Bring Back The Color: The 3rd Time Aroundby | 10-03-2017 21:37 |
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  Bring Back The Color started as an ASEAN-Indian online campaign to raise awareness about coral bleaching. It pioneered as a collaboration of different advocates all over ASEAN and India. During the early stages of the project, I had a long term vision of implementing an online to offline approach, of hitting the ground running and mobilizing the youth beyond the premises of social media. I was and still am fortunate enough to be given platforms to bring my ideas to life. After devising a workshop flow and program details designed to educate, engage and empower the next leaders of today, Let's Do It Philippines Youth- Davao Chapter decided to make it a banner program for their first organization cycle of 2017. After deliberation and several takes from different stakeholders, LDI PH Youth Davao adopted #BringBackTheColor together with #50ShadesOfGreen(which is now it's twin program designated to save the canopies of the Philippines). Since it's launching last February, BBTC already visited 2 high schools in Davao City to implement it's workshop. Today, it went to to run the 3rd time around in the Philippine Science High School, Southern Mindanao Campus. I gave a talk about conservation and facilitated the action plan of the whole school. Miss Pherly Grace Bungao also gave a talk about the Philippines and #50shadesofGreen. One of the youngest members of the team, 17-year old Yyoni Tiu, gave her first Introduction to Environmental Advocacy Talk to her school mates. BBTC prides itself in not only engaging and mobilizing the masses but also training people to become effective leaders and giving them a platform to talk about the environment, no matter how young they are. Although, the workshop is running locally as of the moment, BBTC dreams of replicating the workshop and it's offline goals all over the world. As it was founded in the shared identity and diversity of ASEAN, it is still looking up for more opportunities for inclusive growth not just in one locality. The strength of BBTC is in it's belief in collaborative effort, personal growth and environmental consciousness. In the end, together, we can #BringBackTheColor. |
