Provide Protection Through an Education Program

The new social worker assigned in some areas where Childhope operates address the psycho-social needs of the children participants.

The social worker in Ermita, Manila conducted an individual counselling to an Educational Assistance Program (EAP) sponsored child for repeated misbehaviours and irregular attendance in classes which nearly terminate her from the educational assistance program. After coordinating with the school and counselling with child’s mother, the child regularly goes to school and no longer misbehave. Social worker still conducts school and home visit to monitor the child’s behavior and academic performance.

 Two (2) teenage boys were counselled and referred for Voc. Tach training since they both expressed their interest and willingness to attend the Hotel and Restaurant Services classes. The social worker referred them to Childhope’s Voc. Tech coordinator and regularly visit them to ensure that they attend the daily classes. Fortunately, these boys completed the training and able to pass the competency examination (NC2). The social worker will continuously monitor them on their on-the-job training and refer them for possible employment.

 A series of group counselling was conducted by the social worker among the ten (10) teen-age girl children involved in pornography and prostitution reported during the previous reporting period. The topics are: Teen-age Pregnancy, Child Pornography and Prostitution and Positive and Negative Behaviour. At first, the children were hesitant to disclose their insights/feelings, however, because of the social worker’s constant follow-up and monitoring, the children can now openly express what they would like to share.

 One sponsored child and his father having relationship problem were counselled by the social worker. Both father and son speak out their sentiments and promised to start all over again.  Social worker will help the father find a new job to support his son’s educational and survival needs while the sponsored child promised to study hard to graduate from his college course.  

 A total of fourteen (14) children were assisted in securing their Birth Registration and late registration application at the National Statistics office. Childhope is still on the process of looking for donors to support the payment for late registration or establish linkage with the local civil registry to address this concern.