Engaging with the community

I am starting a series of reports prepared by six scholars of our RB Scholarship Fund who had been awarded a two-year grant that would allow them to prepare various types of information and communication materials on the dynamics of community life.

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The five are now on their second year and are enrolled at the Mindanao State University, Bicol University, University of Mindanao, Visayas State University and Silliman University. The sixth, a graduate student at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication is writing her thesis on The Indigenous People and Radyo Sagada.

The reports are based on their observations on community life which they have documented through various communication channels - print and broadcast, and the new information technology. In the process, they not only learn the dynamics of community life but are also able to participate in its activities. In the process, they hone their skills in storytelling as well as processing data and utilizing them in various formats. These as well as the ability to work with and participate in various programs and projects of government and nongovernment organizations. One other scholar is a graduate student who is working on a thesis about the role of Radyo Sagada in upholding the rights of indigenous people.