VENUE : BSP Jamboree Site, Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya
THEME : “Empowering the Rural Youth for a Sustainable and Equitable Community
DESCRIPTION
This activity was annually conducted after the organization was formalized in 2002. The first Summer Training Camp was on April 2003 held at Kiangan, Ifugao. The second was on 2004 in Marinduque, highlights of this camp are the capacity building for youth on leadership skills and organizational management. The third summer camp was on 2005 held in sea shore of San Miguel Island, Tabaco City. This was the first time that youth delegates integrated with families of small fishers in the island as part of their community immersion. They applied the basic principles and skills in organizing which is the focus of third summer camp. The recent summer camp was held at International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Cavite City last April 2006 packed with the concept of Bio-Intensive Gardening as approaches for poverty alleviation & Basic Course on Sustainability, which became the regular part of annual summer camp.
This year, the highlight of the camp is the conduct of symposium/forum concerning the effects of mining activities to the health and environment of affected areas. Participants of the camp will also visit the different mining site of Nueva Viscaya to see the perilous effects of mining in the environment.
At camp, participants will also undergo training and workshops on Basic Course on Sustainability and Leadership Development and Organization. These two trainings will help the youth develop their potentials to the fullest because the approach is theoretical and experiential. This is a participatory-shared learning process. The different camp activities like high ropes challenge, obstacle courses, caving, rappelling, backpacking, map reading, and journeys to national parks will be synthesis during the discussion of the said trainings.
Another equally focus of the camp is the 3rd General Assembly where Biennial Elections of the new leadership will be held. This is also the venue for the different chapters to convene where the members builds consensus on matters affecting the organization and develop themselves as pro- active youth leaders.
Expected to attend the in ten (10) day Summer Training Camp are 75 participants, five (5) representatives for each provincial chapters (Albay, Baguio, Bataan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Cavite, Ifugao, Marinduque, North Cotabato, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Viscaya, Negros Occidental, Palawan & Quezon). Gender balance will be properly implemented to ensure that equal opportunities were given to all its participants. The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Nueva Viscaya was also invited to participate in the said activity.
A. Objectives
The Camp Program aims to strengthen and emphasize the role of PRRYA as one of the main stakeholder of youth development. It will facilitate and enhance further youth involvement and collaborations as well as highlight positive contributions of youth and youth organizations in community development. The objectives are:
To interact and integrate in the communities that is greatly affected by mining activities.
To learn the basic concept and principle of sustainability in youth’s perspective.
To gain knowledge on leadership and organizational management
To conduct the general assembly and define its overall direction.
To elect new National Executive Council members.
B. To achieve its objectives, the camp has four (4) major components:
Community Immersion is 3-days activities where participants will conduct a symposium/forum to educate the people regarding the effects of mining activities in their area. This is also the time that participants will have the opportunities to interact and integrate with the communities that are affected by mining activities and visits the actual mining site. As part of their immersion, participants of the camp will join the Provincial Government of Bayongbong in the celebration of Earth Day. Participants will express their support in the preservation of our mother earth.
Basic Course on Sustainability is 3-days activities of the PRRM’s basic course on sustainable development. The course will enable learners to understand the basic concept, discourses and practical implications of sustainable development. It has seven modules, logically sequenced and building from descriptive to analytical. The learners will construct webs of problems and webs of solutions, examine different perspectives, strategies and indicators of sustainability, and make individual and collective commitment.
Leadership Development and Organizational Management is a 3-days activity of capability building training. This training aims to develop good leaders among the ranks of rural youth and strengthen their skills on organization handling and operation. It is the integration of leadership and organization. The concept of this integration is to clearly define the role of a leader to the organization and the importance of organization to develop the leader and its member in achieving the organization goal. These include topics on the Basic Concept and Principles of Leadership, Communication, Conflict Management and Team Building, Strategic Planning Workshop, Advocacy Planning and Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (PIME). This training will help the organization to trickle down and move smoothly.
General Assembly is a 2-days activity that highlights the review of Constitution and Bylaws of the organization if still fit in the present situation of the organization and election of the new set of National Executive Committee. The overall goal of this activity is to set the direction of organization.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND EVALUATION
A Camp Team will manage the implementation of the 5th Summer Camp Training. It shall be headed by the Camp Director, who will report directly to PRRYA National Chairperson and accountable to the National Council of Leaders.
Committee Heads shall be identified to assist the Camp Director and part of the Camp Team.
To ensure transparency and financial accountability, a PRRYA NEC Finance Officer will be assigned solely to project fund disbursement and monitoring.
The project fund is subject to the accounting and auditing rules and regulations of PRRYA.
Partnership and close coordination with the community partners and Local government officials will be undertaken in the pre, proper and post engagement.
The proponent will conduct objective Evaluation through a self-made instrument by the participants and selected community members of the host community.
Documentation shall be made for the entire duration of the program, the pre, proper and post engagement. Information will be continuously gathered, collated, analyzed and presented in a comprehensive report of the project.
Comprehensive report on the project shall be furnished to the partners and sponsors.
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