PP'S 2014 FOOD DRIVE RECIPIENT-DUEG RESETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As Pusong Pinoy launched its 2014 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Food Drive, here's a closer look at the recipients of this project.

DUEG RESETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, one of the recipients of our 2014 Food Drive, is located in Sitio Dueg in Barangay Maasin, San Clemente, Tarlac in the Philippines.  It is hundreds of feet above sea level and is adjacent to the mountains of Zambales.  It is the resettlement area for the Aeta community affected by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the early 90s.  There are currently over 400 settlers in the area.  

The closest school in the community is located at the foot of the mountain.   Due to the very rough terrain with steep curves, mud and rocks, the only means of transportation to get to the school is by a passenger "dump truck".  As the community grew over the years, the Department of Education (DepEd) built a school to cater to the growing population of the children in the community which is now known as the Dueg Resettlement Elementary School. 

The school is led by a very passionate principal, Mrs. Claudia Toledo. She has a pool of dedicated teachers who contribute 100 pesos a week from their meager salaries to cook porridge for the students to motivate them to attend the school.  The teachers sleep at the school during the week and only see their families on the weekends, because traveling to their homes at the foot of the mountain can only be done once a week.  There is no electricity or other form of comfort or entertainment at the school.

The Aeta children live very poor lives. Although they are used to this kind of living as passed down by older generations, it is a pity that they do not even have the comforts experienced by poor children in the lowlands. They sometimes eat only once a day.  The children sometimes come to school with a packed lunch of rice and siling labuyo (wild chili) or ginger. These children do not even know how some food items taste. It is no surprise that many of them are considered malnourished by the DepEd.  Ultimately, children who come to school hungry or are chronically hungry will not perform well in school. 

For our 2014 Food Drive, we are asking donations towards the purchase of  RICE and POWDERED MILK.  The Aeta children rarely drink milk.  It is a rare luxury in the community.  On March 22, 2014, Pusong Pinoy will once again go to the community to bring food items from this food drive and pairs of slippers from our Project Tsinelas.  A feeding event is also planned during the turnover. 

If you would like to be a part of our 2014 Food Drive, please email us at info@pusongpinoy.org.  To make a donation, please click on the Donate button below. Thanks in advance! 

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Click on the links below to read more about this community:

BOOKS & TREATS FOR DUEG ELEM SCHOOL (NOV 2013)

AETA COMMUNITY RECEIVES LOVE FROM PP (DEC 2012)

BOOKS & TREATS FOR DUEG RESETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Books, treats and meals - are what dreams are made of, for the 200 Aeta students of Dueg Resettlement Elementary School, in Barangay Maasin, San Clemente, Tarlac.

On November 2, 2013, Pusong Pinoy team from the Philippines and Scotland traveled over rough terrain to feed the children pansit (rice noodles), sandwiches and juice. They also brought 500 books, and instructional materials.  Food items were also donated which will complement the school's Feeding Program conducted by the teachers once a week.  With the donated food items, the teachers will be able to provide breakfast/snacks to the children twice a week.

A million thanks to the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army for transporting the PP Team, volunteers, and donated items to the community.  Special thanks to our PP Team - TL DOUGLASS INESS, CTL NINGNING DOBLE, TL JENNY OLIVA, TL MAJOY TOYAOAN LUMIWES, TL JOANNE SUYAM and to all the volunteers who joined them on this trip!.

Lastly, our deepest gratitude goes to all of the HEROES who made this possible!

WEEKLY FEEDING PROGRAM

1 sack 50 kg rice

1 sack 25 kg rice

20 packs bihon noodles

3 pails of Rebisco biscuits

6 packs Ovaltine 840 gms

3 kgs white sugar

10 packs Sunday powdered juice

10 kgs Sunshine spaghetti noodles

10 kgs UFC spaghetti sauce

10 kgs Sunshine elbow macaroni

20 cans evaporated milk 310 ml

12 packs Alaska powdered milk 700 gms

1 gallon soy sauce

2 gallons Spring cooking oil

8 packs marshmallows

READING PROGRAM & INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

501 Story books

Radio/CD Player (Brand New)

 6 pcs C batteries

50 library cards

120 pcs book pockets

20 packs geometry tools

52 6-inch wooden rulers

5 binder folders

1 ream binder filler paper

1 set Brain Quest activity cards

1 protractor

1 set story strips

1 set playmat

19assorted toys

31 pcs assorted children’s clothes

  

For more information about Pusong Pinoy, please visit our website at www.pusongpinoy.org.  To make a donation, please click on the Donate button below. Thanks in advance! 

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Click HERE to read more about Dueg Resettlement Elem. School.

AETA COMMUNITY IN TARLAC RECEIVES LOVE FROM PUSONG PINOY

PHOTO CREDIT: PAUL RANDEE KIMAYONG of TEAM INJURY

Pusong Pinoy believes that no child should be left behind and advocates literacy for every child. It takes a clear stand, when it comes to its support for the Millennium Development Goal 2 (MDG 2) which states the universal importance of primary education. It strongly supports the international initiative on "Education for All" launched in 1990 in Thailand by making an effort to reach remote communities which have children of indigenous origin.

The Aeta community in Sitio Dueg, Maasin, San Clemente in Tarlac, is one of the many resettlement areas created by the Philippine government to accommodate the Aeta tribes which were left homeless after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991. The people have lived in the mountains of Sitio Dueg since then. Dueg Resettlement Elementary School was built to cater to the education of the Aeta children in the community.

On December 15, 2012, as part of PP's Christmas project, Pamasko ng Pusong Pinoy 4, PP Pasig Team Leader JENNY OLIVA together with volunteers from TEAM INJURY, a Manila-based mountaineering group, delivered 500 storybooks and 198 pairs of slippers to the teachers and school children of this community.

To reach the site, the group traveled three hours from Manila to the San Clemente Municipal Hall and another one and a half hours in a dump truck to the eastern slope of Zambales mountain which is a part of Maasin, San Clemente.

The teachers either walk for hours or ride the same dump truck to school every Monday. These teachers also contribute a portion of their meager salary to provide a feeding program for the pupils. Apparently, many of the children come to school hungry and weak.

Team Injury, likewise, prepared gift packages for the teachers and children. The teachers received packs of manila paper, 8 boxes of chalk, 3 dozen permanent markers and 1 Webster’s Dictionary. The children, on the other hand, received the following: - 250 apples - 189 gift packs containing: - school supplies (pad paper, pencils, sharpener, eraser, crayons, pens, pencil case, ruler) - toiletries (face towel, a toothbrush, shampoo, toothpaste, bath soap) - snack items (juice, cupcake, chocolates)

Thank you to all the HEROES who supported this project! Special thanks to Pusong Pinoy USA Team Leader CARL BERNARDO for providing 198 pairs of slippers and to Team Injury for all the gift surprises provided. You have brought tears of joy and wide smiles to their faces!

To find out how you can help communities like this and be a part of Pusong Pinoy's ongoing projects, please visit our website at www.pusongpinoy.org. Unleash the HERO within you!  Be a PUSONG PINOY HERO!  ♥

AN AETA COMMUNITY IN TARLAC RECEIVES LOVE FROM PUSONG PINOY

PHOTO CREDIT: PAUL RANDEE KIMAYONG (TEAM INJURY)

Pusong Pinoy believes that no child should be left behind and advocates literacy for every child. It takes a clear stand, when it comes to its support for the Millennium Development Goal 2 (MDG 2) which states the universal importance of primary education. It strongly supports the international initiative, launched in 1990 in Thailand, on Education for All, by making an effort to reach remote communities which have children of indigenous origin.

The Aeta community in Sitio Dueg, Maasin, San Clemente in Tarlac, is one of the many resettlement areas created by the Philippine government to accommodate the Aeta tribes which were left homeless after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991. The people have lived in the mountains of Sitio Dueg since then. Dueg Resettlement Elementary School was built to cater to the education of the Aeta children in the community.

On December 15, 2012, as part of Pusong Pinoy’s Christmas project, Pamasko ng Pusong Pinoy 4, Pusong Pinoy Pasig Team Leader JENNY OLIVA, together with volunteers from TEAM INJURY, a Manila-based mountaineering group, turned over 500 storybooks and 198 pairs of slippers to the teachers and school children of this community.

To reach the site, the group traveled three hours from Manila to the San Clemente Municipal Hall and another one and a half hours in a dump truck to the eastern slope of Zambales mountain which is a part of Maasin, San Clemente. The teachers either walk for hours or ride the same dump truck to the school every Monday. These teachers also contribute a portion of their meager salary to provide a feeding program for the pupils. Apparently, many of the children come to school hungry and weak.

Team Injury, likewise, prepared gift packages for the teachers and children. The teachers received packs of manila paper, 8 boxes of chalk, 3 dozen permanent markers and 1 Webster’s Dictionary. The children, on the other hand, received the following: 250 apples and 189 gift packs containing school supplies (pad paper, pencils, sharpener, eraser, crayons, pens, pencil case, ruler); toiletries (face towel, toothbrush, shampoo, toothpaste, bath soap); and snack items (juice, cupcake, chocolates).

To the Dueg Resettlement Elementary School principal, teachers and pupils, it was a Christmas day on December 15!
Thank you to all the HEROES who supported this activity! Special thanks to USA Newport Beach Team Leader CARL BERNARDO for donating 198 pairs of slippers and to TEAM INJURY for all the Christmas surprises provided to the kids.  You have brought tears of joy and wide smiles on their faces!