A Day with the IP Leaders

My sleeping position caused muscle pain and that woke me up around 6:18 am. This day I woke up late. However,I immediately prepared myself for another say of learning as an OJT. Around 8:00 am we went to  the activity area where we bring with us hundreds of calendars which will be distributed after the activity. Participants from every barangay came. Tha participants were the chieftains of the IP (Indigenous Pople) and IMPR. Attandance, registration and greetings were the first scenario.

Together with the team, we prepared the area. We started to post the visuals. People kept coming in. When everyone was settled, my teammate started to talk and did the preliminaries followed by the introduction and finally the presentation of PORAS (Peoples Organization Rating Assessment System). In this activity, our task was to assess them. We need to identify what is the present status of the organization, how they do it and what are the things to improve as an organization.

At first, participants kept on raising concerns. They kept on raising their hands while our Team Leader thoroughly explained the objectives up to the first part. Things were clarified as to what are the purpose of the assessment. As the activity progresses, participants became more vocal and inquisitive. They kept on asking questions and pushed their notions. The discussion became out of pace. The speaker then explained and reminded the participants. Together with the project manager, Maam Mila, who was present during the activity, helped us emphasize the true meaning of the assessment.

I learned that an organization should know what is its status, what are the things an organization should have. One of the most discussed topic was the Mission, Vission and Goal of the organization that have been debated by the members as a long due issue. I also appreciate how the team leader, Maam Ruth, emphasized the main purpose of the activity.