FedEx, Gawad Kalinga open first Sibol school
FedEx Express (FedEx), Gawad Kalinga (GK) in the inauguration of the first FedEx-Gawad Kalinga Sibol school in Cubic Side in Merville of Parañaque City, to benefit about 60 families this school year.
This is the first of eight FedEx-Gawad Kalinga Sibol schools to be constructed across the Philippines, aiming to deliver education to pre-school-aged children in underprivileged communities.
In addition to sponsoring the building of the schools, FedEx will fund the salaries of two teachers per school for two years.
Samuel David, FedEx Philippines country manager, Dr. Ed Caballero, GK project director, and Jose Ma. Montelibano, GK head for special Pprojects led the inauguration. Sibol beneficiaries, the GK community, Kapitbahayan, and FedEx staff and volunteers witnessed the blessing of the school by officiating priest, Fr. Agalito Tarog.
The school was jointly built by FedEx and GK, teachers, parents, and children, and will be jointly maintained by both organizations. Prior to its completion, classes were conducted for 29 students in a nearby space provided by the local government. The students were transferred to the newly constructed building in late April.
Schools have also been built in other areas in Bacolod City and Sultan Kudarat, while the construction of schools in Subic Bay, Quezon City and Napa, Parañaque will commence in 2008.
With FedEx’s commitment to supporting these Sibol schools, a total of 964 families and 936 children in the selected areas will gain access to education and have their lives positively transformed.
