TOBSPA PUSHES FOR AN ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMP

Grant from Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) amounting to $19,660 or almost P950,000 released,

THE TEN OUTSTANDING BOY SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES ASSOCIATIONS (TOBSPA) is currently pushing for the conduct of a Governance Camp for emerging Anti-Corruption Scout Crusaders on July 10-15, 2007 Rizal Re-Creation Center Arban Street, Rizal Laguna (Dates and Venue is still tentative). Another milestone in Philippine Scouting.

The pilot project which is expected to gather some 50 Scouts who are potential leaders in their own localities/councils coming from selected areas from Luzon. The Camp will be using a module designed to impart the Key concepts and principles on corruption, governance and transparency, methodoloogies and strategies for transparency work and other resources to develop Scout Leaders into transparency cadres. The 6-day camp will seek not only to educate, but more so to inspire and encourage the scout participants to launch their own transparency initiatives in their own respective communities. The good part about this project is the unique opportunity for each scout to attend the camp ABSOLUTELY FREE plus the chance to avail of the needed budget to implement their plans in their own council.

This mega project was made possible by the effort and prowess of TOBSPA's incumbent chairman Mr. Don Parafina (also of Gwatch) who wasted no time to extend the group's horizon farther. His effort bore fruit when a the grant from the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) amounting to $19,660 or almost P950,000 was approved and released sometime last January of this year. This development resulted into another leap for TOBSPA who at present is holding an office at the BSP National Headquarters after Secretary General J.Rizal Pangilinan gave his all-out support for the project.

As a show of serious focus, the organization hired their fellow TOBSPA members, who are all professionals, such as Joseph Lumanog as Project Officer to handle the technical and overall preparation and implementation of the project for nine (9) months, Jerome Ilagan (former TOBSPA Chair) was also tapped as Consultant for GovCamp Module, Yasser Sarona as consultant for GovCamp Hike, and Hernan Barce as Administrative Assistant. Also a part of the GovCamp Team are TOBSPA's pride to include Christian Lauron, Eddie Paul Saquilayan , Kervin Go, Mario Esquillo, and Joshua Young.

Inspired by the ideals of scouting, the team is expected to make another mark in BSP's very remarkable line of notable projects. (More details soon...)

Lite Moments during the NCR/CLR Youth Forum in Valenzuela (With Yasser, Mario and the hardworking project officer Joseph at the middle....)