E-MC2 project continue to help 85 Maguindanao school kids

E=MC2 , (Education My Charitable Contribution); a campaign that raise funds for school children in conflict-affected and depressed areas of Mindanao, has been helping indigent children at Malangit Elementary School in Buluan, Maguindanao.

Eighty-five school children have been provided with assorted school supplies to include school uniforms and shoes as part of the assistance package. “I am glad there are people who feel our difficult situation. The assistance that they provided has been a great help not only to me but to my brothers as well,” Jehan Calimbal, 12; one of the beneficiaries said in local dialect. Eighth among the eleven siblings, Jehan shares some of her papers and notebooks to her two brothers who are also studying at Malangit Elementary School.

E=MC2 raises funds through employee-giving. Companies or institutions can encourage volunteerism by advancing their employees’ pledges of monetary donation and providing ways for staff to devote time and talent to promote and strengthen Mindanao’s education agenda. Implemented by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and now on its fourth year, the education project in Malangit, Maguindanao is being funded by the employees and officials of Flour, an engineering company based in Manila.

Published in the Zambotimes, http://www.zampen.com/archives/15826-E-MC2-project-continue-to-help-85-Maguindanao-school-kids.html ; 20 February 2012