Barangay Walang Iwanan is a campaign to mainstream a lifestyle of volunteerism and bayanihan at the barangay level to create an impact on at least 250 families in each of the 20,000 barangays. This places us in a clear trajectory to reach 5 MILLION families and #endpoverty for them by 2024.

This coming summer, we invite you, your family, and your friends to join Bayani Challenge 2015. From April 9 (Day of Valor / Araw ng Kagitingan) to June 12 (Independence Day /Araw ng Kalayaan), together with other volunteers and partners, you can bring concrete hope and help #endpoverty for the province, municipality, and barangay closest to your heart.

What can YOU do?

Bayani Challenge 2015 is broken down into different municipalities (sites) all over the Philippines. When you sign up for the site of your choice, you’ll be committing to three to five days* of fun and exciting activities, complete with Kalinga fellowship sessions at night.

*Recommended amount of days by GK. If you can’t commit to the recommended number of days, GK is flexible and would be more than happy to have you over for just a few!

Depending on the needs of the area, the local secretariat may assign your team to the following:

•    House Build

•    Paraisong Pambata (Play Therapy for Kids)

•    Kusina ng Kalinga (Care Kitchen)

•    Kalinga ng Kalikasan (Environment)

•    Kalinga ng Kalusugan (Health Mission)

•    Sports Programs

•    Disaster Preparedness

How can you register?

We’ve got a list of the GK sites you can sign up at**. Check it out and don’t be afraid to click that COUNT ME IN button. Registration is FREE. When you do click on that button, it’ll pre-enlist you to your municipality of choice. Heck, click as many COUNT ME IN buttons as you’d like—the same way you would create a destination wishlist. ;)

**Make sure you have registered to an iVolunteer account and are logged in. To create an account, click Register at the upper right portion of this page. To login, click the Login button at the upper right portion of this page.

A GK representative assigned to the municipality of your choice/s will get in touch with you to confirm your registration and provide site-specific details. This becomes your chance to narrow down the site/s you want to be a part of and finalize the registration process.

The list of volunteer opportunity sites and dates are still subject to change, so remember to check our blog,  the site list, iVolunteer Facebook, GK Facebook or Twitter for the latest updates. You may also email us at contactus@ivolunteer.com.ph for more information. If you have questions about site-specific details though, it’s best you click that COUNT ME IN button and wait for a local GK representative who will contact you after you sign up.

Check out which sites you can sign up for and when: http://bit.ly/GK2015. These will run along the following dates:

•    APRIL: Apr 9-12, Apr 15-19, Apr 22-26, Apr 29-May 3

•    MAY: May 6-10, May 13-17, May 20-24, May 27-31

•    JUNE: Jun 3-7, Jun 10-12

We’ll be constantly updating this schedule whenever we get news from GK, so bookmark this link!

UPDATES:

We would like to update you on our Bayani Challenge site in Tublay.

LOCATION: It is in is Sitio Mamuyod, Bgy. Ambassador, Tublay.

TRANSPORTATION: 

Take the bus ride to Baguio. We highly recommend you DO NOT RIDE Victory liner as the terminal in Baguio City is far away. Take bus lines that will stop at the South Terminal of Baguio City (Genesis bus line).

 TIME OF TRAVEL:  Our local team has arranged meetup at the South Terminal in Baguio City either late PM of Thursday (April 16) or really early morning of Friday (April 17).

 CONTACT RE TRANSPORTATION: As soon as you board the Bus, please send a text message to Scout Manego (09154757492) on (a) what bus line you have boarded, (b) time of departure & arrival

COST OF TRANSPORTATION:  Manila to Baguio (one-way) is Php400; Baguio to Tublay (one-way) is Php100

 ACCOMMODATIONS: 

Accommodations have been arranged in the form of a TENT CITY. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own tents and sleeping bags (and other necessities for camping)

A cooking area has also been arranged. We highly recommend participants bring their own cooking and eating utensils. The market in Tublay is far from the BC site

Weather is cold at night (around 10 deg Celsius). Please make sure you bring clothes that will protect your from cold weather. During the day, breeze is like Christmas.

 ACTIVITIES: Here are the list of activities expected in the next 3 days:

House build

Paraisong Pambata

Cleanup Drive

School Refurbishing

Basketball Clinic