Comval conducts training for SBB youth volunteers
Compostela Valley Province---The provincial government of Compostela Valley led by Governor Jayvee Tyron L. Uy through the Bayanihan Para Sa Karunungan Program (BPSK) conducts training workshop for the youth volunteers for the Summer Big Brother (SBB), a reading comprehension program for Grade 2 and Grade 3 elementary pupils who are identified as non-readers. With the theme, “We are Love. We are Hope. We are Volunteers,” the event was held on April 7-9, at Nabunturan National Comprehensive High School (NNCHS) in Poblacion, Nabunturan Comval.
With a total of 404 youth volunteers of the province who already completed the slots. The volunteers were called as Big Ates andKuyas who are going to serve the total target students of 3,030 non-readers for 101 implementing schools of the entire province for 15-day remedial classes.
Gov. Uy expressed his gratitude and inspired the youth volunteers saying "I assure you, you will enjoy this program and you will have a sense of fulfillment after na makahelp ta sa mga bata."
Governor Uy recalled how the BPSK started with only three schools when he was still the Chairman of the Committee on Education and expressed his utmost gratitude to all the eager youth volunteers for their willingness to help of the young Comvaleños.
He assured the youth volunteers that he will give his full support especially during their deployment.
Meanwhile, SP Member and Committee Chair on Education Hon. Vivencia L. Secuya joined the youth volunteers on their last day of training at NNCHS on April 9 and thanked the young people in ComVal who expressed their desire to become part of the program with powerful words of encouragement and left a challenge to the youth volunteers to continue embracing and fostering the Spirit of Volunteerism.
The SBB Season 4 will start on April 24 for the 101 implementing schools of the province. (Rey Antibo, IDS Comval)
