Akyat Aral Fun and Joy Tour with Dumagat Children

The Fun and Joy Tour

Akyat Aral maintained and continue to take care our Dumagat children, because our group believe that their self-esteem is affected by social context and social comparison. Our way  is to promote their lifelong emotional well being to help them  feel connected.


The "Fun and Joy Program with the Dumagat Children" is created as dream event of our fellow member to give the children a real experience of having fun and interaction with other people.  Through this event, we want them to feel connected  especially to our volunteers, who stand as their foster parents.

The tour started from Papaya Nueva Ecija Municipal Hall as a meting place. The volunteers come from Manila, while the children walk down from the mountain.

We prepare some food for them to eat, and their cloths, a new slippers, new short pants,  including undergarments for this special day.

They are divided into two vehicle. Everyone is excited.  Most of the children are first time to get down to their town proper.Much more to ride in this kind of vehicles, and to have a field trip like this. 

The Destination

Sky Ranch Pampanga, SM Pampanga and Jollibee Robinson (Pampanga)

The Sky Ranch Pampanga, is situated in the car park of SM San Fernando featuring  a wide numbers of rides that we know that the kids will surely enjoy.

Being first, in this kind of activity, a fear was their first reaction. 

We need some brave children to take a ride ahead of the others.then one by one they joined with their foster parents  and the rest is full of fun and excitement . 

One of the main attraction is the roller coaster that excite both the children and the foster parents. 

Each ride captures excitements. All are smiled, and smiled and smiled.  

The fun turns into a great bonding between the children and the Akyat Aral volunteers. 

Another highlight that children experienced is the Ferris Wheel, considered the highest in the country at 65 meters(204 feet) tall and 50 meters in diameters with 32 air conditioned gondolas. 

If they know how to climb the tree and enjoy at the top,  this time, it give a breathtaking ride that give a breathtaking view at the top of the ride.

A food kiosk and refreshment around the park,  enjoyed both,  the kids and their foster parents.

Since the amusement park is right behind the SM, some of them took time to buy something for the kids.

.And the shame factor overcome.....this is it... 

 Our indigenous people experience not only poverty, but also marginalization as well as discrimination. 

 The Dumagat children feels that there are people around that willing to take care and willing to stand as their second parent and or a second family to lean on....

Party at Jollibee Robinson Pampanga

The party begins with a warm welcome from the Jollibee employees

Timid smile,  no more!!!

For three years of visiting Sitio Bulak, we know that this children are shy. We was surprised when suddenly they dance together with Jollibee mascot. 

A happy meal

Sadness has no place during that day, everybody are happy.

A gift from Joliibee

Their good natured smile from the beginning till end of the events is a good potential that there's a  good life around. It lift a person spirit to a new phase of their life because they learned that they are important and special.

Behind all this enjoyment, there are some story that almost broke the heart of the volunteers when their whole day bonding getting deeper. The volunteers found out, that this young people have a  dreams that they want  to fulfill in their life... but they are incapable of their dreams, not only because of their status in life, not because of the race and culture as the form of  comparison and a reason why they are  marginalize, but because of limited knowledge that  they learned. Their school is not either a formal learning school accredited by DEPED, it is only a DSWD Day Care Center, with only an integrated learning system focusing basic skill only, like reading and writing. They learned a repeated lessons over and over again and again, that will never improves their educational level. There's no road to continue improvement towards exercising self determination and gain opportunities into their future.

Our two scholar.

With the help of their teacher, teacher Aileen, a volunteer teacher, in Sitio Bulak, they are sent in  town proper to continue their study in grade school. Luckily they are promoted into grade 3. They received allowance from the personal pocket of teacher Aileen of Php. 100.00 per week, a total of PHP 800.00 for the two kids in a month,  all in for their foods and their other necessities. When we learned this, Akyat Aral took over the responsibility for this two children. we feel so pity for them as well as to teacher Aileen. We know  how small the salary of teacher Aileen. Teaching the Dumagat with a little less school supplies, travelling the treacherous road going up to Sitio Bulak is already a big sacrifice but to spend more for the children is too much sacrifice for her.

.  Its a long journey for the two scholar but we know that despite of the difficulties they have chances to improve their life, because there are somebody who stand for them. This is our mission, to give hope for the children.

They may have less knowledge but their smile give them a brighter future because their spirit elevate for a new dreams. This maybe what they want and they have to work out for this through studying well. 

Time come that the said tour ended, we depart to each other. and say goodbye. The day was a great and memorable, both for the children and the Akyat Aral volunteers. This  is not the end of everything, instead this a new beginning. The project successfully stimulates a sense of pride, with this children. Learning to value their self is enough to raise up their new aspiration.

Our volunteering experience made us realize tons of great things about life. We learned a lot from them and will definitely do it again and again in servicing the less fortunate children, In God grace. 

Special thanks, to all sponsors and, donors, your help is a great pleasure in everyone of us. 

To all volunteers maraming salamat po, for assisting and giving them a measurable experience by handling  the power of change in their young mind. 

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