Kariton Klasrum (Pushcart Classroom) is a free tutoring center for street children set up by community volunteers in Cavite City, headed by 2009 CNN Hero of the Year, Efren Penaflorida. In partnership with Golden ABC, different bloggers were invited to join their class and experience the pushcart teaching.
Every Saturday, the Dynamic Teen Company (DTC) and other volunteers travel almost 5 kilometers by foot around the town pushing the 4 karitons. They have 4 pushcarts called the K4 for kariton (pushcart), klasrum (classroom), klinik (clinic), and kantin (canteen). These pushcarts are equipped with different learning materials, toys, hygiene materials, clothes, slippers, and food.
Class started with a flag ceremony.
Pushcarts had just arrived.
Students lined up as they go to their respective klasrums.
Look who I spotted! I’ve met Ana of Anagon at the place too! She’s with friend Krissy. It was good to know that there were fashion bloggers active in this project too!
Everyone was listening to Teacher Jolen in class for 8-9 yrs old. Little guy wearing a yellow shirt in front of teacher was only 5. They asked him to transfer to the other class but he didn’t want to go. Oh-oh.
Photo-op with Kuya Efren~
When street children were able to finish their Kariton lessons, they’ll be transferred to proper training at Karbil (learning center). Today, they already have around 150 enrolled students in Karbil out of 800 street children in Kariton Klasrum. This project makes the children eager to learn and helps them send to traditional schools.
After 2 years of recognition, Efren’s DTC continued to expand their projects. As a matter of fact, The Department of Education (DepEd) will help the team to reach out more children around the country and replicate the pushcarts, emulating the Kariton Klasrum activity. Kariton Klasrum is planning to go global before the year ends and visit countries such as Indonesia and Egypt.
Many thanks to Golden ABC for sharing an eye opener with us, giving us an opportunity to visit the children of Cavite and for giving us free breakfast, lunch, gift certificates worth P2000 (will blog about this soon), and an awesome shirt from Penshoppe. I just realized that people like us are just so lucky to have proper education and complete meals everyday. Speaking of meals, since I was away, Oro-chan skipped his lunch. Nobody at home had a good heart to take care of my baby boy. :c
And he just slept the whole day. Now it’s time for me naman to take a nap. Goodnight!
Last Updated on 9 years by Carizza
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