don bosco - calauan, laguna
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Don Bosco Calauan“Bringing Hope to Informal Settlers
Displaced by Recent Typhoons”
Sowing Seeds in CalauanBy: Fr. Patrick Villasanta, SDB
“A 107-hectare community owned by the National Housing Authority (NHA) Office of the President. This is a resettlement site of more than 6,400 families as of June 2011 who came from various parts of Metro Manila slums and a big bulk of informal settlers along the River Pasig. The place is projected with a population of 10,000 families or 50,000 to 80,000 relocatees at the end of the year 2011. This indeed is a social volcano where various crimes, vices and other social issues and concerns can move stealthily, if without proper education and evangelization pro-grams.”
The Site
"Remember, God does not pay us for
results, but for effort."
- Don Bosco
The Vision“ … We the Salesians envision the place and people to be an empowered,
sustainable community within the next 3-5 years. We are currently setting-
up a company that may generate jobs and livelihood for our people. ……
We are convinced that part of our socio-pastoral care for the
community/people, we have to device livelihood programs, too that may
bring about work, food at table and most especially ‘dignity’ of their own,
pegged with human & spiritual values and integrated with our Salesian
Culture and Spirituality. The following livelihood projects that are on-going
now:
1. Rinaldi Builders (Construction Work),
2. Caravario Agricultural Development (Piggery & Farming),
3. Zeferin Shoes (Shoe-making),
4. Savio Fun (Children’s Party & Accessories),
5. Cagliero Fudz (Finger Foods),
6. Michael Rua Trade (Job Placement/ Hiring Office)
7. Securo di Magone (Security Agency),
8. Pan di Orione (Bread & Pastry).”
In 2012, Don Bosco Pampanga Batch ‘78 initiated a fund raising to set-
up the bakeshop. Orione Bakeshop is now operational. Their staff
deliver bread in the vicinity.
Kenn Ramirez
Of Batch ‘78
Can you see this container van?
The container vans were converted into offices for rent!
Aquaponics is a food production system that combines conventional aquaculture (raising aquatic
animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in
water) in a symbiotic environment.
Small Scale Aquaponics at Calauan
“A commercial aquaponics system. An electric pump moves effluent
rich water from the fish tank through a solids filter to remove particles
the plants above cannot absorb. The water then provides nutrients for
the plants and is cleansed before returning to the fish tank where the
process repeats.” – Wikipedia.
In Calauan, a solar cell is installed to provide electricity.
Recent typhoons toppled big trees at Calauan!
Toppled trees were made into quality
furniture
– cabinets, chairs and tables
Even the altar
is made from
the toppled
Trees!
Fr. Pablo says that in this community, we give respect to everyone
– young and old. We call each other as “Ate” or “Kuya.”
A new project: They want to use waste materials – paper,
plastic, etc as mixture in CHB. But they need to test for strength.
This can be a good project for CE students.
1. Immersion programs can be conducted
here.
2. Donations (food, clothes, etc) are welcome.
3. Volunteer work will be appreciated.
4. We welcome partnerships to support our
programs.
"Do good while you still
have time.“ – Don Bosco
