A Perspective from the Community Activists Writing Workshop

Holding a training program such as the “Community Activists Writing Workshop” provides an opportunity for many people, in particular to ordinary folks like me, to learn how to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to reach out or to deliver our concerns to government using a fast and effective mechanism.

We also learned how to strengthen our ability to explain to other people and spread our views on important social issues like human rights, quality education, health care services and the RH bill.

Timeliness is one factor that deserves attention. This is why a quick mechanism to reach the public is needed, and having adequate knowledge of ICT and the internet, which the training provided, helps a lot.

In general, as I recall the topics taught and how everyone cooperated, I can say that being accepted as a participant turned out to be a truly meaningful experience. I learned not only from the information taught to us but also from realizing the importance of being aware of and concerned about things that impact on the welfare of the majority of those around us.

A good example of this is the effective use of blogs or other forms of social media as a way to get through to society, especially the government, of the importance of promptly passing the RH Bill.

-Bernice Johanna L. Gamba