austraL asia #2592
Don Bosco Boys Town, Davao Oriental -- Philippines (FIS)
DAVAO CITY: 10th February 2010 -- Fr. John Cardinal SDB, in charge of Don Bosco Boys’ Town, has received an award for his centre, adjudged as the BEST NGO (Non Government Organization) in Davao City, Philippines during the 59th Founding Anniversary of the (DSWD) Department of Social Welfare and Development last January 26,2010.
The reasons given for being chosen as the Best NGO were: [1] good management of the programs of the centre; [2] as accredited by the DSWD standards; [3] consistently true to its Vision and Mission [4] the most improved as evaluated by the Standards Bureau.
It was the only NGO to receive an award for the occasion, and in fact, the only NGO to receive an award in many years!
Fr. John, who heads the home for street children, has about 60 boys under his care. He admits during an interview that it is really hard work and has demanded much perseverance on his part and that of his predecessors to put in place the system of Don Bosco, especially when running the centre means linking up with different organizations including government.
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Don Bosco Boys Town, Davao Oriental -- Philippines (FIS)
DAVAO CITY: 10th February 2010 -- Fr. John Cardinal SDB, in charge of Don Bosco Boys’ Town, has received an award for his centre, adjudged as the BEST NGO (Non Government Organization) in Davao City, Philippines during the 59th Founding Anniversary of the (DSWD) Department of Social Welfare and Development last January 26,2010.
The reasons given for being chosen as the Best NGO were: [1] good management of the programs of the centre; [2] as accredited by the DSWD standards; [3] consistently true to its Vision and Mission [4] the most improved as evaluated by the Standards Bureau.
It was the only NGO to receive an award for the occasion, and in fact, the only NGO to receive an award in many years!
Fr. John, who heads the home for street children, has about 60 boys under his care. He admits during an interview that it is really hard work and has demanded much perseverance on his part and that of his predecessors to put in place the system of Don Bosco, especially when running the centre means linking up with different organizations including government.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2009 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Or be interactive with the EAO blog Cetera Tolle. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at http://sdl.sdb.org
