In 2012, we launched a new program called “Ang Galing” (You’re Great). It is a literacy program designed for children (6 years old and above) with major difficulties in school or ‘out of-school’ youths. Ang Galing evolved from the Street Library program to address the need of a literacy project. The main goals of Ang Galing are the following:
- To create the conditions and bolster children’s confidence that they can learn, and to go to school.
- To reinforce the efforts done by the parents for the education of their children
- To share the outcomes of Ang Galing with NGO’s and agencies in charge of education in the Philippines
Many children encounter learning difficulties that cause a delay in their school education. In 2012, an experimental phase was set up in the Ilalim ng Tulay (Under the Bridge) community in Quirino Avenue. After one year, this was conducted in the North Cemetery community. The weekly tutorial sessions involve community facilitators and friends. We can sustain the program through the generous donations from private companies (e.g. Henkel Asia Pacific Service Center and Thomson Reuters), international grants, and friends.