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Forum on Migration and Development: Integrating Migration in Local Development Plans - March 10, 2010

This forum is organized in partnership with National Economic Development Authority Region IV as a venue to discuss various issues and initiatives integrating migration in the developments plans of the local government. [...]

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Seminar Training on Recycling Domestic Waste, Organic Farming and Vermiculture - March 04, 2010

This 2 days seminar training aims to educate participants on the process of recycling of domestic waste, teach them how to do backyard organic farming and vermiculture. Atikha believes that everyone should do our share in protecting our environment. [...]

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Launching of Batang Atikha Book Series

The Batang Atikha Book Series features stories written by children of OFWs, drawn out of their own experiences. Partner schools of Atikha have short-listed their students with good potentials in story writing and they were further given free training creative [...]

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Ecolife Seminar and Training for Tour Guides and Home Stay Program - February 22 to 24, 2010

To train tour guides for the Ecolife Tour Packages promoted by Atikha in Laguna and Batangas; and to enable homeowners to provide services for home stay tourist and earn additional income for the family. [...]

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BASC Annual Congress in Batangas - February 20, 2010

This is an annual gathering of members of Batang Atikha Saver Club, to intensify our program on Savings Consciousness and Mobilization; and to foster stronger sense of friendship, cooperation, camaraderie and leadership amongst the children. [...]

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Atikha OFW Helpline in Cooperation with Stichting Habagat & Wilde Ganzen of Netherlands Distributed Relief Goods for Victims of Typhoon Ondoy!
By Mathet Daya & Ninia Bayubay

Everyone saw on television the footages taken during the onslaught of the storm. Almost 90% of Metro Manila, Rizal and Laguna are deeply flooded. Thousands of families were left homeless. Many lost their loved ones and properties. Atikha sympathized with [...]

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Family, food, money cause women OFWs stress
By Veronica Uy (INQUIRER.net) First Posted 14:55:00 11/17/2009

MANILA, Philippines - Family expectations, money, relationship with employers, and food and religious beliefs in host country are five of the most common causes of stress among women overseas Filipino workers. [...]

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Kids of OFWs Help ‘Ondoy’ Victims
By Maricar Cinco (Philippine Daily Inquirer) First Posted 21:04:00 11/04/2009

WHILE EVERYONE else was busy swapping ticket stubs for food rations, Mark Harold Alejandre, a Grade 5 pupil, was minding his own business during the distribution of the relief packs. [...]

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LGUs Tapped to Teach OFWs on Handling Funds
By Maricar Cinco (Inquirer Southern Luzon) First Posted 21:48:00 11/01/2009

"The OFW (overseas Filipino worker) leaves the country to earn with a promise to return after some time. But this does not happen. He or she needs to stay longer abroad because the ones left here splurge the remittances (hence) [...]

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Migrants’ Children Struggle with Absence of Loved Ones
According to various UNICEF studies, children of Filipino overseas workers bear the brunt of the 'painful effects' of separation
By Girlie Linao AFP , SAN PABLO CITY, PHILIPPINES Thursday, Oct 08, 2009, Page 14

Jocelyn Banez doesn't know how to tell her mother that she will not graduate with her class after missing all but nine days last year at a private high school in the Philippines. I just didn't want to study, said [...]

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