Buhay NGO

[norbnert]

Hello sa lahat!

I'm just wondering if anyone here works for an NGO. Wala lang, I just want to have someone to gripe with. You see, I've been involved in NGO work since I was in college. Even if the pay was'nt good and i had to put in killer hours okay lang kasi iniisip ko na what I was doing serves a greater purpose. Yun bang kahit in my own little way alam kong I'm not being part of all this country's problems. Siguro for many this is being too idealistic not too mention being an outrightly stupid. Pero medyo iba rin kasi yung environment na kinalakihan ko. Anyways, so heto nakatapos na ko. And even if mas maganda yung mga opportunities sa private sector, I still chose to continue doing NGO work. Nung una talagang excited ako kasi makakapag-fulltime na ko, which means matututukan ko na yung mga pagbabago na tingin ko makakatulong sa'min. Unfortunately, I did'nt know that the reality check would come too soon for me. Ilang months pa lang ako, I had to face the reality na my "baby" proposal is'nt really that feasible, given the priorities ng organisasyon. Yeah right! In my four years in the organization I have seen how misprioritizing programs and budgetary allocation could be so easy for some senior NGO people. Oh well. Tapos ngayon ko nakikita kung gaano kabulok yung iba-yun bang tipong being in the social movement is a mere intellectual exercise, one big ego-trippin ride. Meron naman ding iba na garapal mangurakot. So much for social change, right? Oftentimes, I find myself at a crossroad. Will I continue to engage myself in this big hypocrisy? And I always end up with the same answer. I think I'll stick it out. In the end what matters na lang is if I continue to be firm with my belief that changes are needed and that they are possible. What matters most is that I continue to believe that the genuine desire to serve is the only way to liberate people. And what matters most is that I am true to the very people I serve. Amen.

[Meiji]

Young people like us tend to be idealistic and optimistic. We want to bring change because we are not happy with the way things are and we believe that we can do something about it even in our own little way. Just like you I turned down other opportunities and high-paying jobs so that I can help our countrymen in my own way.

If your proposal is not 'feasible', check it with yourself. I bet you had and you yourself can judge if it's feasible or not. You have also to keep in mind that compromise and sacrifice is a part of life even if we don't like it. We don't live in a utopic world. It's a give and take for others and sometimes we end up doing that too even if we don't want it just for the sake of doing good to a greater number, but you have your own principles you believe in and be firm.

If the ngo you work for right now is not true to serving the people and bringing the change our society needs now, maybe you should leave and find another ngo that you truly believe can bring change, where your heart and spirit in serving the people coincides with their objectives, goals and projects.

norbnet, try to keep in mind that you are not like those people who are rotten, corrupt and are doing ngo work as a mere intellectual exercise. Please don't become like them.

I hope you continue believing (a) that changes are needed and that they are possible, (b) that the genuine desire to serve is the only way to liberate people and (c) what matters most is that you are true to the very people you serve.

As they say: many are called, but only a few has chosen to take on that call. Don't leave the road less travelled.

[beams]

hey norbnert. ah, sa private messaging na lang ako makikipagkwentuhan sa yo, dahil shempre, this is work related, medyo kailangan maingat sa pagsisiwalat ng mga sensitibong bagay. hahaha. welcome nga pala sa PEx!

[Wu]

hey! sino rito ang nag w-work or connected sa NON GOVERMENT ORGANIZATION (NGO) pakilalala naman kayo please...

am with environmental NGO....

[baby_doc]

I work for an NGO whose advocacy is reproductive health

[DELISYUS]

i used to work as a volunteer counselor and peer facilitator at the

FOUNDATION FOR ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, INC.

it's in Quiapo and their more popular projects are

- Manila Center for Young Adults (MCYA)
- Dial-A-Friend
- Enter-Educate Videos
- Student Congress 1 & 2
- Project Light Feeling


it's not such a good NGO anymore (lolz...siraan ba daw) because the counselors who really cared about social service have resigned for lack of any more capacity to tolerate the Executive Director

but....i still love this NGO....taught me a lot.....

[boinks]

I'm Connected with an NGO ryt now called Networks, Inc. Its a very quite young organization. we provide leadership training seminars, team building, facilitators workshop. We're planning to expand and provide more trainings.

we focus more on the leadership and capability building of the youth

[coRinthian]

Used to be with an NGO for Indigenous People- was assigned in Porac, Pampanga- used to be fun, until reality kicked in (bills, etc)- and the locals weren't helping much either (the Aetas often abused the kindness of NGO ppl)- so I decided to pursue the corporate track.

It was fun though- no hours, no dress code, etc. And you get to help and educate ppl (a lot)

But the pay really sucked, and your life is always on the line (the military think your rebels, the rebels thing your military spies)- not to mention that the work is physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing.

Did I also say it was a thankless task?

[nakikipost_po!!]

ako gusto ko rin magwork sa NGO. pero shempre, kelangan ko rin kumayod para makatulong sa pamilya.

meron ba kayong alam na NGO na pwede kahit part-time? ksi i work graveyard naman, so baka pede kahit yung mga research-research, or something like that.

[diwata28]

Originally posted by boinks
I'm Connected with an NGO ryt now called Networks, Inc. Its a very quite young organization. we provide leadership training seminars, team building, facilitators workshop. We're planning to expand and provide more trainings.

we focus more on the leadership and capability building of the youth

hi! kindly post more info about your organization; i'm interested.

thanks

[DELISYUS]

at least you know you're doing something good

BOINKS......do u need some more resource persons? kahit part time lang?

[Pwee]

i'm a newbie at PEx and a newbie with working for an NGO. a newbie with community organizing and still a newbie with the real world out of school. there... at least im not a newbie at being ignorant.

[MaiKa]

i'm also working for an NGO whose beneficiaries are children and youth. i'm quite new in the field and i've still much to learn but my job has really changed the way i look at children...

[B|uejay]

i also work for an NGO serving the electronics industry
quite a noble job working for NGO's so they say...

[timo]

Originally posted by Wu
hey! sino rito ang nag w-work or connected sa NON GOVERMENT ORGANIZATION (NGO) pakilalala naman kayo please...

am with environmental NGO....

tagal na po akong naghahanap ng mga NGO. gusto ko makatulong kahit papano. kahit sa munting bagay. pano ba makasali? pm nyo ko

(environment, kids/women's welfare ang main concern ng NGO kung pwede)