project: gabriela (gcp booklet)
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A project about sustainable micro-entrepreneurship for mothers in the Philippines. Organized by: AIESEC IG in San Beda CollegeTRANSCRIPT
AIESEC IG IN SAN BEDA COLLEGE
Share in the goal of empowering Filipino micro-entrepreneurs.
ABOUTprojectgabriela is an AIESEC initiative that advocates the importance of entrepreneurial knowledge in establishing sustainable busi-ness that would help the women of Sitio San Gabriel generate income for their basic needs. You will get the chance to promote positive change through educating communities about financial management, business ethics and ba-sic accounting in order to move towards pro-ductivity in alleviating poverty for a more sus-tainable means of living for the Filipinos.
Exchange participants that underwent projectgabriela can help promoteUN’s global goals #8 by 2030.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Prepare to LIVE LIKE A LOCAL as you immerse in the Filipino lifestyle and
experience the culture first hand.
Get ready to LEARN TOGETHER with the beneficiaries as you undergo workshops with
experts to enhance their knowledge on basic accounting, financial management and business ethics through
training seminars led by you as well.
Claim the GLOBAL CITIZEN in you, as you get exposed to social realities in the Philippines, mainly focusing on the entrepreneurial knowledge of the underprivileged Filipinos.
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU
WORK FROM THE HEARTWork towards the improvement of the existing business in the community by also exhibiting good work ethics.
Take charge of your experience to make it worthwhile.
FUND RAISING EVENTYou will have to come up with a value adding culminating event that will put the knowledge that they have gained into practice. This will serve as a fundraiser to garner ex-tra income for the community.
HELP US HELP YOUWe want you to have the best experience here in the
Philippines that we will require you project evaluations to better help you with your concerns. Documentation of
your progress and testimonials after the project to cap-
ture your stay with us.
AMBASSADOR’S DAYAs we introduce you to the ways of the locals here in the
Philippines, we will also alot a day for you to introduce your culture and traditions at an event that will be held
at the local university. It’s a good time to get in touch with our roots and appreciate our differences and uniqueness.
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DURATION6 WEEKS
START & END DATESJune 12 - July 24, 2016
LOGISTICS
- Airport pick up- Welcome dinner
- Transportation partly provided, - Housing is 5 minutes away from
the community (provided but not covered)
For six weeks, the EPs will be teach-ing local communities that will re-
quire them to do initial research on the community’s situation and basic entrepreneurial skills. It will also re-quire the EPs to have a good grip on the basics of the English language to be able to effectively and efficiently communicate with the beneficiaries.
Junior Philippine Institute of Accountant - SBC
San Beda Junior Financial Management
San Beda Junior Marketing Association
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Ray Lai teaching microfinance to nanays who owns sari-sari stores.global citizen from australiafor social entrepreneurship
WHY WE THINK
IS RIGHT FOR YOU?SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP If what you want on your experience in the Global Citizen Program is to promote social entrepreneur-ship and venture enterprise, then we invite you to go here as this what Project Gabriela is all about.
EXPERIENCE AS OUR ACTIONSGlobal Citizen Program through the help of its partner organization uses cross-cultural volunteering ex-perience as an important factor to providing leadership development and with Project Gabriela you will be volunteering in providing relevant microfinance workshops and entrepreneurship focused sessions for our beneficiaries.
SUSTAINABILITYIf you believe that the decisions we do today should take into account the need of the next generation. Then click on the opportunity below and apply, see you soon!
https://opportunities.aiesec.org/opportunity/749999
Camille Timbal Director for
PBox [email protected]
+639151967499
CONTACT US
AIESEC IG IN SAN BEDA COLLEGE
Designed by: Marvin Cho | [email protected]
Baj Reyes VP Incoming Exchange
[email protected]+639958738958baj_reyes (Skype)