Presented at International Conference of Asian Special Libraries, Manila, 10-12 April 2013

1. ICoASL III
(International Conference of Asian Special Libraries)
AGAPP Foundation, Inc.
Pinky
Aquino-­‐Abellada
11
April
2013

3. GOAL
To
equip
the
poor
Filipino
child
with
the
ammuni>on
to
help
him
in
his
fight
to
escape
poverty
.

4. • Cri>cal
period
for
brain
development
• Highest
Dropout
rate
is
between
grades
1-­‐3
• Support
for
Govt’s
Kinder
+
12
thrust
• Start
things
right!
* Philippines and two African countries have the 10 year basic education system

5. WHAT
:
Public
preschools
with
library

AKLAT
(book)
A 
Classrooms
&
Library
G 
GABAY
(guide)
Teacher
training
A

6. HOW:
Public
Private
Partnership
Dep
Ed Donors
AGAPP
Silid
Pangarap
Local
Units** Volunteer* Other
NGOs***
*
People
Power
Volunteers
who
want
to
see
change
in
the
country
**
Dep
Ed,
DSWD,
Local
Gov’t,Community
***
Global
Voluntary
Service
(GVS),
ASA,
PBSP,
Children’s
Hour

7. AGAPP
CLASSROOMS
Completed
to
date:
~500
In
ALL
regions!
We
expect
to
reach
the
600
mark
by
our
3rd
year,
1
Aug
2013.
(1
classroom
every
2
days)
AGAPP
TRAINING
Teachers
and
School
Heads
Trained
to
date:
800

8. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
Aklat
(Classrooms
and
Library)

9. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
Aklat
(Classrooms
and
Library)
• Provide
books
for
the
K-­‐Grade3
kids
• Pre-­‐selected
by
award
winning
educator
• Principals
and
Teachers
are
encouraged
to
provide
an
hour
a
week
for
K-­‐Grade3
to
use
library

10. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
Gabay
(Teacher
Training)
• Stress:
the
most
cri>cal
stage
in
brain
development

11. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
Gabay
(Teacher
Training)
• Demonstrate:
read
books
to
engage
kids

12. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
Gabay
(Teacher
Training)
Engaged
kids…

13. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
Gabay
(Teacher
Training)
• Books
and
Literacy
Extension:
science,
Social
Studies,
Math,
etc…

14. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
Gabay
(Teacher
Training)
• Writers
Workshop:
allow
teachers
and
students
to
“publish”
own
stories

15. AGAPP
-­‐-­‐-­‐
ARUGA
• Include
toilet
and
sink
-­‐-­‐-­‐
teach
hygienic
habits
• Feeding
programs
in
some
schools
• Livelihood
programs
in
some
schools

16. How
Can
You
Help
• By
Crea>ng
AGAPP
awareness
• By
helping
AGAPP
raise
funds
• By
being
be
an
AGAPP
volunteer
in
your
province/region
and
help
find
the
needy
schools
where
we
can
build
the
Silid
Pangarap

17. As
of
last
count
(approx.
500
classrooms)….
Annually,
at
least
25,000
needy
Filipino
children
have
a
beder
chance
at
escaping
poverty.

18. JOIN US
visit
us
at
www.agapp.com.ph