This event will be at no cost to the volunteer except for the transportation cost to and from the venue.

 

-iVolunteer Community Meet-up is a quarterly gathering between volunteers and our selected partner. It is the channel for us to inspire volunteers on certain social problems and inspire them to find solutions through action. It is also a networking event for volunteers to meet like-minded individuals with the hope that it encourages them more to volunteer.

 

For this season, this Community Meet-up was made possible in partnership with All Together in Dignity (ATD) Fourth World! Let's get to know them more as we spend our Saturday morning with their community, filled with activities that we will enjoy with them.

 

All Together in Dignity (ATD) Fourth World is an international non-governmental organization with no religious or political affiliation who works with individuals and institutions to find solutions to eradicate extreme poverty. Working in partnership with people in poverty, ATD Fourth World’s human rights-based approach focuses on supporting families and individuals through its grass-roots presence and involvement in disadvantaged communities, in both urban and rural areas. It creates public awareness of extreme poverty and influence policies to address it. (https://www.facebook.com/ATD.Philippines/

Ang Galing is the tutorial program of ATD Fourth World Philippines for children learners (6 y old and above) who don't know how to read and write in Tagalog. Through one-on-one sessions and informal personalized teaching with games, we help the learners to rediscover that learning can be fun and to rediscover that they are as intelligent as everyone. Ang Galing also supports the educational efforts of the parents and is in link with the schools where the learners are enrolled. In volunteering, there is no additional requirement and no other processing to be done. Because the tutorial session length can vary from 5 mins. to less than an hour,( it depends on how long a learner's span of attention and interest in the activity is sustained)be prepared to tutor more than one learner. We adjust to the learner's learning pace. Keep the session light and fun. Try varied activities meant to enhance reading and writing skills such as memory games, tactile materials such as letter cutouts from sandpaper, puzzles and playing with clay. (We do not teach Math and the alphabet the abakada way.)

Change of schedules, news and updates will be posted through our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ATD.Philippines/

 

REMINDERS:
There will be an orientation before the sessions start. Please bring your water bottle. In rainy season, the cemetery entrance may get flooded. Please wear adequate protection for your feet. You may also decide to take the tricycle. Make sure that the driver knows the venue and agrees to the P20 fare before taking the tricycle.

Here are some directions to Manila North Cemetery:
From MANILA
1 From City Hall, take a Dapitan Blumentritt jeep. The jeep will turn left from Laong-Laan to Dimasalang, go straight and turn left at Blumentritt. (Dimasalang ends at Blumentritt where the cemetery main gate is). Get off at the main gate.
2 From Blumentritt, take a Munoz jeep. It will go straight along Blumentritt, turn right at Aurora Blvd., turn left at Dimasalang. Dimasalang ends right across the cemetery. Get off before the jeep turns right at the corner of Dimasalang and Blumentritt. Cross to the cemetery side.
3 From Bacood, Punta, Sta. Mesa, Legarda, take a jeep to Quiapo then take a Dapitan Blumentritt jeep. The jeep will turn left from Laong-Laan to Dimasalang, go straight and turn left at Blumentritt. (Dimasalang ends at Blumentritt where the cemetery main gate is). Get off at the main gate.
From NORTH EDSA
From North EDSA, take a jeep going to Quiapo España. Get off on the first intersection after Welcome Rotonda (Blumentritt). Take the Blumentritt-España jeep at the corner terminal. Fare is P7. The jeep will pass by Manila North Cemetery. Get off at the main gate about 10 meters after the jeep passes through A. Bonifacio.
From FAIRVIEW
From Commonwealth, take a Quiapo/Lawton bus or a Quiapo España jeep. Get off on the first intersection after Welcome Rotonda (Blumentritt). Take the Blumentritt-España jeep at the corner terminal. Fare is P7. The jeep will pass by Manila North Cemetery. Get off at the main gate about 10 meters after the jeep passes through A. Bonifacio.
From CALOOCAN NORTH:
From Quirino Highway, ride a jeep to Blumentritt. Before the jeep turns right to Blumentritt St., you will see Ping-Ping’s Lechon and Restaurant and the welcome arch of Brgy. Paang Bundok on your left. From the corner, the main gate is about 10 meters down the road. You may get off in front of the main gate of the cemetery where there are flower stands.
From CALOOCAN SOUTH:
From Rizal Avenue, Caloocan, ride a jeep to Blumentritt. Get off at Blumentritt. Take a Munoz jeep. The jeep will turn right to Blumentritt, go straight and turn right to Aurora Blvd., then turn left to Dimasalang. Dimasalang ends right across the cemetery. Get off at the corner of Blumentritt and Dimasalang then cross to the side of the cemetery.

Come and join us! We are excited to see you there! :)