CLAFI’s education literacy, volunteer programs feted

Conrado & Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation, Inc (CLAFI), ended 2022 with flying colors as they were recognized at the National Literacy Awards (NLA) 2022 and by the Philippine National Volunteer…

CLAFI received second place for the Outstanding Literacy Program of the National Literacy Awards 2022. Education Program Supervisor Leonard Mission of Department of Education Region XII, Director Leila Arriola of Bureau of Learning Delivery, Department of Education Undersecretary Gina Gonong for Curriculum and Instruction, April Mae Domingo from CLAFI, Chief Education Supervisor Gilbert Barrera of Department of Education Region XII, Department of Education Assistant Secretary Ruby Alma Torio.

CLAFI’s Bukas Kaalaman Program: Pagbasa at Pag-unawa Para sa Kaalaman at Kinabukasan won second in NLA’s Outstanding Literacy Program along with four other Non-Government Organizations in the country selected from 11 regional NGO entries. “One of the pressing issues that CLAFI identified is the lack of mother tongue learning materials, particularly for Blaan communities in Sarangani Province,” Dominguez-Yujuico shared. “Through the PhilAM Fund and partnership with the Department of Education, we developed the Flalok Project and co-designed mother tongue learning materials, based on Blaan folklore. These materials were complemented by mother tongue textbooks for learners and teaching guides for teachers.

CLAFI Executive Director, Mr. Richlie Lyndon L. Magtulis, narrated how their literacy projects resulted in improved literacy rates of schoolchildren. The Outstanding Volunteer Award recognized CLAFI as a leader and role model that exemplified service to others through its various volunteerism works to provide equitable access to quality education and protect the environment.

Vice Mayor Jean Delos Santos of the Municipality of Malapatan, a former CLAFI staff member and a key stakeholder in the Municipality of Malapatan, Sarangani, shared how the work of CLAFI helps develop communities.

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