Week after week, around 15 children have been initiated to the various self-defense techniques taught by the team of volunteers from Warriors For Peace (http://bacolod-partners.blogspot.com/2012/08/conflict-management-prevention-with.html). The latter made sure that the children were mature enough to adopt a non-violent approach in order to prevent any risk of incident between the young people and also toward the staff.
The
12 matresses required for the practice have been funded by HOST-NGO,
thanks to our generous donors. In order to educate the children on
the importance to preserve the equipment at the SDC, and also as a
way of reducing the costs, they have been involved into the making of
the matresses. Kenneth L. Materum, volunteer from Warriors For Peace,
and one of our volunteer from HOST-NGO, have run the workshops
teaching to the children how to assemble the plywood slabs with the
layers made of rubber and styrofoam, which were then wrapped with
vinyl plastic.
The
frequency of the sessions has been increased to twice a week at the
SDC. The practice room has become an actual Dojo with this new
equipment, which enabled to set-up the same routines as the ones to
be found all over Asia and throughout the world. The practice has
also been enhanced with the viewing of documentaries on aikido. This
program is already successful as some of the young participants are
willing to enter a Dojo when they will leave the center. Warriors For
Peace is committed to help them achieve that goal. This will be an
amazing reward considering the patient and passionate contribution
from Warriors For Peace, which has been striving for years to promote
peace and dialogue between the communities on the Negros Island.
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