The Gingoog Sponsors of Trainees We started planning this tour several years ago, but only since it received the backing of The Rotary Club of Gingoog, and now with 3 sponsors, is it all coming together. With this cooperation we are trying our best to make it an especially successful tour with hopefully good long term results. We are arranging for social interaction and sightseeing with the sponsors in the free time. Maggie having been appointed Special District Representative is coordinating the overall planning. Jong & Juvie from GinPRA Gingoog Poverty Relief Action Robert De Lara The Rotary Club of Gingoog 26 Member Pres. Joan Militante-Bahian jdmilitante75@yahoo.com The Rotary Club of Gingoog Bay 32 Me SewAID and the RAWCS Project No 42-2008/9 2012 SewAID program This Philippines trip is the sixth Sewaid project after Indonesia, Mongolia, PNG and two to Vanuatu. Judy Davidson and Judy Jones have been previously. After the Philippines a team is going to Madagascar, Cambodia in March and to Vanuatu in May. Sewaid is managed by Tony Castley, retired CEO of Sewgroup, and sponsored principally by Sewgroup International, and supported by Janome, Bernina, Singer etc, as well as patterns, fabrics etc. from McCalls. We teach people to sew in third world countries, donate sewing machines etc. to other overseas aid groups and to Australia indigenous communities. Sewgroup is an Australian family owned group of businesses that produces a large number of sewing and craft products under the brands of Hemline, Klasse', SewEasy etc. which are sold Worldwide. In Australia, Sewgroup runs a large wholesale distribution company called SSS Pty. Ltd. and a chain of quilting and craft shops called Hobbysew with eight shops in NSW. Walter and I have been friends for years and have travelled together in remote Western China, Mongolia and Siberian Russia. SewAID accommodation is usually extremely basic, but from all reports Walter & Peter have organised some very comfortable accommodation and capped the cost at $1,500. Walter s excellent news letter is keeping you informed. The sewing side is organised by Sewaid and the team. Burwood Rotary bought 15 new machines but in total 34 machines, 3 overlockers and 1 Janome 9000 embroidery machine, fabric & accessories have been shipped. Each student receives 30 items. What is different about this particular Sewaid programme is that we are not just teaching basic sewing which is what we had done in all previous programmes except in Indonesia where we taught more advanced sewing. That group received a Government contract to make school uniforms and that is something we would like to also achieve in Gingoog. Class 1, 18 students, will be a semi advanced class to learn how to make these uniforms and also sewing techniques that could help them in the future do dressmaking for weddings and special occasions, alterations and repairs. Class 2, 12 students will be for beginners with possibly little or no previous sewing experience for basic training. Students are carefully selected by the local Rotary club. Students must be from a poor and needy background but considered capable of own initiative. Groups of 4 should preferably be from one community, making it easier for them to work together. Trainees must be punctual and attend all lessons for the full day without exception!!! At the start each trainee is given a new sewing machine and all accessories. At the end of the training they sit an exam. If they pass successfully, they are given the machine etc. to take home. Trainees repay monthly PP400 for three years - then the machine is theirs to keep Trainees will be paid P100 per day and get free lunch. SewAID is better than a regular Micro Loan, trainees pay back less than 25% and get the vital support of their sponsors. ------------------------------------------------------------ Maggie and Jong on the Philippine side and the whole Australian SewAID team are determined to make this a SewAID mission to remember, we want our Filipino pupils to excel and to succeed in making a living after we leave. The success of SewAID is in the trainee selection process and the sponsor s after-support
Sunday 2.Sept. 2012: Monday 3.Sept 2012: Tuesday 4.Sept 2012: The schedule: Departing Sydney on Sunday the 2.September 2012 at 8.20pm by Philippine Airlines we arrive in Manila at 5.35 in the morning, after some 11 hours, including a stop-over in Melbourne. I am happy to say that on the way back we land in Sydney first. After a 4 hour stop-over we leave Manila for Cagayan de Oro at 9.35, arriving at 11.05am. We will be welcomed by PDG Fe Juarez [Bing] from Rotary Zone 1 for lunch and visit to the Calaanan Evacuation Centre from Typhoon Sendong that claimed 1,450 lives in the Christmas 2011 flood. After visiting the Museum of 3 Cultures we will have a dinner with Mar Paano and Rotary Zone 1 presidents, getting to the Malberra Hotel at 10.30pm. C d O Rotarians: Proposals for Rotary Matching Grants can be presented to us immediately after our arrival, and during the afternoon, because we are leaving Gagayan de Oro for Gingoog next morning. We are delighted about the transport for the 3 hour drive to Gingoog arranged by The Rotary Club of Gingoog. We are stopping over at Talisayan to be met by the District Health Officer Dr. Gay to visit the town, the Guiwanon Multigrade School, the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital Talisayan and the Rural Health Clinic. Finally another 45 Min drive to be welcomed in a motorcade by the 3 sponsors. Following a reception by the Hon. Mayor Ruth De Lara-Guingona we are for several hours preparing the Sewing venue, for next day s lessons, before the drive to the resort some 40 Min. out of town. Wed. 5. classes 8.30 to 5 This morning we meet the trainees and start the lessons. During the 30 Min break lunch is provided by the students for everyone. Every evening every trainee is paid the daily allowance of P100. This is to make up for the fact that they had no time to organise and provide food for their family. There is no such thing as unemployment benefit. Evening free - Everybody all day at the training centre Thu. 6. classes 8.00 to 5 Tonight we are invited by The Rotary Club of Gingoog Bay to the GRAHE restaurant Visiting of students dormitory at San Juan on way to Maligmat Elementary School in Lunao, Magallanes lamb shelter and Magallanes Primary School. Fri. 7. classes 8.30 to 5 In the evening we are invited to dinner by The Rotary Club of Gingoog Bay. Gingong Bay Rotary club that has been a star performer in the past year under Maggie s just completed year as president, earning 19 district awards. Maggie was appointed as the District Governors Special Representative for SewAID. Interestingly Maggie owns a sewing business. Non-teachers free during the day Sat 8.Sept. This day is organised by The Rotary Club of Gingoog. The plan is to visit a hospital first District Governor George and hand over some hospital beds that were sent in the last container. After that we take a Will be available on the long but very interesting drive into the mountains and go to one or more visits to schools 7 th,8 th,and 9 th that received chairs and desks, computers and books. Evening free Sun. 9.Sept. The morning is free and in the afternoon we are invited by Ging Ging s Lim, a prominent Rotarian, to his private weekend retreat, that happens to be very close to the resort. Mon.10. classes 8.30 to 5 An open fire, Grill & Taco Garden Dinner in a tent at Jong & Juvie s farm with a harana performed by the students. Non-teachers visit the EduFund students at the Pedlagahan Beach resort, and Lugod and Anakan schools with Lemuel & Gretchen - lunch at GRAHE. Tue.11. classes 8.30 to 5 Today we are inviting Gingoog Bay Rotary for dinner at the resort. This club has around 30 Members, so with partners there might be a lot of guests Non-teachers visiting the sponsored students Wed.12.classes 8.30 to 5 Today we are inviting GinPRA an NGO and a SewAID sponsor for dinner at the resort. Non-teachers free during the day Thu.13. classes 8.30 to 5 Today we are inviting Gingoog Rotary for dinner, the club that hosted us on the weekend, for dinner at the resort. - Peter & Walter make final visits Fri.14. classes 8.30 to 5 Today is the last training day Evening free - Non-teachers free during the day Sat.15.Sept. Sunday 16.Sept.: Monday 17.Sept. Tuesday 18.Sept Wednesday 19.Sept. On our last day in Gingoog we attend the Graduation Ceremony at 1pm at the Sangguniang Panglungsod Council Session Hall with trainee s families and sponsors. In the evening we celebrate the Farewell Function at the Chan Beach Resort. Leave Gingoog after lunch and depart C d O at 5.20 on PRO 284 arriving in Manila at 6.45pm Sightseeing and shopping in Manila Sightseeing and shopping in Manila Get up very early to leave Manila at 8.50am on the day-flight to Sydney arriving at 6.50pm There are only 8 days of training - we need to make every minute count!!
The training venue These pictures show the training venue being readied for our arrival. Just a few minutes out of the town it is central for most, we are travelling for 30 Min. each way. The overall SewAID organizer, Rotarian Maggie, has her own business premises on the two upper floors. One picture shows the backyard where the 40 to 50 of us will have our daily lunch. The sponsored students are getting ready to cook and cater for us.
Maps for SewAid Locations The Journey from Cagayan de Oro to Gingoog a 3 hour Journey distance 121 Km The Location sites in Gingoog
D.I.K. Donation in Kind - Container packing By latest count The Rotary Club of Burwood, with the help of RAWCS DIK Eastern Region, Rotarian Graeme Boler and the Department of Education, Sponsored: 9 x 20foot and 8 x 40foot containers to District 3870 The packing crew - loading it to the brim Dennis, the One-Man-Work-Force, is always there Walter & Peter on the Go and a lot of sorting on the receiving end Gingoog Rotary distributing the furniture to the schools