Companies under the Ayala Group are beefing up the content of Globe eLibrary to provide teachers, parents and students free resource materials on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and hygiene and sanitation, among other relevant topics which they can use daily.
The contributions of the BPI Foundation and Manila Water Foundation are welcome additions to the hundreds of free ebook titles and e-learner videos that Globe eLibrary currently carries, which can be viewed online or downloaded for offline use.
“As BPI’s social development arm, it is our goal to help create and propagate a culture of financial wellness, with a focus on the underserved communities of our society,” said BPI Foundation executive director Owen Cammayo. “Through the FinEd [Financial Education] digital learning materials we have provided, we hope to help enable teachers, parents, and students with the right mindset and approach toward financial management.”
The BPI Foundation materials include: BPI Shape: Entrepreneurship Resource Book, which aims to boost the competencies of senior high school students as they enter the work force, start a business, or go to college; BPI Shape: Personal Development Resource Book, which prepares the students to become effective professionals; BPI Manny and Me: Teachers’ Manual, which provides comprehensive and accessible information to assist educators in teaching basic financial education by integrating it to the Math and Araling Panlipunan curriculum; and BPI Manny and Me: Habit Building Workbook, which highlights the soft skills necessary for financial literacy among children.
On the other hand, “Manila Water Foundation values the partnership with Globe as it magnifies our mission and message of bringing WASH to all communities, and ensures that students learning from home are reminded of essential habits to keep themselves and their families safe in this time of the pandemic,” said Reginald Andal, Manila Water Foundation executive director.
Its contribution is a series of videos, including: Manila Water Lakbayan, a 13-minute video that walks the viewers through the water trail, from water source to treatment, responsible usage, and return of safe, treated water to rivers; Toka-toka Adventures, which highlights the importance of each and everyone’s stake in rehabilitating the waterways; and the MWF Handwashing Video Series, which presents the importance and steps of proper hand washing as part of its advocacy on WASH (water access, sanitation, hygiene). The video aims to raise viewers’ awareness on hygiene and sanitation practices—life-saving habits that not only benefit individuals but also impact families and communities.
“This initiative is aligned with the Ayala Group-wide effort to provide quality resource materials to students and teachers. Through this, we hope to extend digital learning to as many students and teachers nationwide,” Globe chief sustainability officer and senior vice president for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said.
The Ayala Foundation led the Brigada ng Ayala Program, which provides holistic intervention to the public school sector. The members of the Ayala Group under the Edukalidad Cluster contribute through content shared via webinars, and the provision of the necessary tools needed for remote learning.
“The synergy among the different Ayala units has allowed our 2020 Brigada ng Ayala efforts to reach 258 schools, over 5,600 teachers, and more than 21,000 students, and we are ready to reach more this year. Globe has made a valuable contribution to the ‘Edukalidad’ component of Brigada ng Ayala. We at the Ayala Foundation look forward to more opportunities to improve people’s lives through our ongoing partnership with Globe and the rest of the Ayala Group,” said Celerina Amores, Senior Director for Corporate Communications at Ayala Foundation.
Globe eLibrary is one of the components of Globe’s learning advocacy under the Global Filipino Schools (GFS) program aimed at transforming public schools into centers of information and communications technology (ICT) excellence through innovative teaching methods. Globe customers may access the contents of the web site and mobile application even without load or data credits.
It was launched during the height of the pandemic, and the e-library currently includes international and local story books for children and young adults, as well as textbooks on Math, Science, English, Filipino, Music and the Arts, among others. It also contains eLearning videos, some of which were developed by teachers themselves.
Let’s support www.globeelibrary.ph as Globe continues to do its share in supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning. More information about Globe’s sustainability efforts can be found at bit.ly/350tJ3K.
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