Tutoring Street Children in the Philippines

Education is the key to change the lives of these kids who live on the streets and in squatter communities. To help them stay in school, tutors are very much needed to help them keep up, excel and eventually graduate to help their families and themselves turn their lives around.

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[prettyboynelson]

How could we start doing some constructive move? Let us act collectively.

[calejbitsvyk]

@prettyboynelson What we need to do is to get to know the people who are poor on your street. Get to know their lives, help them in the way we can. Let's not turn a blind eye to their concerns. Not all of them will take advantage. If you want to help, we have regular activities to help them. Contact me. Thanks.

[leehavis1]

You're on the right track. But freedom of choice and self-respect requires an "exchange of value" - small doses and gradual help requires patience. Character teaching is key in this context.

[BellumSacrumBellum28]

My wife and I will retire in the Ph, and I want to start a program to help these children by offering REAL solutions to real problems by keeping the religious aspect completely out of the issue. I want to provide food, clothes and give these kids a chance at just being a kid and having some fun in their lives. I do not want to tell them again to just go and pray to some God for a flippin' miracle. That is not realistic, and these kids deserve real help, not more religious doubletalk.

[calejbitsvyk]

What should be taught is natural family planning, not "just use this so you won't get pregnant". If you use a pill, you can get cancer and be sterile. Yes there are priests that have done very evil things. Still there are more priests who have served selflessly, even given their whole lives in bringing about good in this world. The cover up issue is something that should be investigated further and justice should be served yes but what does that have to do with this issue?

[calejbitsvyk]

@wasupbish - Contraception causes cancer and sterility. Education must primarily be the parent's role. If you teach children too early in life "how to have a satisfying sex life" which is what the RH bill proposes, you will have very sick little children who have the wrong perception of this very sacred thing. I came from a public school and they taught all that but now they want to teach it in elementary. It will actually decrease the morality of the children.

[calejbitsvyk]

@wasupbish, you're right but even if people don't "eat healthy" for example, we must not stop telling them and helping them to do so. Eventually with enough effort we will get to where we want to go, but we must not give up on our ideals and the best way to do things. Let's not just make a cop out and do the RH bill which in the long run will be VERY harmful for our moral values as a people.

[calejbitsvyk]

@prettyboynelson we are meeting this week about how to setup a foundation like "Second Servings" in the US where restos and hotels will give their leftovers to those in need. We will also couple the feeding program with values formation so that we won't just give them fish, we will teach them to fish. Contact me if you want to help out or explore more ideas thanks.

[calejbitsvyk]

@PagPagMan are you serious man?!!!

[calejbitsvyk]

pagpagman,are you serious???

prettyboynelson, we are meeting this week about how to setup a foundation like "Second Servings" in the US where restos and hotels will give their leftovers to those in need. We will also couple the feeding program with values formation so that we won't just give them fish, we will teach them to fish. Contact me if you want to help out or explore more ideas thanks.