CLOUD 9

Right now, Im on my multi-tasking mindset again.. preparing a presentation for a village development plan which will be discussed to the people in the community scheduled for next week and posting a new blog. Anyhow, going to the title of the blog, as a development communication graduate, I and the rest of my batch mates are exposed to communities to do some research that seek reasons of a certain situation (e.g. poverty). For 4 years I have mingled with a lot of people with different personalities. It was quite tough but hey, I have to do my assignment. Moving on, those experiences of mine from the field gave a fruitful effect; it landed me a job (woohoo!). Right now, Im affiliated at the City Planning and Development Office in our city government. Generally, our task is to assist the 46 villages (we call it barangay in our country) organize their communities that would further improve their area. thus, development could take place.
As of this moment, me and my colleagues are finalizing the villages’ development plans. These plans are actually formulated every after 5 years so that the government could determine the sectors or areas that need intervention for improvement. Sectors such as their social, environment, infrastructure and institutional are the key areas where we put most attention to. For instance, a certain village or barangay has households that have income below poverty and food threshold. We, then, assist the village on how to eradicate the problem. So, the barangay proposes a livelihood program for those constituents in order for their incomes to increase.
As a novice to the office, Iam still adjusting to the environment but I find our role as very helpful especially to the community. Il end my blog with a development quote, GOD speed!

Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself. ~Haniel Long