Alarmed with the degradation of moral values among children and youth, nongovernment organization World Vision Development Foundation, Inc. (WVDF) will embark on values and spiritual formation programs for children in North Cotabato, South Cotabato, and Sarangani.
Dubbed Spiritual Nurture for Children, the five-year project will provide children and youth the opportunities to participate in fellowships, workshops, and camps that would promote values.
Parents and caregivers will also join seminars on responsible parenthood to develop deeper sense of responsibility and confidence to guide their children better.
Spiritual Nurture for Children will be implemented in collaboration with the Department of Education, City Social and Development Office, and church partners.
In a press release, World Vision noted that today’s youth have faced with complex issues like dysfunctional families, teenage pregnancies, drug abuse, joblessness, among others.
“Unfortunately, this vicious cycle spins on if we will become apathetic. If we desire for positive changes in our country, investing in our children is important,” says Samuel Ocon, a World Vision Program Officer based in North Cotabato.
Aside from providing leadership opportunities, World Vision aims to nurture the values of our children and they would appreciate their spiritual journey together with their families.
World Vision has designed age-appropriate modules that can be facilitated by a church worker, youth, children, and community volunteers who have the heart to nurture the spiritual well being of their target constituents.
“We aspire to reach out to 118,000 children and youth, 4500 families, 300 churches and faith based organizations, and 120 schools in the entire country for the next 5 years, who will become agents in nation-building,”said Erber Fe Tirado-Arro, the World Vision Program Manager for South-Central Mindanao. (PIA-12)
