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P A G E 2

“To catch the reader's attention, place an

interesting sentence or quote from the story

here.”

MESSAGE FROM GLITTER

The peals of laughter were long and crisp and were not exactly unexpected.

Somehow, we knew that we would laugh even before we bowed down to pray that one

breezy quiet night three months ago. Then when one of us actually said it out loud for the

first time, well, we laughed. I learned two important things then. One, I have more of

Sarah in me than I have of Abraham, and that, two, laughter is really a basic need!

Frederic Buchner, on Abraham and Sarah going to have a child, said, "They

laughed because laughing felt better than crying. They laughed because if by some crazy

chance it just happened to come true, they would really have something to laugh about,

and in the meanwhile it helped keep them going."

We are limited creatures and despite our claims that we believe on the God who

owns everything and can do anything, there are times that our human finiteness cannot

immediately grasp hold of that truth. And hence, to laugh is not necessarily not to believe,

but to cope, a stage that one has to go through in stepping out of faith.

At ALDC, there is no question that we are taking a giant leap of faith. We opened

the year 2014 by launching a bigger Advocacy Awareness and Fund Raising Campaign

called the ‘FLASH THE SEVEN' or FT7. This directly refers to the 7M pesos (US$158,000)

that we need as budget to build our Eco-school, and to the hope that we can get more

people to know and support the global advocacy for literacy, specifically through a ripple

scheme where one ALDC supporter will find seven others more to get involved with our

work in any way. In short, the FT7 is both to raise awareness and funds.

In the magnitude of these goals, we are grateful for the gift of laughter to sustain

our sanity, and more so, for the accessibility of prayer to sustain our faith. Indeed, we

have started a whole new commitment to prayer and which we hope that time can mold

into a tradition, so that in the future, there will be no doubt that it is through the faith of

ordinary people that God has been able to accomplish extraordinary things.

Please know that to laugh and to pray are becoming easier for us to do as our

support network is growing and getting stronger. This is a very good time to thank you all

for giving to ALDC, even sometimes sacrificially. May this annual ‘NewsZine’ bring joy and

hope to you and strengthen your resolve in making a difference in your corner of the

world. We continue to invite you to work with us, laugh with us and pray with us.

Together, we can Empower Through Literacy!

Glitter H. Moreño

7 May 2014

E D G E S

The Prayer Hut stands on the land

where the Eco School would soon

rise. Everyday, the ALDC team

regularly gathers and prays inside

this prayer hut.

We use a Prayer Logbook to record

all our prayer praises and prayer

concerns everyday. A prayer log-

book also contains the specific date

and time of prayer and who prayed.

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P A G E 3 E D G E S

Books will always be an integral

part in our advocacy.

We are very grateful to all our

BOOKDRIVERS this school year!

They are Jocelyn Astrom

(Sweden), UPV CD Students

(Iloilo), Maranatha Christian

College (Bacolod), Veronica

Illenberger (USA) and Christine

Babao (Manila).

Book Giving Campaign, we were able

to give books to adults and children in

the villages of Parola (coastal) and

Patol (upland). We also gave books to

Caliling Elem School, Candulan Elem

School, Pinamay-an Elem School and

Caliling High School.

Help us sustain this program.

Be an ALDC Bookdriver today!

The books you give to us are

either given away to marginal-

ized schools and communities

or placed in our own library.

Hence, books to us and through

us, can make a huge difference

in the lives of many.

For the last 12 months, under

our Reading Awareness and

Because books bridge...

Be An ALDC Bookdriver

Donation of English books to Florentina

Caña Recto Memorial High School, Caliling

Extension, December 2013.

This box which contains toys, clothes

and books, is the third package that

Veronica Illenberger has donated to us

from California, USA, since 2010.

Ms Illenberger found out about our

work online.

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P A G E 4

Flash the 7 in china

SPOTLIGHT

|Website. We

launched our offi-

cial website in

August 2013. Our

online space is a

very good way to

tell people about

our work and to

update our sup-

porters about our

progress. We also

actively use

Facebok and

Twitter for ALDC.|

|Bamboo Banks.

The ALDC Eco

School project is

participatory. We

do not only en-

courage the peo-

ple living in the

cities or overseas

to help us, but we

also empower the

families in the

ALDC community

to take part by

saving up coins

for the ALDC Eco

School using a

bamboo bank. |

The number 7 is a significant number to ALDC.

Our ‘FLASH THE 7’ or FT7, is all about the 7. We

are raising 7M pesos to build our Eco School, and

we hope to encourage each of our supporters to

tell 7 other people more about the global crisis of

illiteracy and how they could get involved with

our work in changing the situation.

Beginning this year, 2014, we hope to take FT7 to

key cities in the Philippines and overseas, where

there are Filipino communities that will be willing

to host us.

We lobby, primarily, for Filipinos (ALDC Sponsors)

to help Filipinos (ALDC) help Filipinos (ALDC bene-

ficiaries). Of course, we hope to receive all the

help, too, from our non-Filipino friends, as our

need is great, but our primary dream is to mobi-

lize Filipinos to help their country through us.

For the whole month of March, ALDC founder,

Glitter Moreño, was in China, specifically in Bei-

jing and Shenyang, to give talks to various groups

about the FT7.

In Beijing, Glitter was able to meet and share FT7

with Ahmed Faqihi and Zafer Alqarni, Arab educa-

tors and who previously gave to our SPED pro-

gram, the core team of the Philippines-China

Friendship club, the Filipino Congregation at Bei-

jing International Christian Fellowship, the inter-

national academicians and PhD students at Bei-

jing Normal University and more. The China Radio

International also guested and interviewed

Glitter.

While, in Shenyang, Glitter gave a talk to a Filipi-

no group and to international students and ex-

pats in Shenyang International Christian Fellow-

ship. She also gave a seminar on Community De-

velopment and Missions to short-term missionar-

ies.

We are grateful to volunteer FT7 coordinators in

China, Velessa Dulin (Beijing), Joseph and Lucelle

Appleton and Tad and Vickie Natividad.

(Shenyang).

E D G E S

FT7 at Beijing Normal University

FT7 at Biejing Int’l Christian Fellowship

– Filipino Congregation

Filipinos organized a lunch gathering

for FT7 in Shenyang.

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Adult Literacy Students Finished Level 1

P A G E 5 E D G E S

We are happy to report that our first batch of Adult

Literacy Curriculum (ALC) students in the upland village

of Patol has finished the Level 1 of learning.

Joining our Preschool and SPED students, in our 4th

Moving Up Ceremony and Closing Exercises, last 24

March, our ALC students proudly received their

certificate of accomplishment, too. The group which

was led by our oldest student and former chief of Patol,

Cervando Chavez, 64, rendered a song number and

recited a poetry on literacy written by their teacher,

Ms Amelyn Elladora.

This batch is moving up to Level 2 on June this school

year. We hope that through them, many will be inspired

to enroll in ALC.

lage called Lawiswis and rule

forever.

But then there is Alamwiz, the

good wizard that tells Marikit

and her friends how to defeat

Libroster. The only way is by

having a change of heart and to

start reading books!

Glitter wrote the play Si

Marikit, Si Libroster kag (and) Si

Alamwiz to be used as the offi-

cial campaign tool of the ALDC

team when visiting schools and

communities for its Reading

Awareness and Book Giving

Campaign.

The play has been very effec-

tive and is always a crowd

attraction.

ALDC performed to students

from 25 schools during a scout

camp (Nov 2013) , and to chil-

dren and parents in the upland

village of Patol (May 2013).

This is a story about a girl,

Marikit, who lives in a village

called, Lawiswis. Marikit does

not like to read books. All she

wants to do is play and play all

day long. Her mother, Celia,

buys her books. Her friend,

Lourdes, gives her books to

read, too. Her father, Dencio,

also tells her that reading is

learning and when you don’t

read, you don’t learn.

Marikit, however, ignores their

efforts. She does not like books

and nothing could ever change

her mind. Or so she thought.

Living in the deepest of the

deepest swamps in the village

called Lawiswis, there is a crea-

ture that is growing in strength

and size as more and more chil-

dren reject the reading of

books. He is Libroster, a mon-

ster! His goal is to eliminate all

books from the face of the vil-

The ALC Batch 1 students of Patol, proudly showed their certificate of

accomplishment, with Teacher Amelyn, during our 4th Moving Up

Ceremony, 24 March 2014.

Si Marikit, Si Libroster, kag Si Alamwiz

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28 students have graduated from Tumalawas Elem. School. Apart from

the Love Letter, we also gave each graduate two High School books to

encourage them more to pursue High School. Tumalawas is four hours

away by foot, one way, from the nearest high school.

P A G E 6

E D G E S

The “Love Letters” is a newly-launched

annual initiative of the ALDC that hopes

to bridge love and encouragement be-

tween people who support our literacy

advocacy and the teachers and elemen-

tary graduates in selected mountain

schools through letters, every school-year

end.

The chances are always high for elemen-

tary school graduates living in the moun-

tains to not continue on to high school,

primarily because of the long distance.

We hope that through the Love Letters,

we can make a small but good difference

in encouraging these students to pursue

high school to get closer to their dreams.

Similarly, we hope that the Love Letters,

will make a big impact, too, on the teach-

ers who will receive them. They risk their

lives, traversing dangerous roads, just to

teach in mountain schools, every day.

LOVE

The hills are alive with the sound of learning! Our dream is to see these children move on to high school, and later on, to

higher education. Presently, we are working to get the class valedictorian to live in the ALDC and make her our high school

scholar after we found out that her parents did not intend to enroll her in high school because of the long distance.

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P A G E 7 E D G E S

To go down from Candulan Elem. School, the ALDC team had to climb down steep hills and crossed seven rivers, something that the teachers of the school do everyday!

LETTERS For our first year, we have identified

three school beneficiaries. These

were, Patol Elem. School,

Candulan Elem. School,

and Tumalawas Elem. School.

We gave a total of 82 letters to 15

teachers and 67 graduating pupils.

Our letters came from different plac-

es in the country, as far as Manila,

Mindanao and Antique.

“Receiving words of encour-agement from someone, somewhere, I believe, can lift the spirit up of a hardworking teacher. I am glad to be a part of this project!”

Jeanette Madas, Love Letter Writer

General Santos, Mindanao

The principal and teachers of Patol Elem. School were happy to receive a love letter, a book, and a copy of the Freedom Writers Film!

THANK YOU to all our 82 Love Letter Writers!

Be a source of encouragement to a student

or a teacher in an upland school.

Be an annual ALDC Love Letter Writer!

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August 2013. TV hosts,

Christine Babao and Edu Manzano,

have generously donated a new

computer and printer to our office.

We are very grateful to their kind-

ness.

Ms Babao, a children's author has

also donated her books to ALDC in

2011, the very first Pilipino books

in ALDC library.

SA DOON

MAY TALINO

MALAYA

KAHIT PA

ANG PAGTUNGO SA DOON

AY MAHIRAP

MATIRIK

MAGALASGAS

MAHABA

MALAYO

NGUNIT ANG NAIS NILA

AY MAGTUNGO SA DOON

SA DOON

MAY TALINO

MALAYA

KAMI RIN

ANG TUNGO AY SA DOON

KASAMA NILANG

NAGTUTURO

NATUTUTO

KAHIT PA MAN

MATIRIK

MAGALASGAS

MAHABA

MALAYO

BALANG ARAW

ANG DOON

AY DITO

MAY TALINO

MALAYA

Computer Donation

P A G E 8

E D G E S

Our mothers

stretching

their stress

away.

They came. They saw. They helped.

We were greatly encouraged by

the visit and help of individuals

who supported our advocacy.

In July 12, 2013, Zinnia Villarin,

a triathlete and fitness coach in

Manila came to lead our ‘FIT IS

HIT’ Nutrition Day. Our goal was

to promote regular fitness and

exercise to have a healthy body.

Coach Zinnia taught our children

and parents Yoga and Zumba.

A month later, in August 9, Faith

Dumaligan, a landscape architect

in Manila came to see how she

could help us start the design for

our Eco School building.

Community Development faculty

and students of UP Visayas also

visited and helped the ALDC in

August 29-31, as their Alternative

Learning Event (ALE). The 34-

member contingent which was

comprised by four CD classes,

31 students, and three profes-

sors, were divided into three

teams. More on page 11.

Our children

enjoying yoga.

Arrival of CD

faculty and

students from

UP.

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4th Moving Up Ceremony

P A G E 9 E D G E S

“Hindi Natitinag ang Pusong Pilipino” or “The Filipino Heart Cannot Be Moved”, was the graduation theme in every school in the Philippines at the end of the school year 2013-14.

Both our baccalaureate speaker, Mr Ryle Moreño, and graduation speaker, Pastor Nick Balinas, emphasized the importance of Christian education and a personal relationship with God, as ways to have a heart that is resolved and cannot be moved.

We held our 4th Moving Up Ceremony last 24 March. Just like the years before, this

event was very special to our chil-dren and their families. Dressed in their best, grandparents and par-ents, proudly walked up the stage to pin ribbons or put medals on their children for their special awards. The ‘Little Dreamers’, an annual number, was also very spe-

cial. Children painted a bright future around by dressing up in their future dreams.

What made this year’s Moving Up Ceremony more special were the accomplishment of our first batch of ALC students, and the confi-dence in the performance of our SPED children. Indeed, it was one memorable day!

Lean Magbanua, has completed the three levels of preschool at ALDC through our Scholarship Program, from 2011 until 2014. She graduat-ed as second in her class last 24 March, and will be attending Grade 1 this June in a public school nearby. In all her time with us, Lean has served as a good inspiration because of her courage in facing her illness.

Lean, 6, is now all set

to enter Grade 1.

OVER THERE

IS LEARNING

FREEDOM

THOUGH

GETTING THERE

IS HARD

HILLY

ROUGH

LONG

FAR

BUT WHAT THEY WANT

IS TO GET THERE

OVER THERE

IS LEARNING

FREEDOM

WE TOO

ARE GOING THERE

WITH THEM

WHO TEACH

WHO LEARN

YES

THE ROAD TO

OVER THERE

IS

HILLY

ROUGH

LONG

FAR

BUT SOMEDAY

OVER THERE

IS HERE

LEARNED

FREE

Our children in their ‘Little Dreamers’ costume during the 4th Moving Up.

LEAN, AN ALDC SCHOLAR!

Glitter wrote the poem

‘Sa Doon’ (0ver There)

and it best captures

the long struggle

towards literacy.

In July 2012, Lean got sick and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome. This means that Lean’s kid-neys were damaged, caus-ing protein, particularly her albumin, to leak from her blood into the urine. The illness is cureable for some but for others, it can be a life-long condition or worse it can lead to kidney failure. More on page 13.

Teacher Hazel with Kent and Kristian of SPED.

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P A G E 1 0

At the Estancia port.

We crossed to Sicogon

by renting one of these

small motored boats.

Relief Drive for Carles Shortly after the typhoon

Haiyan had devastated the

Visayas region in the Philip-

pines, we launched our

Relief Drive for Carles in the

northernmost part of Iloilo,

one of the most affected

places.

We appealed for toys,

clothes and funds. Happily,

we were able to raise

78,217 pesos ($1,760) and

collected a good volume of

clothes.

On 13-15 December 2013,

the ALDC team went to

Sicogon Island, in Carles, to

contribute in the relief

efforts and deliver help in

the area.

There, we conducted a

stress debriefing activity to

children and teachers in

two elementary schools .

We sang songs, played

games, prayed, and led the

children to write letters to

God. In the letters, the chil-

dren expressed their fears

and their wishes and

dreams. Almost all of

them asked for the com-

plete restoration of their

houses and schools.

Through our relief fund,

we were also able to pro-

vide housing or/and liveli-

hood assistance to eleven

families.

Thank you for sending

your help!

E D G E S

Mesalie, 38, ands her son, Arjhan, 11, know

well how devastating typhoons can be. They

lost Arnel, Mesalie's husband and Arjhan's

father in May 11, 2006 when typhoon Caloy

hit the seas of Masbate. They never recov-

ered his body.

Arjhan was only four years old then.

Mesalie was so devastated that she

had to go away and find work in Ma-

nila to cope with her loss. Lola Trin-

ing, Mesalie's mother, was the one

who raised Arjhan. She did a very

good job as Arjhan turned out to be

a respectful, happy and helpful boy.

Earlier this year, Mesalie decided to

come home to Carles for good. So it

was quite a bitter joke to experience

the devastation of a super typhoon

Bensurto Family, relief recipient.

several months after she came back.

It did not only cause a lot damage in the

family's house, but it also brought back

the painful memories of losing Arnel to a

strong typhoon. Mesalie, however, is

much stronger now, and she knows that

this recent struggle in her familly will also

pass.

We gave the Bensurto family funds to

finish the repairs of their house.

ALDC, Philippines 3,730 pesos

Cornerstone Church, Cambodia 6,235 pesos

Philippine Self-Help Foundation, Philippines 15,000 pesos

Shekinah Glory Baptist Church, Philippines 2,025 pesos

Student group in Beijing Normal University, China 7,960 pesos

William Struse, USA 43,217 pesos

TOTAL 78,217 pesos

ALDC RELIEF FUND

We spent 35,000 pesos in

December last year for relief

in Carles. We discovered the

donation from Mr William

Struse only a month later

and this now makes up the

balance of the ALDC Relief

SPOTLIGHT |The New Internationalist

(NI), a prestigious and pro-

gressive publication, fea-

tured the Adult Literacy

Curriculum of the ALDC,

two months ago in its Pho-

to Essay section. The NI

also asked its readers to

donate their NI magazines

to the ALDC Library. |

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They came. They saw. They helped. From page 8.

Lastly, we were blessed

by the visit of our mis-

sionary friends and ALDC

supporters, couples Jo-

seph and Lucelle Apple-

ton and Tad and Vicky

Natividad, from China,

last 26 January.

For Day 1, each group had a

lowland school to visit and

promote reading to, and for

Day 2, the groups went up

to their designated upland

communities.

Please read above the in-

sights of some UP students.

They brought goodies for

the team and craft materi-

als and medicines for our

school!

Their presence was a great

encouragement to us!

The Natividads and the Appletons.

UP Students Reflect of their Visit to ALDC

P A G E 1 1 E D G E S

The CD 135 Class comprised the

Team Josephine, one of the

three teams during the visit of

Community Development facul-

ty and students from the Uni-

versity of the Philippines in the

Visayas.

Team Josephine campaigned

for reading in three schools,

two of which were located in

the mountains.

Here are some bits taken from

the insights of some CD 135

students.

“We let the children draw their

dreams on paper. I was sur-

prised to see some of their

drawing. One of them drew a

fish. I asked him why did he

draw a fish and he answered

me this “Kay wala pa ako kati-

law sang isda.” (I have not eat-

en fish yet.) I did not know what

to feel. “

Brian Rose Iquina

“I have been through different

devastating situations but what

I witnessed in this visit

has changed my perception

about life satisfaction, and left

me burdened and motivated.

The children of Sitio Looy have

opened my eyes to give value of

what I have today. “

Maris Pylene Espero

“I have seen many documentaries in class that showed

how hard it is for people to get education in far flung

areas, but witnessing it in reality is different. “

Hannah Faith Enriquez

“I kept going, once again focusing my energy into

breathing and walking. I was so exhausted when we

reached the primary school that I headed straight to-

wards heavenly cold buko juice and a chair. I turned to

my right and saw little faces peeping through the class-

room windows. After almost two hours, I had the ener-

gy to smile...I was also resenting the politicians who

steal billions each year to invest on their new houses or

wonderful vacations. And I think it’s really stupid to

spend billions on this road widening crap while some

places don’t even have roads. I hated politicians be-

fore, now, after ALDC, I’d gladly shoot them point

blank.”

Joni Mae Berador

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GIVE

Commit to a monthly

pledge to ALDC and we will

allocate it accordingly. The

pledge starts at 1,000 pe-

sos ($145) for a maximum

of 12 months or one school

year. Alternatively, you can

give a one-time donation.

We provide a regular and

transparent reporting.

Help Us EMPOWER THOUGH LITERACY!

There are many

ways that you can

support the ALDC!

P A G E 1 2

E D G E S

BOOKDRIVE

You are a bookdriver to

ALDC when you donate

your own books or when

you organize a system to

collect books to send to us.

The need for books is ex-

tremely great in our target

schools and communities.

Send your donation to our

address, located at the

back cover.

VOLUNTEER

Tell us your skills and there

might just be a scope for

you to do at ALDC. Also,

please consider visiting us

and helping us on site for a

short time. If you’re one

for adventure then you will

love our mountains and

our beaches, the additional

perks, when you are in our

communities.

HOST THE FT7

We hope to take FT7 to key

cities within and outside the

Philippines where there will

be people who are willing to

give us a platform.

In March of this year, we

were successful in sharing

our literacy advocacy in

China because there were a

few people there who

walked the extra mile to

organize meet-ups and

events for ALDC, and even

took care of our lodging and

food.

We hope that the FT7 in

China will not be our first

and last this year. Help us

take our advocacy to your

area. HOST THE FT7!

CAMPAIGN

We cannot reach your fam-

ily and friends, but you

can! Will you take some

time to tell them about us?

One of them might be will-

ing to support our work.

Also you can campaign for

us by encouraging people

to like us on facebook, and

follow us on twitter. We

always post new updates.

JOIN

We always have random

projects every now and

then. Take our Love Letters

Project, for instance, which

is only happening once a

year. Or our fundraising

drive to help a particular

family or a calamity-

stricken community. So

please always check our

website for the latest.

SEND YOUR GIFT: The ALDC has three official bank accounts. You may transfer your funds to us through any that will be most convenient for you. Please make sure to notify us when you make a deposit. Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Banco De Oro (BDO) China Construction Bank (CCB) Name: Awagoh Learning & Devt Center Inc. Glitter H. Moreno Glitter Moreno Account: 1043-7549-78 1960-1066-68 6210-8107-3001-2347-424 Branch: 0104-Bacolod Main 196-SM City Bacolod Swift Code: BOPIPHMM BNORPHMM Routing No: CH005873

There is no fee when depositing in BPI anywhere in the Philippines.

There is a 50-peso charge when depositing in BDO outside of Negros Occidental, except if you transfer funds online.

Our China account is especially for those living in China. Please remember to add 30CNY for withdrawal fee.

Our paypal account will be activated within the year for online donation.

PRAY

Our need for prayer part-

ners is as great as our need

for financial supporters.

When you commit to ‘Pray

Daily for ALDC’ you will

pray with us and for us. We

have a prayer calendar

which you can download

and print. Whereever you

are in the world, you can

help us this way.

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LEAN, AN ALDC SCHOLAR! From page 9.

P A G E 1 3 E D G E S

Since her diagnosis, Lean has been under regular medication. Indeed, there were times when her tummy and cheeks bloated and she had to be absent from school for a long time to get better.

Her faith in God, however, was remarkable. She would some-times comfort Leny, her moth-er, by saying, that she was not afraid to die as she knew that she would go to Jesus in heav-en.

When she said her little speech during the graduation ceremo-ny, many were moved to tears.

Lean’s triumph was truly a picture of God’s grace, of her own courage and the unity of care and love given to her by the ALDC commu-nity.

The ALDC has truly provided Lean and her family with a reliable support system. Many thanks, too, to Lean’s sponsors for supporting Lean’s learning at ALDC.

Lean is not yet out of the woods so please include her in your prayers.

Glitter’s Interview in China

Our Scholars SY 2014-15

L-R: Jade Xian (station manager), Glitter, Ramon Escanillas, (Filipino broadcaster), and Machelle Ramos (host of the show).

SPONSOR

AN

ALDC

SCHOLAR! Our Scholarship Pro-gram has enabled many children to study in ALDC Preschool for the last three years. We have had kind individu-als who each sponsored a child for a whole year of studies. This school year, 2014-15, we are taking things into a whole new level as we expand our Scholarship Program. One, we will start to have SPED, Elementary and High School schol-ars. We hope to have five SPED scholars, and we are also keen to start helping selected poor Elementary and High School students, including Lean, who are studying in public

schools in Cauayan.

Moreover, we will open a preschool branch in the upland community of Mayab so that many more children living in the mountains will be able to have a high quality basic education. Would you sponsor an ALDC scholar? Take a look at your left. Contact us for details.

Lean, with mother Leny,

brother Leonard, and teacher Hazel,

after the graduation ceremony.

The China Radio International (CRI) Filipino Service

in Beijing, interviewed Glitter in its show

‘Mga Pinoy sa Tsina’ (The Filipinos in China).

The interview was a good opportunity for Glitter to

talk about the global crisis on illiteracy and what

the ALDC is doing to contribute in solving this prob-

lem in the central part of the Philippines.

The interview was in Pilipino. It was aired in the

Philippines on April 2, over DZME 1530.

Online, it can still be accessed at:

filipino.cri.cn/401/2014/03/31/2s127559.htm

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Hear now! FT7 is the latest trend in town

for posing for a photo! Make sure to blend in.

And when your friends ask you

what the five and two are all about, grab the chance to tell them

about the global problem of illiteracy.

There are now 7.2 billion people in the world.

16% of this are non-literate. More than half of the 16%

are living in South and West Asia. A half of the 16% are women.

Tell them, too, about the ALDC. And what we do to contribute

to the solution of this global crisis through our efforts in the Philippines.

Calaogao, Caliling, Cauayan Negros Occidental 6112 Philippines

Website: www.awagohldc.org Phone: +63 917 552 1296 E-mail: awagohldc@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ALDC.Philippines Twitter: www.twitter.com/aldc_glitterhm

ALDC Inc.

Ready, lights camera, FLASH THE 7!

EMPOWERING THROUGH LITERACY

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The Awagoh Learning and Development Center, Inc., is a nonprofit organization in the Philippines. It aims to empower communities in Cauayan, in the south of Negros island, in the Visayas region, through literacy.

The ALDC hopes to meet its goals, through its Outreach and 5 FOR 5. The ALDC's Outreach includes Adopt-A-School, Reading Awareness and Book-Giving Campaign, and Outdoor Class. The 5 For 5, on the other hand, is a program which entails five literacy services to address the needs of five specific sectors. SEC CN201226479 TIN 006851065000 DepEd R-VI E-345 S. 2014

On the cover is Corazon Pontenegra, a student of ALDC’s Adult Literacy Curriculum (ALC), and one of the Level 1 finishers last March. Corazon is a farmer in the upland village of Patol.