Feedback On Financial Education

Families and Children for Empowerment and Development BUILDING CHILD AND YOUTH AGENCY PROGRAM Feedback Report on FINANCIAL EDUCATION SESSION FCED Office December 16, 2007 Attendance: 1. Francis Pastolero 2. Janssen Factor 3. Cherokee Rose Roldan 4. Melissa Salvador 5. Mel Arias 6. Stella Marie Maraño 7. Shirlene Gestiada 8. Emil Guanizo 9. Princess Barcena 10. Randy Barcena 11. Jason Ralleca HIGHLIGHTS:  The activity started at around 9:00 in the morning at FCED Office with the opening prayer led by Ms. Mel Arias. The participants who attended the activity sessions are coming from barangay 821, 824, 844, 850, and 853.  After the prayer, the facilitator in the name of Mr. Jonel Balaoro started the introduction about the session. He mentioned that the title of their activity was Financial Education Session. Before he proceeds, the facilitator asked first the participants if what are the words or group of words that comes first to their mind when they hear about financial education.  The participants responded that they are thinking about financial education as: business, pag-aaral tungkol sa pera, karagdagang kaalaman, paano ang pagmanage ng pera, pag-iimpok ng pera, magagandang negosyo. Mga kailangan at kagustuhan.  After their responses, facilitators said that the word or groups of words that they have mentioned are part of the topics that they are going to discuss. Facilitators have assured the participants that they are going to gain knowledge on the process of the discussion.  The facilitator then asked the participants to stand-up for the energizer through the song entitled “Kumusta Ka?”. The rule is, the group will form a two circle, one smaller which is inside and the other one is bigger outside. They should have partners while in the circle facing each other. They will the song kumusta ka! KUMUSTA KA? Kumusta ka?

Ikaw ba’y masaya? Pumalakpak-pumalakpak Ituro ang paa. Padyak sa kanan Padyak sa Kaliwa Umikot ka-umikot ka Humanap ng iba!  After they have sung the song, they are going to turn around and look for another partner but they will not break the circle. When the two partners face each other after the song they are going to ask their partner such as their name. favorite food, likes and dislikes etc then they will introduce their partner to the group and so on…  After the energizer they proceed to the activity 1 which was entitled “WARMUP”-Self Awareness Exercice , Value Representations! They will choose for an animal that would describe what they value the most. Emil- (Pusa)- kasi dahil sa pagmamahal,. Kung mahal ka ng iyong amo syempre mahal ka ring ng mga nasa paligid mo. Francis- (Aso)- kasi tagabantay ng bahay at panapahalagahan ko ang aking pamilya lagi ko sila binabantayan Janssen-(Kalabaw)- kasi kahit anong hirap pa ang dumating sa buhay ko nakakayanan ko ang mga ito at patuloy akong gumagawa para sa sarili ko at sa pamilya ko. Cherokee-(Ibon)- kasi malaya po ako na gawin ang mga bagay na gusto ko pero may kaakibat na malaking responsibilidad. Gusto kong lumipad ng mataas katulad rin ng isang ibon. Melissa-(Ibon)- mataas ang pangarap ko katulad rin ng isang ibon na kahit maliit pa ay nangangarap na ng mataas na makalipad man lang ng malaya. Mel-(Butterfly)-katulad ng isang butterfly, dumadapo kung saan-saan na magagandang bulaklak ganun rin ako marunong makisalamuha sa mga tao kasi pinapahalagahan ko sila. Stella-(Langgam)- kasi kahit anong liit man niya ay nagagwa niya pa rin ang mga gawain ng maayos at sa tulong ng kanyang kapwa langgam. Ganu rin ay tumutulong rin siya sa kanyang kapwa tao. Shirlene-(Pusa)- kasi hindi ko iniiwan ang aking pamilya dahil mahal ko sila. Princess-(baka)- kahit anong init, at lakas ng ulan ay nagtitiis para sa aking pagmamahal sa pamilya.

Randy-(Ibon)- kasi malaya ako na gawin ang anumang gusto ko para sa sarili ko at maganda kasi ang mga ibon katulad ko… Jason-(Kalabaw)- kasi malakas ako at talagang masipag sa lahat ng mga Gawain.  After their presentations, facilitators come up with the summary of the discussion. He said that every individual has our own value in life. We may value ourselves, other people, the whole community, the things that surrounds us, and more so the attitudes of the people.  After the summary, the facilitator proceeds to their Leveling of their Expectation. Facilitator ask the participants to draw their hand to the manila paper and put their names. Inside their hand drawing, they will put their expectation regarding the activity. Group I- Team Delicious Emil- masaya Cherokee- dagdag kaalaman Melissa- hindi nakakaantok Jason- maganda ang pag-uusapan Randy- cooperation Mel- mahaba ang pasensiya ng facilitator Group II- Yummy Team Stella- di lang puro lecture dapat Shirlene- more energizer Francis- maganda Janssen- masaya Princess- open ang lahat sa pag-uusapan  When the leveling of expectations finish, they proceed to the activity 2 which is the life journey exercise (Road Map of Life). The participants asked to draw in a piece of paper about their life in the past up to present. Each map should represent beautiful place (beautiful landmark) and an ugly place (rough road) or a hospital (road under construction). The map can represent detours and blocks.  The facilitator asked the participants to explain their individual write-ups to the groups. Each participant has explained their work and it was found out that most of them are very emotional especially when they talk about their families.  Some of the participants have difficulties in sharing their personal journey to the group especially those problems that they encountered to their family and to the community.  Facilitator has process the group discussion due to the difficulties of the participants to share their work however they are also open to some part of their work. Some of their situation is too personal for them to discuss to the group. Facilitator opens the idea that they can approach him if ever they need someone to talk to or if they are ready to share their personal problems. The participants agreed to what the facilitator has told them.

 The facilitator again summarized their discussion. He gives thanks first to all the participants for sharing their journey of life. He said that it is very beautiful to note about our life in the [past until the present because we can see if to what extent are we now? San na nga ba tayo? If those things that you mention will happened again, what will you do?.. These questions are just some of the basis of their answers and what they can do in the future. They said that they can have now control because they have already learned from the past and they will not let it happen again.  It is also beautiful to know the past of each individual so that we can understand why he/she act like this or that. We can also know our limitation in having our relationship to that person.  When the discussion ends, he asked the participants regarding their learnings and insight to the activity.  They said that they learned a lot from this activity. -marami aklong natutunan tulad ng mga kahinaan at kalakasan ko sa buhay. Di ko akalain na ganito na pala ako ngayun. -mas maintindihan ko ang aking mga ksama rito dahil mas lalo ko sila nakilala nung sila’y nagkwento ng kanilang buhay. -nalaman ko na hindi lang pala ako ang may problema ng ganito kundi sila rin. Mas nalaman ko pa nga na mas higit pa ang problema nila kaysa sa akin. -masaya ako na lalo ko nakilala ang mga kasama ko ng mas malalim pa sa inaasahan ko  The activity finished at around 4:00 in the afternoon with a closing prayer conducted by Mr. Emil Guanizo.

Prepared by; Jonel B. Balaoro BCYA Coordinator Noted by; Ms. Norilix A. Mansos Project Manager