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‘Flying Despite the Wounds’
By Br. Junmar Cris Caputolan Most of the beneficiaries who joined the youth camp did not know each other. Only a few of them had been acquainted with each other, whether as close kin or as neighbors. Within three days and a half of being together, they got comfortable with each other. Some formed bonds
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Tin Bartolome: The Healing Rays of Listening
By Nirva Delacruz When you meet Edna Marie, more popularly known as Tin, what first strikes you about her is how she is like Little Miss Sunshine in the flesh. Across programs at the Foundation, from Program Paghilom to Bahay Kalinga, there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know her. She has a motherly mien that welcomes
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Home-grown project started by kids aims to benefit EJK orphans
By: Nirva Delacruz Who says kids are too young to care? This fledgling group was born in the minds and hearts of a 9-year old and a 7-year old who were coming up with ideas for their financial literacy curriculum. “We wanted them to be able to see where their donations were going and not
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Harvard Club Philippines marks annual service day by donating to homeless
MANILA– Harvard Club Philippines (HCP) celebrated the Harvard community’s Annual Global Day of Service by gifting Manila’s homeless under the care of the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation (AJKFI) with a much-needed donation of rice and drinking water on August 31. “As [Harvard’s] alumni club in the Philippines, we thought we should participate in this tradition
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How Skill & Grace Intertwine: The Story of ‘Chef Randy’
By Venice Narisma Thin, lethargic, and evidently suffering from a medical condition. This is how I would describe Randy when I first invited him to join KALINGA Formation Program’s batch 5. I was quick to note, however, that he remained optimistic about his recovery even while he loitered around the Lawton area in Manila, homeless
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How EJK Families Are Healing through Their ‘Grief Journey’
By: Nirva Delacruz “Pwede palang umiyak dito.” “Dito lang ako nakakapagkwento nang maluwag at walang takot!” “Marami akong natututunan dito—lalo na tungkol sa mga karapatan ko.” These are just some of the things we’ve heard EJK (extra-judicial killings) family members say after undergoing Program Paghilom’s 7-session psycho-spiritual and social interventions. This culturally sensitive entry point
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EJK Orphans Nurtured By Nature & Community
By: Ludy Duran “Salamat po at nakasama ako dito; masaya po ako at may bagong nakilala.” (Thank you for including me; I am happy and have met new friends). These sentiments may seem so simple, but coming from a child who had lost a parent in a case of extra- judicial killing (EJK), it is
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What is Our ‘Ordinary’?
By: Fr. Flavie Villanueva, SVD “I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God.” – St. Dominic Savio After the great liturgical seasons and celebrations of the Church, we are back in what is called ordinary time. It seems a
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