FSLF Kids Make Us Proud
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At a Prayer Rally in November 1999; Celebrating Earth Day with a climb up a mountain in April 2000; and sitting it out at a rally opposing increase in water rates in 2001.
The FSLF Kids; R&S is the children’s arm of the Friends of the
Seven Lakes Foundation for children ages 6-12. It was officially
established in June 2003 in Canossa College, San Pablo City,
Philippines. It was at this time that the FSLF mother organization
affiliated itself with the Roots & Shoots International, which is
the Jane Goodall Institute's international environmental and
humanitarian program for young people based in the USA. The group also
affiliated with the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs in
September 2003. The FSLF Youth was then set up for children 12-16 two
years after.
In just six years, the FSLF Kids: R&S has
successfully initiated or participated in various activities including
bayanihan sa lawa (volunteerism for the lake), outreach programs,
fieldtrips and exposure programs, mini camps and eco camps. In
September every year, the FSLF Kids: R&S lead the community in the
celebration of United Nation's International Peace Day by flying their
giant peace dove during a peace parade or rally. The FSLF Kids and
Youth have been featured in three Philippine tv shows - Real Stories of
Hon. Loren Legarda on ABC-5, Keep Up The Good Work of Hon. Joey Lina on
RPN-9 and Born to be Wild on GMA-7. The children have also represented
the school in various local and international children's workshops and
conferences.
The FSLF Kids after the lake clean-up held on April 22, 2006 in celebration of Global Youth Service Day.
The children/youth have represented the FSLF and Canossa College in the following national science and environment camps:
Children's Science Interactive Workshops in Panglao, Bohol, Philippines in October 2003Children's Science Interactive Workshops in Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines in October 2006
Children's Science Interactive Workshops in Labrador, Pangasinan, Philippines in October 2007
Children's Science Interactive Workshops in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines in October 2008
5th CLEAR Ecological Camp in San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines in October 2006
2nd CLEAR Youth Network Congress in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines in October 2007
3rd CLEAR Youth Network Congress in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines in October 2008
4th CLEAR Youth Network Congress in Tanay, Rizal, Philippines in October 2009
The FSLF Kids/Youth have also represented the Philippines in the following international conferences:
United Nations International Children’s Conference on the Environment in Connecticut, USA in July 2004
Young Agenda 21 International Conference in Stavanger, Norway in May 2005
Children’s World Summit on the Environment in Aichi, Japan in July 2005
2nd Children's World Water Forum in Mexico City in March 2006
United Nations International Children’s Conference on the Environment in Putrajaya, Malaysia in July 2006UNICEF BioVision Children's Life Sciences Forum in Lyon, France in March 2007
World Environment Day in Stavanger, Norway in June 2007
Agua y Juventud: 1st International Water & Youth Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina in April 2007
1st Jane Goodall Global Youth Summit in Florida, USA in May 2008
United Nations International Children’s Conference on the Environment in Stavanger, Norway in June 2008
Asian Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Nagoya, Japan in August 2009
For more on the FSLF Kids, please click on the following links:http://friends7lakes.multiply.com
Congratulations to the FSLF!
On June 1, 2006, the FSLF was selected to receive the Roots & Shoots Certificate of Recognition for 2005-2006. Only the most active and dedicated Roots & Shoots groups receive this honor. The certificate was signed by Dr. Jane Goodall herself.
In the letter that accompanied the Certificate of Recognition, Ms. Sara Montag, Membership Coordinator of R&S-USA wrote:
As Dr. Jane often says: "Our tools for effecting change are knowledge and understanding; persistence and hard work; love and compassion and respect for all life." Friends of the Seven Lakes Foundation (FSLF) truly embodies the spirit of Dr. Jane's message and the mission of Roots & Shoots.
FSLF Youth...Growing Up!
The FSLF Youth was established in 2005 to accomodate the needs of our young environmentalists, who were stepping into high school. At ages 12-16, the FSLF Youth had more sophisticated ideas about what it was they wanted to do exactly for the environment.
This coming schoolyear, the FSLF Youth hopes to play a major role in the understanding of "sustainable consumption" oncampus and among the youth in the City. The idea is to focus efforts on changing the youth's wasteful consumption patterns into ones that are more attuned to sustainable development. The FSLF Youth is affiliated with the United Nations' YOUTHXCHANGE Program, which is introducing the concept of "sustainable consumption" all over the world.
"Sustainable Consumption is about finding workable solutions to imbalances - social and environmental - through more responsible behaviour from everyone, In particular, sustainable consumption is linked to production and distribution, use and disposal of products and services and provides the means to rethink their lifecycle. The aim is to ensure that the basic needs of the entire global community are met, excess is reduced and environmental damage is avoided."
FSLF Youth Activities
In the past two summers, the FSLF Youth acted as assistant facilitators at the FSLF Kids' annual Mini Camps.
Miss Lora with Maia, Marion, Bayani, Hyrille, Nitoy and Paolo (April 2005).
Nico and Nitoy giving the younger ones directions during a camp activity (April 2006).
Ghenny helped the younger ones create their water cycle poster (April 2006).
The FSLF Youth joined in lake clean-ups and made sure that the younger ones were not only doing their work, but also safe and secure.
Rocsann at the lake clean-up watching over Bea, Salve and Heart (April 2006).
Hyrille, Arneil and Samboy take charge at the garbage pick-up site (April 2006).
The FSLF Youth spoke up on behalf of our group whenever local and national media groups came to interview our children. They showed their knowledge and understanding of the environmental issues facing our City.
Rocsann and Bayani during the interview for "Keep Up The Good Work", a show that airs weekly on national tv (October 2005).
In 2005, a small group submitted a proposal to an international awards committee. Although, they did not win a grant, the FSLF Youth were able to put together a plan of action for conducting eco-camps that would bring together FSLF Kids/Youth and the children of fisherfolk.
Miss Lora with Maia, Rocsann, Hyrille, Marion and Arneil in a group photo. This was part of the proposal that FSLF Youth submitted to the international awards committee in Sweden (December 2005).