By Laurence Ligier | Project Leader
School awards for the girls
An Awarding Ceremony was organized at the Passi Center for the girl survivors. This ceremony celebrated their perseverance and achievements, which can be recognized and lauded. The girls were very happy to receive their awards and were truly proud of themselves for their efforts during the last school year. The good news is that all girls were also able to move up to the next grade level for the next school year.
Halloween celebration and therapy camps
The girls at the Passi and Negros Centers experienced their own respective Therapy Camp events where they were able to go through the totality of therapy through different mediums. Along with the informative talks and sessions were a series of fun games that brought out the best among the girls in all aspects possible. This activity educated them on concepts such as mindfulness, respect, and positive communication. These are traits that will surely help them in fostering positive relationships with other people when they eventually return to the outside world. Here at CAMELEON, we ensure that the girl survivors are properly equipped to overcome their traumatic experiences and help them attain a colourful future.
At the start of November, the girl survivors were also able to celebrate Halloween. For the occasion, they prepared their spooky costumes and make-up showing their creativity. They also showed off their make-up and costumes individually. Afterwards, they had a horror house experience and movie viewing.
November - Children's Month
Last November, the girl survivors also celebrated Children’s Month by holding simultaneous activities such as poster-making, spoken word poetry writing, and storytelling sessions. The poster-making and spoken word poetry events were held in partnership with the University of the Philippines Visayas Gender, Sensitivity and Development Network (UPV-UGSAD).
This event provided an opportunity for the girls to have a safe space to express themselves, while also allowing them to showcase their talents and potential. This activity also helped to raise awareness about children’s rights and responsibilities, and the importance of children and their dignities as essential members of the community. The collective effort was done to encourage parents and guardians to become the main protectors of children in the community and to empower other children.
Our job-placement program
The job placement program aims to professionally train the girl survivors for the workplace through a holistic approach that uses technical training and values formation. The end goal is to mould them to lead independent and sustainable lives after the official support of CAMELEON has ended.
In 2021, its focus was on the job placement baseline where the career profiles were obtained to identify which industries they will most likely enter after their tertiary or technical education. Various training sessions were conducted to assess the readiness of the girls who are about to graduate from schooling and are looking towards employment. Sessions to educate them on effective CV writing techniques were held, as well as lectures on education and career guidance. These were done so that the girls could identify career areas they may want to explore, career areas that are rooted in their interests, dreams, and ambitions. It also aspires to assist the girls to recognize the link between what they are currently doing at school to help them plan their future careers.
In 2022, the program will mainly focus on collaborating with partners for internships and placement programs - meetings are currently underway in preparation for this phase. Continuous professional capacity buildings will be held to ensure that beneficiaries of CAMELEON are consistently trained to be in their top form as they embark on their eventual career path.
Christmas celebration
Despite the sanitary conditions and the passage of Typhoon Rai - Odette a few days before the holidays, the girls in our centres were able to experience the magic of Christmas. Some of them went back to their families for the two weeks of holidays (when all danger is over). They all participated in creating the Christmas decorations and lights, and they made a video to thank all our donors and sponsors who are important to their eyes.
If you want to sponsor a girl, feel free to contact us by email at parrainages@cameleon-association.org or to fill in our sponsorship application form (below).
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By Laurence Ligier | Project Leader
By Laurence Ligier | Project Leader
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