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Antipolo Seminary Foundation, Inc.
Working with communities to address poverty

Education and training: A Tool in Improving the Lives of the Poor


The Antipolo Seminary Foundation (ASF), Inc. believes that education is an effective tool in transforming the lives of the poor. Its program provides specific interventions to realize this desired change. At the community level, ASF assists in developing the capacity and capability of local community organizations to manage their organization, projects and resources. The assistance we extend to our beneficiaries and partner organizations include training seminars and informal activities such as "on-the-job" training activities. The range of topics covered include planning, monitoring and evaluation, finance management and specific project-oriented technologies.

image of class activity The ASF also focuses on ensuring the development of needy preschool children by assisting and supporting deserving community-initiated early childhood development projects. Assistance includes technical support directed at improving participative planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, finance and resource management trainings, and referral to early-childhood education practitioners and specialists for particular training needs of the project.

The ASF also believes that by completing their tertiary education, students from poor families will be able to improve their family's impoverished situation and contribute more productively in the development of their community. In partnership with Redemptorist communities, ASF has been implementing its comprehensive Educational Assistance Program (EAP) since 1997. This program aims to:

  1. financially support the collegiate education of deserving students from poor families,
  2. impart Christian values to further enhance their academic endeavors, and
  3. involve the parents in the formation and education of their children.

The program has assisted more than 315 students from the provinces of Aurora, Bicol, Batangas, Pampanga, and areas of Metro Manila. Most of these students opted to take courses that would enable them to become teachers. Some have graduated and are now working. Majority have remained active in parish and community activities.