Interacting with Marginalized Members of our Community

Objectives

To enhance the interaction skills with people who are considered to be marginalized members of a community or institution in our society.

To be more socially aware and involved at our current status.

Contents

Presentation of data from the Interviewees

Our reflections and realizations

Presentation of data from the

Loreta GiloName: Loreta Gilo

Age: 44

Location of interview: Espaňa – Overpass

Occupation: Street Vendor (Selling of accessories, umbrellas, fan, etc.)

Name of their parents and their occupation:

Zenon & Fernanda - Retired

Number of children: 3

Number of siblings: 12

Dreams and aspirations in life: To have had finish her studies and have a decent job and for her children to have a comfortable life

Breaks CadapanName: Breaks Cadapan

Age: 21

Location of interview: Along Espaňa

Occupation: Vendor (Peanuts)

Name of their parents and their occupation:

Arlene & Tony; Farmers

Number of children: None

Number of siblings: 6

Dreams and aspirations in life: To be a college graduate and wished for a more decent job.

Jen-Jen de GuzmanName: Jen-Jen de Guzman

Age: 11

Location of interview: Alongside P. Noval

Occupation: None (Street Child)

Name of their parents and their occupation:

Jen-Jen Miriam & Ernesto de Guzman – Street Vendor

Number of children: None

Number of siblings: 6

Dreams and aspirations in life: To be able to go to school together with her siblings. And to become a stewardess someday.

Pilar TubayName: Pilar Tubay (Ate Jane)

Age: 21

Location of interview: Santolan, Pasig City

Occupation: House Helper

Name of their parents and their occupation:

Edna Tubay as a Dressmaker Isabelo Tubay as a Hollow Block Maker

Number of children: None

Number of siblings: 6

Dreams and aspirations in life: To graduate college in the course of Information Technology

Dina M. Antolin Name: Dina M. Antolin

Age: 20

Location of interview: Makati

Occupation: House Helper

Name of their parents and their occupation:

Delia Antolin – Plain HousewifeHerminio Antolin – Farmer

Number of children: None

Number of siblings: 6

Dreams and aspirations in life: Her greatest dream is to help up her family and give them a good life, away from poverty. To continue my studies, if ever the opportunity comes. Someday, I want to have a family of my own, and wish to give my children a good kind of living

Dina M. Antolin (right)

The GTD group’s

Content

1. In a few sentences, describe your feelings and concerns while before and after doing the interview/interaction.

2. What are your realizations after the

interview/interaction? 3. Did it hove any impact on your values

and how you look at life?

1. Feelings And Concerns During The Interview We feel excited before doing the

assignment because it’s not everyday that we're given tasks like this. Before officially starting, we thought of a way to begin with but were engrossed with nervousness for starting our real conversation because of our first time to interview someone we don’t know personally.

But after doing the given task, we were relived, happy and surprised that they all responded truthfully.

We managed to have a casual talk with each other and as we talk on for deeper questions, we

felt their reason for living.

We felt sorry for the people we interviewed because most of them really have dreams and aspirations to achieve but due to financial problems, they find it hard to achieve these goals.

After this interview, we realized that we were very fortunate that we should be thankful and must do our best to make the most of what we have.

We sympathize for what they are experiencing now. Contentment is one of the things that we realized; that having the chance to study and eat three times a day is a bountiful blessing we have.

2. Realizations All of us should value what we have

today and love life, that's what we realized after the interview.

We are already looking at life that way. You live today because you have something to accomplish today and in no time you'll be able to reach your dreams/goals in life.

We realized that we should value what we have now; be grateful of what we are receiving as blessings.

3. Values and Life

It gave an impact on our values and how we look at life more than before. For a long time we only tend to observe the marginalized members of our society but after hearing their unheard voices to us, as students, it gave a lot of value and it even strengthened our will to do the best we can with our resources.

Some of us is already taking our values and loving life seriously, and some of us were moved by those unfortunate of our assets that we have now.

Each and every one of us should be grateful and accept of what we have than have nothing at all…

Group Members…

ROMANO Julianne Angelica

ROSAL Joanna Mae

RUBIO Mary Anne Merryl

RAMOS Fain Cherub

NEW MEMBERS

MICLAT Mariell

HIPOLITO Francine Rey

SANTOS Diana

MAÑOSCA Sheila Jeremae

PILLO Retzel May

RUCIO Bryan Nicole

PUA Peter Michael

RECIO Alfred David

ROQUE Jhon Carlo

Thank you for viewing our presentationJuly 2009

- GTD Group -