Helping While Earning Money Philippines Open Invitation

For those who might be interested... Earning money while socially benefiting people.

*3rd Ateneo de Manila-School of Government Social Entrepreneurship
Training Program for Professionals*


Do you want to learn how to earn while helping change the world?

Do you have a great idea on how to help the Philippines but don't know how to start?

Do you want to discover new and innovative ways of solving our country's most pressing social problems?

If you answered YES to any or all of these questions then this Seminar is for you!

The Ateneo de Manila University-School of Government in cooperation with Avant Change and the Ateneo de Manila-Loyola Schools' Development Studies Program is inviting you to join the 3rd Social Entrepreneurship Training Program for Professionals which will be held every Saturday from November 15,2008 to March 14,2009, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell Center, Makati City. This program will introduce you to the concept of social entrepreneurship through lectures, discussions and case studies of actual social enterprises. In addition to this, the program will help you develop new and innovative social enterprise business plans that will help you towards making a positive contribution in our society.

Moreover, the program will also help you in developing ways by which you can continue to earn profit while at the same time helping uplift the lives of the marginalized sectors of our country. Finally, the program will also give you an opportunity to have mentoring sessions with social enterprise experts who can give you sound advice on how to further improve your social enterprise business plan.

The main faculty member for this program will be Atty. Arnel Casanova, a Mason Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Atty. Casanova will be assisted by Avant Change Founder Steve Koon, who is also a Mason Fellow and Harvey Keh, Director for Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship at the Ateneo de Manila University-School of Government. Registration Fee for the Program is only P 16,000.00 inclusive of a book on social entrepreneurship, class materials and a certificate of completion. Group discounts are offered to groups of 3 or more registrants. Members of the academe, government and non-profit organizations can also be given a discount on a case to case basis through the Dr. Antonio La Viña
Scholarship Program.

Deadline of Registration and Payment will be on November 13,2008.

If you would like to make a reservation and register, please send us an
email with your complete name and contact information to
ateneoylse@gmail.com . This program is limited only to 30 people to ensure
that everyone can be given proper mentoring and guidance by the faculty
members, registration will be on a first come, first serve basis. For more
information about this program, you can contact Cristyl Senajon at (02)
426-5657.

One Moment with the Senator

How would you explain the relationship of power with money in a public setting? Here’s one anecdote of mine that happened just last September 30. I am on my way to the Senate to run an errand. I had to go visit one Senator’s office to get some input on the paper we were writing and supposed to be due. On my way to the office of the Senator, I came across a couple. We were all stationed in the outside of the Ground Floor elevator and I was going to the 6th floor. The couple would be going to the office of Senator Enrile at the 5th floor. So what happened was we all waited till the elevator opened. There were three elevators. One was supposed for use of employees and officers of the Senate. The other two for guests. It so happened that we had chosen this elevator. And I told the couple who seemed came from the North as I had know accent of the Modern Igorot because I visited Sagada once, to just wait and ride with me so I could usher them. So I intended to be an usherette for them. But when we had entered the said elevator, the girl elevator operator told the couple that the said elevator was exclusively for use of the officers and employees of Senate. The couple was stunned, and before I was able to say to the girl that they were with me, they already came out.

So this was the magic. The elevator went up and we stopped at the 3rd floor. Surprisingly, Senator Enrile was apparently coming in. My thought was the Igorot couple who would be going to him. I told myself, if the couple was with me, they should have seen the Senator that close at that specific moment.

I was not a Senate employee. I was there only to do research and call. But the girl elevator operator did not ask me to leave the elevator. Maybe because I was dressed well and appeared to be educated; or probably mistaken me to be a Senator’s Staff. Yea, I had thought so. While we were riding up the 5th floor, no one would stand close beside Senator Enrile. I did. He was to my left. I know it is awkward to have some powerful person to your left, because the left side is the position of a follower (in kinesics or the science of body language). I have been trying to show that in this world we were equal and I did that shamingly! Since I was not supposed to be there either! I am not related to Senator Mar Roxas but I felt awkward to have the Senator to my left.

Now, I imagined what could have happened if the couple was there with us. Probably, they would also be half-hearted to approach Senator Enrile. I am not sure. In the Local Council, whenever constituents asked councilors for financial aid, they did it without shame. I am not sure if it’s the same in the Senate that is why they had to divide the three elevators for certain groups’ use.

Maybe, the Senate’s general services only think of the worse that is to happen; or only for security. But the security at the Senate Entrance is already too tight. Well, we do not know.