrs. Marietta U. Montebon- Exec. Dir/ Joy- Social Worker

CASA CITTADINI FOUNDATION, INC.

Jawa, Valencia, Negros Oriental

Land: (035) 226-1160

Contact person: St. Celina Joseph (Directress) 09298576826/09195531962

Volunteer: Olga Uy 09177006020

E-mail :valenciahomeforgirls@yahoo.com

Services: Residential facility for children, Educational assistance, Human development; Family spirit; psychological and emotional development; religious and spiritual formation.

Target group: abandoned, orphaned, out of school and neglected girls

CASA ESPERANZA HOME FOR GIRLS

CSWD Center, Brgy. Bantayan, Dumaguete City

Social Worker and Center Head: Dalisay Padayao, 09273051233

Contact: Karen Gados, United States Peace Corps Volunteer;

Phone: 225-5886 cell: 09085289045

Email: casa.esperanza.homeforgirls.@gmail.com; karengados@gmail.com

Services: Residential facility for children, basic literacy tutoring, life skills training, therapeutic activities, sports activities, livelihood skills development (organic gardening and composting)

Target group: physically and sexually abused women and children, abandoned children.

CASA MIANI-ARVEDI

Casa Miani Arvedi, Brgy. Talay, Dumaguete City

Tel# (035) 420-7520

e-mail: arveditalay@yahoo.com

Contact person: Bro. Ambet Timbol, CRS, Agency Director 09192674603

Social Worker: Ana mirasol 09105233856

Volunteer: Elizabeth Singler 09206117213

Services: Educative Environment; Educational Program; Religious Formation from Elementary to Highschool; Social Services Health Care; Sports and Recreation

Target Group: Residential Care; Male children youths ages 7 to 18 who are abandoned, orphaned, school drop-out and street children or boys whose parents can’t offer basic needs such as food and education

CHAPEL OF THE DOVES

Calvary Chapel of Dumaguete, Motong, Dumaguete City

P.O. Box 298, Dumaguete City 6200

CCD office: (35) 225-0407 and (35) 422-9093

Ministry Leader: Baby Jambora

Contact person: Baby Jambora (mobile # 09156831961)

E-mail: chapelofthedoves@gmail.com

Services: Weekly feeding programs (4 outreaches), education (2 Day Care Centers) and provides children’s bible studies. Livelihood & Skills Training programs in coordination with the local and national government agencies. Free 98 houses for the poorest of the poor: Scandinavian Village, Candau-ay, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

Target Group: Children from the indigent /below poverty level families

CITY SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Rizal Blvd. Dumaguete City

Land: 225- 9887/ 422-8117

Contact: Marina C. Mendoza

Email: cswdodgte@yahoo.com

Services: livelihood assistance; pre-marriage and marriage counseling; early childhood care and development; women’s welfare organization; youth welfare organization; senior citizens and other needy adults; care for abused women and children

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT/ National and Provincial Level

DSWD, Captial Area, Dumaguete City 6200

Land: 225- 9760/ 225-0509/ 422-6126

Contact Person: Ms. Alicia B. Lagarde

Social Worker: Mrs. Rose Marie T. Camero

Email: alice_dswdnegor@yahoo.com

Services: Emergency and counseling services, Child protection services and CNSP, technical assistance on day care services/ ECCD projects. Resource persons on training on child protection services/ ECCD related trainings and PES (Parent effectiveness services) and ERPAT and responsible parenting movement and natural family planning

Target group: Indigent/ families in crisis situation, abused children and women, service providers for capacity building and training.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

2F Uymatiao Bldg, San Jose St. Dumaguete City

Land: 225-4781/ 422-5509

Contact person: Bing Sumenoy 225-7371

Director: PD Javier Fortunato Jr.

Email: msumenz@yahoo.com

Services: Can give/conduct trainings/ seminars/ talks on: enterprise development, capability building, marketing and packaging development

Target groups: parents/family members PWD’s

DUMAGUETE CHILD FOSTER CARE PROJECT INC. (DCFCPI)

Mango Ave. Bantayan, Dumaguete City

Phone: 422-3173

Contact: Mrs. Demetria A. Abella- Project Director

Celfon: 09277732398

Social Worker: Ms. Lani Bulngis

Email: defepi@yahoo.com

DUMAGUETE PRESS AND RADIO CLUB

Contact: Florence Baesa

Phone: 09179981061

FRIENDSHIP HOME FOUNDATION, INC.

No. 141 Brgy. Jawa Valencia, Negros Oriental 6215 Philippines

Tel. #: (035) 225-4013; 225-2558

Contact: Sr. Dolores R. Tancinco, FSP/ Sis. Marilou F. Tudara- exec. Dir/ Mr. carlito Baligasa- S.W.

Services: Socio, Health, Educational, Religious Services Residential Care

Target Group: Orphaned, surrendered, abandoned, neglected children

GENDER WATCH AGAINST VIOLENCE & EXPLOITATION (GWAVE)

Rm. 2, 3rd Floor, RBS Bldg., cor. Ma. Cristina & San Jose Sts., Dumaguete City

Telephone: (0350 421-0040

Telefax: (035) 226-1800

email: genderwave@gmail.com

Ms. Cindy B. Uy, Executive Director 09279955451

Ms. Letty Dayao, Social Worker 0918- 6111141

Services: legal assistance for women and children, healing and reintegration for young survivors of sexual abuse, advocacy and training with stakeholders including men and youth.

Target group: Community based; women, children, men and youth

THE GREAT PHYSICIAN REHABILITATION FOUNDATION, INC. (GPREHAB)

S.L. Teves Subdivision, Calindagan, Dumaguete City, Oriental Negros

Ms. Analou L. Suan, Executive Director

Telephone: (035) 4228308

Telefax: (035) 2261887

Mob: +63 9197557664

Email: gprehab@yahoo.com

Services: Community and center based rehabilitation and education services, trainings on disability detection and intervention, advocacy

Target Group: Community based; children and youth with disabilities, parents, families.

INTERNATIONAL CARE MINISTRY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.

32522 San Diego Bldg., Crossing Agan-An, Sibulan, Negros Oriental 6201

Land: 419-60-74

Contact person: Pastor Sam Templado 09285512604

Social Worker and consultant: Mrs. Jude C. Jordan

Director: Ptr. Samuel Templadu

Email: samche4_t@yahoo.com

Website: www.caremin.com

Services: Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situation; Food Distribution; Supplemental dry Feeding; Medical Assistance; Livelihood Assistance; scholarship for vocational course,

Target Group: Community based Un/underemployed families, malnourished children in squatter areas, PTB patients

KALAUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.

Siliman University Campus, Dumaguete City

Tel. #: (035) 422-4212

email: kalauman27@yahoo.com

Liberty C. Murillo, Project Administrator 09283182979

Social Workers: Mercy T, Suringa 09052736238; Yanie Lecciones 09158234563

Services: Educational support for children and youth, income generating projects/ cooperative formation

Target Group: children and youth of low income families

KNH- KCDC Silliman University Extension Office

Silliman University Extension Program, Dumaguete City 6200

Contact Person: Maria Leodel P. Sonte (email: sorotemarialeodel@yahoo.com)

land: 422-7207;

cell: 09197318630

Email: sukcdc_29211@yahoo.com.ph

LITTLE CHILDREN OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.

Claytown, Daro, Dumaguete City

Tel. #: (035) 225-8252/422-8321

Contact Person: Carmenia Benosa- 09192571161

Social Worker: Mona Lisa Nemenzo- 09185894680

Volunteer: Bob Hanson :

Fax No. 226-2773 and 2250766

E-mail: carmenia_lcp@hotmail.com

Website: www.littlechildren.org

Carmenia J. Benosa, LCPI Administrator

Services: Shelter, Medical Care, Livelihood, Educational sponsorship from primary, to college.

Target Group: Indigent youth and families

METRO DUMAGUETE ROADRUNNERS CLUB (MDRC)

C/o Paultom Y. Paras - Events Coordinator

E-mail: ptyp2000@yahoo.com

112 Silliman Avenue Ext., Dumaguete City

Community Service: Health through organized sports events-running

Target Group: Community sports: CWD's, Children & Adults

Engr. Deo Salem – President (0921-597-1845)

E-mail: dcsalem@yahoo.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW CHILDHAVEN FOUNDATION, INC.

Dumaguete/Valencia Road, East Balabag, 6215 Valencia, Negros Oriental

Tel: # 035-423-8001

Cell# 09087635011

Email: kingjosiahus@yahoo.com

Mr. Jack Washington, Chairman

Services: Center-based residential program for children and youth Residential Care

Target Group: Impoverished children 6-17 years old

NEW LIFE CHILDREN'S HOME, INC.

Main Site: Leon Kilat St., Lutao, Bacong, Negros Oriental

Tel. No. 035-424-8109

Email: chiu_galelio@yahoo.com.ph

LCH Brgy. Villareal, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental

Rev. Galelio A. Chiu, Sr., Administrator

Services: Residential Care Services

Target Group: Residential Care; Children and Youth

NORTLDC

Provincal Nursery Compound, Piapi, Dumaguete City

Land: 422-9278

Contact Person: Dr. Rodbigo T-Labe 422-4443

Services: Livelihood project skills trainings; food processing, massage and food production trainings.

Target groups: All abled people

ONE CANDLE SCHOOLHOUSE / Bright Lights Community Learning Center

Location: Tambobo, si-it, Negros Oriental

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 150

Dumaguete 6200

Negros Oriental, Philippines

Contact persons: Gena Jandog 09262647408

Janefel Palalori 09059595818

Evelyn Bucad 09054290605

Founder/Director: Diane Pool, 0920 629 2944

Services: Education – Creative Arts/Computer Literacy/creative educational projects, critical thinking/ leadership skills

Target Group: children and youth adults

Email: brightlightslearningcenter@gmail.com

Blog: HYPERLINK "http://www.1candleschoolhouse.blogspot.com" www.1candleschoolhouse.blogspot.com

PNPPO / DUMAGUETE CITY POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS (PCR)

Philippine National Police-

Contact person: Maj. Rosalinda Abellon

Celfon:09192369579 / 09156437188

Email: abellonrosalinda@yahoo.com

PROVINCAL INTREGRATED SKILLS TRAINING CENTER (PISTC)

Peo Motorpool, Talay, Dumaguete City

Land: 420-0302

Contract Person: Engr. Silverio B. Saceda Jr. 09089906862

Director: Governor Macias II

Services: Skills training program with TESDA scholarships: automotive servicing NCI Inc. II; welding Smaw NCII. Scholarships- building wiring electrician NCII; machining NCI

Target group: male or female; elementary graduate; at least 18 years old

RAINBOW VILLAGE MINISTRIES, INC.

P.O. Box 84 Palinpinon Rd, Upper Batinguel, 6200 Dumaguete City

Tel.#. (035) 225-0888/422-7771

e-mail: rainbowvillageministries@gmail.com

Contact person: Ptr. Mike Yost 09282852406

Social Worker: Florence Pilas

Volunteer: Nurse Karen Tellefson

Director: Mike and Sheryl Yost

Services: Residential care services for abused and abandoned infants and children. Specializing in adoption placements., residential care for teen girl victims of abuse. Also providing Christian counseling and character formation, school sponsorship, and Barangay feeding outreach to children.

Target Group: Infants and young children without families or surrendered; young women in need of care and protection from assailants.

SACEDA YOUTH LEAD

Syl center, Cardan-an lilwd. Dumguete City

Land: 420-0328

Contact: Dave Saceda/ Chan Gallano 09089907502

Email: sacedayouthlead@yahoo.com

Services: Leadership training; teambuilding, conflict, management, personality development and strategic planning

Target group: School children and teachers

SOCIAL ACTION CENTER

Cathedral Compound, Dumaguete City

Contact: Mrs. Victoria Elumir- Project director (old)

Phone: 225-2399

STEP BY STEP INTERNATIONAL

Bunao, Dumaguete City

Contact: Mr. Torsetin Benold- Exec. Director/ Mrs. Rosemarie Abrio- S.W.

STO. NIÑO CHILDREN'S HOME FOUNDATION, INC.

SL Teves Subdivision, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental 6200

Tel. #: Cebu office (032) 253-4315; c/o

Ms. Marvie Valendez:

telefax: 032-340-0149 / 0917-6206383

Dgte office: 035-226-3999; 035-225-1070

Fr. Butch Malana, Executive Director

Services: Shelter and Home Care Services; Social Services; Educational; Support Program; Medical/Hospitalization Service Residential Care Abandoned/neglected children

TING MATIAO FOUNDATION INC. (TMF)

Matiao bldg, Sta. Catalina St. Dumaguete City

Phone: 225-4718

WORLD VISION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. (WVDF)

Bais City, Aglipay St.

Phone: 402-8489

Contact Person: Neocita (Bing) Duran- Program Officer

Contact #: 09285077166/ 422-1596

Email: neocita_duran@WVI.org

Website: www.worldvision.org.ph

YOUTH ADVOCATES THROUGH THEATER ARTS (YATTA)

Silliman University

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees: Glynda T. Descuatan

Artistic Director: Dessa Quesada-Palm

President: Junsly Kitay

Address: c/o Divinity House 14 Mack St., Bantayan, Dumaguete City

Contact numbers: 226-3535, 0917 7949901

Email: dessaqp@yahoo.com

Nature: A youth theater group that produces advocacy materials on various social issues and values. It also trains young people in theater arts, and organizes various cultural events. Productions include a piece on violence against women and children, trafficking, solid waste management and the environment, the life of Leon Kilat, children with disabilities and rape.

VISAYAN FORUM FOUNDATION, INC.

St. Paul University, Dumaguete City

Contact person: Marlene Z. Pepino

Contact No.: 09285522753

Office tel. No. 4221933

Email: yen_1952@yahoo.com.ph

visforum@pldtdsl.net

Website: www.visayanforum.org

Services: Empowerment for domestic workers. Protection, Justice and Healing for victims of Trafficking and Sustainable Development for Migrant Working Children and their families.

PAGBAG-O (Panaghugpong Sa Gagmay nga Bayanihang Grupo sa Oriental)

Contact Person: May Anne dela Raya (Email: maryannedelaraya@yahoo.com)

Celfon No.: 09283454121

Office No.: 2258574

Email: pagbag.o@gmail.com

SILAW ANKLUNG ENSEMBLE of Manjuyod

Manjuyod Tourism Office

Contact person: Biosita “Bing” Balbon

Celfon no.: 09192964494\

Email: bing29207@yahoo.com

KAPASKI, INC. (Katilingbanong Pagtagad Alang Sa Kauswagan, Inc.)

Bayawan City

Contact person: Helen Narciso

Tel. Nos.: 09262947574

Email: helen_narciso2003@yahoo.com

NORWEGIAN DISABLED CARE FOUNDATION (NDCF)

GP Rehab Office Office

Contact person: Svein Erik Lying

Celfon: 09089281977

Email: ndcf2000@yahoo.no

SUMAPI (Samahan at Ugnayan ng mga Mangagawang Pantahanan sa Pilipinas, Inc.)

Kasambahay Center

St. Paul University, Dumagauete City

Contact person: Marlene A. Pepino

Office tel. No.: 4221933

Celfon: 09285522753

HIGALA - STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD (HISAW)

Silliman University, Dumaguete City

Silliman University students representing 23 countries

Production Manager: Aesha Fleider Amigo Villanueva (USA)

Celfon: 09285077173

Email: aesha_v@yahoo.com

Services: Will do community service with ONCAN member NGOs as an outreach program.

SOUTH EAST ASIA ORGANIZATION (SEAO)

Silliman University, Dumaguete City

Silliman University students representing 11 countries

President: Marie Chielo Ybio (Philippines)

Celfon: 09279359949

Email: mariechielo_23@yahoo.com

Services: Will do community service with ONCAN member NGOs as an outreach program.

AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS (ABV)

In Country Manager: Waya Araos

Volunteer Consultant: Keith Barrett

UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS (USPCV)

Country Director: Sonia Stines Derenoncourt

ONCAN Management Team member: Karen Gados

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Casa Cittadini Foundation, Inc.

The children are the most helpless and vulnerable individuals in any society around the world. They need to be given a home, cared for, nurtured, and loved. It was under this premise that Casa Cittadini came to be.

The construction of the Home was made possible through the generosity of the friends and benefactors of the Ursuline Sisters of Somasca, both in the Philippines and abroad. Sr. Vera Ravasio, the Superior Delegate of the Ursuline Sisters in the Philippines delegated the responsibility of running the Home for Girls to the Catherina Cittadini Community in Dumaguete City.

When Casa Cittadini was ready to take in orphaned, abandoned, and neglected girls, the Ursuline Sisters turned to the parents of some students in Catherina Cittadini (St. Louis) School for their support. These were the very same parents who have always demonstrated their willingness to support all of the school’s educative endeavours.

And they did not turn the Sisters down. These parents pledged their support to Casa Cittadini and joined the Ursuline Sisters in their noble task of caring for the girls. Thus, the Casa Cittadini Foundation, Inc. was formed with its core group now comprising the members of the Board of Trustees, the governing body of the Foundation.

The Foundation, under the leadership of Sr. Celina Joseph as President and Superior/Directress of Casa Cittadini, is responsible for the effective management of and the realization of its Mission and Vision as well as extending financial support and finding donors and benefactors for the institution.

CCFI BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chairman: Mr. Artemio Ochoco

President: Sr. Celina Joseph, USS

Vice-President: Atty. Edmund Dy

Corporate Secretary: Atty. Raymund Mercado

Asst. Corporate Secretary: Mrs. Joy Maxino

Treasurer: Sr. Sherry Tinosa, USS

Auditor: Mrs. Lalaine Co

Ass. Auditor: Mr. Gino Tan

P.R.O.: Mrs Lourdes Taburaza

ABV Lei Parker Bids Us Farewell

ABV Volunteer Lei Parker (2nd from right) with the officers and

members of the Casa Cittadini Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Lei Parker came to Dumaguete last June 11 to set up a webpage for ONCAN and its member NGOs including Casa Cittadini.

Lei Parker with our girls when he visited our Home

To my many new friends in Dumaguete,

It has been a pleasure to meet you all and to learn of what you do in the community and to learn of your selfless passion and commitment to helping those less fortunate.
My task was a simple one - all i was required to do was to listen to your enthusiasm, enjoy hearing of your accomplishments and learning from you your hopes and dreams for the near and distant future. In trying to capture this hopefully I was able to present your NGO, your staff, your volunteers, your children and the many survivors out to the world so that they too might come to learn of the incredible work that you tirelessly do.

It is my privledge to have met you all and i look forward to hearing from each end everyone of you and to celebrate with you the work and accomplishments that still lays ahead.

I hope that i might return one day however, in the meantime i am now always to be found just an email away so please keep in touch with me via this email address and make sure that you include this email address in all of your news email groups.--

best regards to you all
thank you for your warmest friendship and for your inspiration

i miss you already

Lei Parker
ABV volunteer

ORIENTAL NEGROS CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY NETWORK (ONCAN)

What is ONCAN?

ONCAN is the umbrella organization for 30+ NGOs (including CASA CITTADINI) that assist 5000+ children throughout Negros Oriental, Philippines. The NGOs are independently funded and some have been operating for as long as 25 years.

ONCAN’s mission is to become a powerful information and resource centre for its network of Members.

ONCAN will plan, facilitate and co-ordinate inter-Member resource sharing opportunities, training, income generating activities, and child protection media promotions. ONCAN has member NGOs as well as partners such as the DSWD and the PNP.

The ONCAN Mission:

ONCAN was formed to create a powerful child advocacy network from 23 stand-alone NGOs and LGUs all of whom are dedicated to the care and protection of children from abuse, and in particular, to raise community awareness of children's rights and child-protection legislation.

The child beneficiaries include street kids, orphans, abused children, juvenile delinquents, children from disadvantaged families, children with disabilities and children from cultural minorities.

Main Activities: The assistance and services provided by network members include orphanages, shelters, feeding programs, day care centers, disability centers, educational sponsorships, preschools, adoption services, legal services, training programs, medical and dental services, income generating activities, spiritual education and community education

The Negros Oriental Children's Advocacy Network (ONCAN) was incorporated in September 3rd, 2007 and is based in Dumaguete. The network currently comprises 30+ NGO member organizations both residential (orphanages, children’s home) and community-based.

List of Officers:

President:
MARIETTA "BABY" JAMBORA
Ministry Leader
Chapel of the Doves

Vice President:
CARMENIA BENOSA
Project Administrator
Little Children of the Philippiines

Secretary:
WHITNEY FLEMING
PRO
Dignity Plus

Treasurer:
ANALOU SUAN
Executive Director
The Great Physician Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.

Auditor:
LIBERTY C. MURILLO
Project Administrator
Kalauman Development Centre

Australian Business Volunteers (ABV) Consultants:
KEITH BARRETT
KEITH CARPENTER
LEI PARKER (also volunteer Website Administrator)
GARY EVANS

Spiritual Directors:
Pastor MIKE YOST, Rainbow Village Ministries
Pastor SAMUEL TEMPLADO, International Care Ministries Phils. Inc.
Brother LAMBERTO TIMBOL, Casa Miani-Arvedi
Sister CELINA JOSEPH, Casa Cittadini Foundation, Inc.

ONCAN Activities Update:

ONCAN has a Strategic Plan for 2009-2013 developed by Australian Business Volunteers (ABV) Consultant Keith Barrett. Part of the plan is the CAPACITY BUILDING THRUST which is the basis of the Action Plan and activities currently being undertaken by its NGO members.

As part of its capacity building thrust, the President, Baby Jambora, in coordination with Mr. Keith Barrett, was able to access the resources of a group from Australia known as the Australian Business Volunteers or ABV. This group is composed of experts from various fields.

We have had the opportunity of meeting with ABV Consultant Dr. Keith Carpenter who gave us guidelines on how to prepare business plans or business proposals which are the documents needed to be able to secure funding from local and international funding agencies.

We also had ABV Consultant, Lei Parker, who helped us develop our own website (which is linked to the website of ONCAN: www.oncan.org).

The main objective for this is to enable ONCAN and its members such as Casa Cittadini to be visible in the online community and to advance its advocacy and fund raising capability through this tool.

You may visit our own website and online newsletter in these addresses:

http://www.oncan.org/CasaCittadini/CasaCittadini.htm
http://www.casacittadini.blogspot.com/

Again we are privileged to have an ABV Consultant, Gareth Evans, to help ONCAN with our Advocacy and Fund Raising Campaign as vital part in the implementation of our Strategic Plan. He will be here for four weeks only (09 July 2010 - 12 Aug 2010).

The goal is to enable ONCAN member organizations and media partners to learn/improve on advocacy writing and in conducting effective advocacy and fund-raising campaigns using the media (radio, TV, newspapers).

In line with the strategic plan, senior students of the college of Mass Communications of Silliman University and Negros Oriental State University will select an ONCAN member NGO from the ONCAN website and do advocacy/feature writing and fund raising for the NGO selected.