Future Leaders of Asia Forum

On 2008, the first Future Leaders of Asia Forum was held on January 17-19 at the Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, with the theme, “Social Entrepreneurship: Developing a New Generation of Asian Leaders.” It was a project under the Ateneo School of Government, the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation, and Ashoka, which aimed to gather young leaders from different Asian countries to form a network of social entrepreneurs after being introduced to the concept. The participants were also encouraged to create their own social enterprises.

One of the successful participants was Mian Alampay. She was one of the winners of the Make It Happen! 1st Ateneo de Manila University Social Entrepreneurship Busines Plan Writing Competition that was launched during the first FLAF. Mian founded the Bright Kids Learning Center, which teaches basic arts and crafts to kids in Batasan Hills Elementary School.

Once again, on 2009, there shall be a second Future Leaders of Asia Forum, which will gather the country’s top young leaders to introduce to them social entrepreneurship and to encourage them to start their own in their localities.

The Forum’s goal is to inculcate in the minds of the young leaders that social problems can be solved in more innovative and creative ways aside from the traditional dole-out projects which are not sustainable. It also aims to empower the youth by reminding them that as early as now, they can already contribute greatly to create significant and meaningful change that can benefit the less privileged.

Recognizing the need of a sustainable environment for the future generations, the 2009 Forum’s theme shall be “Social Entrepreneurship: Employing Innovations in Pursuit of Environmental Sustainability.” The aim is to find out how social enterprises can creatively help promote and secure the Earth’s environmental sustainability.

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For more information on how to apply, please visit the website: www.ateneoflaf.com

Thank you very much!

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The FLAF Secretariat Team
Ateneo School of Government (ASoG)
G/F CSP Building, Social Development Complex
Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
1108 Philippines

Email Address: flaf2009@gmail.com
Landline and Fax Number: +63-2-4265657

Contact Persons:
- For local applicants and participants, you may directly contact Ms. Steph Cuevas through this number: +63-927-7559992
- For international applicants and participants, you may directly contact Mr. Tadashi Zialcita through this number: +63-927-7559993

How do we change the world?

One Act of Random Kindness at a time.

- Evan Almighty

(Just finished watching the movie – credits still showing as I type this entry with God issuing a new Commandment: Thou shall do the dance!)

Wow! I can’t believe I cried again. From this movie no less. Especially when God spoke to the wife after they left him to build the ark. One story that I learned, or relearned I should say, is that:

When you pray to God for patience, He wouldn’t give you patience but rather He would give you the opportunity to be patient.

When you pray for courage, He will not give you courage but will give you the opportunity to be courageous.

Nice, right? I am currently rediscovering my Faith and this movie is very timely.

A very wonderful movie to watch on a lazy Saturday. 4.5/ 5

Trivia 1

The amount of garbage dumped in the ocean is three times the weight of the fish caught in it.

Think again.

(From National Geographic)

Quote 2

One doesn’t recognize the really important moments in one’s life until it’s too late.

Agatha Christie

I now know who Agatha Christie is. Shame on me. Am I the only one who doesn’t know her?

Apparently, she is the “Queen of Crime” – not for the crimes she committed but for the crime novels, plays and short stories she wrote.

The Guiness Book of World Records, among others, calls her the best selling writer of books of all time, and one of the best selling writer of any kind (along with William Shakespeare!!!). She has sold more than four billion copies, and only the Bible has outsold her. (From Wikipedia)

Wow! Now I want to grab a copy of any of her books. Anyone kind enough to lend me one? Hehe

Quote 1

I was browsing my own site (since no one else does hehehe) and I found this interesting quote from Agatha Christie (I still don’t know who she is) and I think this is worth sharing.

“I didn’t want to work. It was as simple as that. I distrusted work, disliked it. I thought it was a very bad thing that the human race had unfortunately invented for itself.”

I guess I have to agree, huh? How about you?

Greatest Love Story (1)

This has got to be the best story I’ve ever heard!

I’ve watched this video over 20 times and I still cry every time. As I’ve read in one of the comments, if only all the dads in the world are half a dad or half a man that Dick Hoyt is, the world will be a great place indeed!

This Dad and Son Team is one of my personal heroes. Indeed, YOU CAN!

This is a salute to all the great dads in the world. This is also a salute to the greatest man in my life, my dad – Frisco.

I love you Tatay!

Strange

What you see may not be what it is you think you are seeing. Try this one.

If you watch the above images from your seat in front of the computer,

Mr.Angry is on the left, and Mrs.Calm is on the right.

Get up from your seat, and move back about eight feet!!

They switch places!!

This illusion was created by Phillippe G. Schyns and Aude Oliva

of the Univiversity of Glasgow.