Gawad Kalinga in parnership with USLS BALAYAN presents GK BUILD 2009 on March 21, 2009. Identified two areas for the activity.

Final Orientation is on March 19, 2009 at M14 and M15
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CHIPS

University of St. La Salle - Bacolod

College of Engineering

CHIPS-Computer Hardware Interfacing and Programming Society

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Involvements

BALAYAN Volunteer Formation Program

The Volunteer Formation Program is a serving to learn, learning to serve program for students of the University of St. La Salle geared towards social consciousness-raising and deepening of community service. A BALAYAN volunteer is guided by the principle to active-nonviolent work for social change, respect for the dignity of the human person, respect for Mother Earth and rootedness in the Christian and Lasallian faith.

General Objectives:

* To develop the knowledge, skills and orientation of each student volunteer.

* To imbibe in each volunteer the orientation and values that Balayan strongly believes in and works for

* To enhance the collective development in the area of community service, counter-culture, alternative lifestyle and active faith

* To prepare the volunteers for social development work.

Social Awareness and Issue Advocacy

As catalyst of social change, the volunteers have an active and sustained involvement in social awareness efforts and advocacy of issues. Trainings are that develop their capacity to critically analyze social issues and respond active-nonviolently to the needs of our society. Volunteers play a key role in advocacy and mobilization efforts of the office.