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MBA Cebu and the children of Goyong, Borbon, Cebu

The Place

Goyong, Borbon is located in the Northern part of Cebu Province approximately 74 kilometers from Cebu City. To reach the place, it takes about 2 hours ride by bus and 30 minutes walking up and down the slopes and the rough, uneven path towards the village. The place was affected by typhoon Yolanda five years ago. Because of its distance from the highway, little help reached the people. 


An organization once supported the community and encouraged them to move to a nearby area. While others did so, others just stayed.

Compared with the southern part of Cebu, the northern area is not so abundant with crops and vegetation. So instead of farming, people opted to work in the city as house helpers or construction workers to feed their family.




The children

As young as 13 years old, most of the kids in Goyong grew up thinking of working than studying. They felt the need to earn earlier than they supposed to in order to support their family. Actually, a local church is helping these children through weekend tutorials and feeding. 



What did MBA Cebu do?

Having oneness as one of the core values of the company, it was indeed a good avenue to extend this value outside MBA-URG. So last September 29, 2018, teachers and staff went to Goyong and held a one-day outreach program.

Teachers and staff prepared foods and games, some clothes and other sanitary stuff for the kids. Check out some of the photos we took!


Since the van couldn't go any further, we had to carry all the stuff.



Ms. Gay, our Academic Manager, taught kids some basic Japanese greetings. 💦





Kids and teachers enjoying the games. 





Of course, there were lots of photos on that day but these are all that I can share. 😅

This activity may not be as sustainable and lasting as we hope, but at least one day in the life of these children they will remember that some people care for them. That the world is full of hope and that they should dream and work for it. ☝

I'm so grateful and privileged to be part of this. Working for this company is really worthwhile. I hope in the years to come, MBA-URG (MeRISE Inc.) will continue to uphold its values and start a ripple of change for both teachers and students. 💖
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