CNN Hero of the Week is a Filipino
pinoyambisyoso.com | Mar 09, 2009 | Comments 20
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This week’s CNN featured hero is a 28 year old Filipino – Efren Peñaflorida Jr. Efren “aka” Ka Ef as he is fondly called by the people around him especially the kids. Ka Ef is one of the founders of Dynamic Teen Company (Making A Difference) which was established in 1997.
Their mission is to teach unschooled, labor-exploited and neglected street children is slowly being realized today. The group also conducts weekly feeding, first aid treatment of scabies and wounds, and values formation activities through their K4 Project (Kariton Klasrum, Klinik at Kantin).
In 2007, they launched the We Are The Change Campaign to inspire people to be the catalyst for change – in what they want to see in their home, community and the world we live in. For they believe that real change happens when we begin to touch one soul and change one heart at a time.
Since 1997, an estimated 10,000 members have helped teach more than 1,500 children living in the slums. The organization supports its efforts by making and selling crafts and collecting items to recycle.
Today, children ranging from ages 2 to 14 flock to the pushcart every Saturday to learn reading, writing, arithmetic and English from Peñaflorida and his trained teen volunteers.
Ka Ef is an inspiration to all the Filipino youths of today. A true hero!
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Kuya Efren Congratulations! Im so proud of you!
hello, nice blog!
Hi there,
Good news naman! Thanks for the post.
This is a great blog of yours. I’m also a Pinay and now living abroad. I have just started my own blog: TheShanghaiExpat. Please feel free to visit and let me know what you think for a link exchange.
Cheers,
Nikou
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This is truly inspiring. Do they have a website? Are all the volunteers teenagers? It’s good to know that there are people who deeply care about their less fortunate neighbors. I also want to be an agent of change.
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Very inspiring Filipino people.
I think there are many other Filipino’s doing like what these people are doing. Hope to see more stories like this one on news or TV programs.
Nakakataba puso.
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busyng busy si chef ah, musta ga?
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Patikim naman ng mga bago mo recipes kuya!
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@Brother Itots eto sobrang busy kapatid. Ang hirap pala maging Chef hahaha.
@Snow Sure pag magaling na ako hahaha. Medyo mahaba haba pang panahon ang hihintayin ko eh. Thanks sa pag visit. Sencia na po at di ako makapag blog hop these days. Advance posting na lang nga ginagawa ko kasi minsan pag uwi tulog na agad haha
Wow, talagang dibdiban ang cooking class ha? Good luck sa iyo bro!
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Wow, thanks for sharing this Ambo. This made me so proud of being a Filipino already.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! ^_^
Hi Snow. Sarap ng feeling pag ganitong panahon ng crisis!
oo nga…believe it or not, ako rin nararamdaman ko ang crisis…gusto ko na ngang mag-abroad…hirap ng buhay sa pinas eh…daming crab mentality….kawawa naman yung gusto lang kumayod for money…heheheh… hay, nawawala na tuloy pagka-patriotic ko recently.
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back to the limelight!
hello, ambo. i’ve heard of this good news on tv the day before yesterday. i feel so proud about this man [and his campaign group] because their mission is selfless.
i hope that more pinoys will follow his path.
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Thanks Nice! Yes he was already featured sa TV Patrol the other day. Galing ng Pinoy!
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Go go pinoy! kailangan natin ng limpak limpak na efren dito sa pinas!! he he he,,,
musta kuya amboo!
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Naku nabuhay ka Kapatid! haha. Eto busy pa din kaya bihira akong mag blog. Hope you’re doing great Brother!
this is one of the things that make me feel prouder to be pinoy! let’s support him so he could win the overall CNN Hero title.
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Thanks Edel! Hope you spread the word too!
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