1. Importance of BLW Program The Barangay Literacy Worker (BLW) Program aims to extend the reach of the Alternative Learning System (ALS), and provide every person in each Barangay of Camarines Sur the opportunity to participate in educational programs which will allow them to achieve their personal learning goals and therefore their unique potential. BLWP aims to eradicate illiteracy because Basic literacy is considered as fundamental Human right in the Philippines BLW Program designed to reach the OSC, OSY and adults and those who cannot read and write. BLW Program give these individuals a second chance to complete their education

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11. Contact Person-Chairman Committee on Education Request Letter for attending session

13. WHAT IS ADVOCACY?  It is an act of persuading people to adhere to a belief they may not have held before.  It is a process of inducement to adopt, support, defend or maintain a cause.  It involves organization of information into arguments and using these arguments to persuade an audience to take action. WHAT IS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION?  It is a collective action to implement what people have been convinced about and persuaded to do.  It is getting people to plan, organize and implement a course of action. HOW DOES ADVOCACY RELATE TO SOCIAL MOBILIZATION? Advocacy and social mobilization are interconnected processes. Advocacy persuades; social mobilization acts. Both derive strength from mass support and volunteerism of participation.

23. While walking along the beach, a man saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the ocean. As he came closer, he saw thousands of starfish the tide had thrown onto the beach. Unable to return to the ocean during low tide, the starfish were dying. He observed a young man picking up the starfish one by one and throwing them back into the water. After watching the seemingly futile effort, the observer said, “There must be thousands of starfish on this beach. It would be impossible for you to get all of them. There are simply too many. You can’t possibly save enough to make a difference. The young man smiled as he continued to pick up another starfish and toss it back into the ocean. “It made a difference to that one”, he replied.