Justice linked with my social action. A reflection.

“I am aware that for a society, country and more than anything the world advancement and progress, man must work on justice and its implications collectively.

Human being must learn individually and everything you learn along its existence has to be shared with the world, we need to form, grow professionally and staff to help others, to make a contribution to the community.

It's like a hand, here are the 5 fingers but to hold something, the hand can not be without one of its 5 members.”

Goodbye Breakfast.

Today was emotionally rewarding, after they all finished their food, we started giving the diplomas. All students was clapping and smiling.
See a photos:

At the end, Valeria, my co-cathedra said a words.

A few students stood and began to speak,  thanked for all, they said things they never noticed and it made ​​me smile without realizing it.

 There was something that I always remember: "You were patient, repeated over and over until we understood, were humble and kind."
When I heard that, I missed smiles, I think I felt proud for having done and for having that mark on them.

I'm happy, I feel that I take advantage of this semester, doing this.
I hope that I could continue doing social action.

Our last day.

Today we help doing the final art of the advertisement of our students, using photoshop. I take a photo of a typical food of Esmeraldas (a mrs. owner of the local of typical food), I have to say the food bowl looked amazing, and so appetizing!


Well, all days i was doing this, I felt happy, with more energy..
However, our last day doing this type the social action, yep, "this kind", i feel like i have to do more, and i want to.
I'm not exagerating, i mean, these people have been humble; really we feel their love and respect. 
I remember one reading of my teacher "UNIT; people needs other people, we can't survive without they", in this case, we help this people, teaching and supporting they.
I appreciate that they, have relied so much. I'm proud.


PS. We plan do a "Goodbye Breakfast", the other saturday. 
Until then!

Third day: I enjoy that project.

Well, at third day we starting with design, I see a lot of people more than interested, excited. We give basic tools for how to increase the attention in their ads,  like the meaning of the colors, the basic use, typography tipes and diagramation.
Then, we gave they a workshop for aplication of learned.
The works increased performance, in huge way!
More time we was walking around the tables and helping they with doubts, discuss and according they needs had we work.

Our second day, it starting feels like a home.

Well, this class started with a little presentation about the works our students did past class. I've to say, that surprised me, all do their big effort but that class one was my favorite.
i see through all, they have the desire of knowledge.
I have to count you: one of my students make for this homework, a new form to sell a plate (yeah! a plate!) well, how is this new form?
I hope you remember "disco chino" (if you not, look these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YhNUDPAjNI) my student, go at the board, dance and sing in the same rythym, at first time was funny, but i see through that action, was the way! i mean, we say to all, make crazy things, make our imagination fly! search other forms.. and not take the same ways all take.
This student was for that, and go far away. In the moment, I was so proud, not only for he.. Another group propose a hands antibacterial, take the benefit and sell this one benefit, like we are saying we have to.
I was so happy! i see their eager to learn!

Something I want to share with you :)

I have a song i like to much, today I woke up and it was in my head through the afternoon; this song is Jack Johnson, one of my favorite singers.. I love her job with the enviroment.
See a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSM2riAEX4U


Jack Johnson
The 3 R's Lyrics  

Three it's a magic number
Yes it is, it's a magic number
Because two times three is six
And three times six is eighteen
And the eighteenth letter in the alphabet is R
We've got three R's we're going to talk about today
We've got to learn to
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
If you're going to the market to buy some juice
You've got to bring your own bags and you learn to reduce your waste
And if your brother or your sister's got some cool clothes
You could try them on before you buy some more of those
Reuse, we've got to learn to reuse
And if the first two R's don't work out
And if you've got to make some trash
Don't throw it out
Recycle, we've got to learn to recycle,
We've got to learn to
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Because three it's a magic number
Yes it is, it's a magic number
3, 3, 3
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36
33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, and
3, it's a magic number

¡And we started!

Started! Our project is now fully underway.

This Saturday, July 9th, we went to our first lecture of the seminar, I must say I wasanxious but I think that nerves would be normal to feel because they are adultsthat we listened.

People were on time, were enthusiastic which I enthusiastically to me even more.
We listened attentively, contribute ideas, discuss issues and felt about the ideasraised.
We asked some interesting things and worked very hard.
Dictate the class, and had them make a small dynamic in pairs (the pair I was avery nice lady). A pair of couples stressed, however that did not qualify small workshop. We sent them a break and send them back a qualified workshop, whichpresented the next class, we noticed a couple of creative, different.

In the end, were grateful, promised to return and told us how much it served them.
It was a productive day, I return to my house with a smile and wake up early really paid off.

Lets see a few photos!

What results Iexpect from my social action?

Certainly, personally I hope to leave behind the fear of public speaking, I think this will help a little, give a little to teach fluency.
I hope to interact with older people, learning their way of life are another class andI hope to live so pleasant.
I think every person has something to contribute in the lives of others, I hope.

With respect to the project general objectives are needed to provide basicknowledge they can apply in their businesses, giving them self-criticism.

Melissa García B.

Expectation Posters. (recruiting people)

This is our poster is stuck around the center and beyond is this calling from house to house so that more people will join this event.

"DeTodas Cooperativa".

"DeTodas Cooperativa".

De Todas Cooperativa, shared some of their work and their role in a talk last Thursday.

They are women who move forward productively to society the same way for their families, the cooperative provides them. How? Being a support and economic aid, works like this: A woman meets 5 friends they can trust a lot, this small group is under the supervision of a consultant to the cooperative, who is responsible for verifying that they are current on their payments.

They are a guide to make investments and create business for themselves.
 
Actually, this cooperative, life-changing for these women, helping them become responsible and liable for their families.
Well, how did presentation contribute to our understanding of Social Responsability?
This organization is not profit, its aims are entirely social .. They focus on the community, how to help looking for a way that can be overcome.
Contributes to the development of a community which is part of a society, ie, contributes to society.

I think this cooperativa, avoid all parameters established in the Latinoamerica society, like the machism.. Put the woman at the head up of the family, giving to she more responsabilities, and more than that, take advantage of her sensibility for the things that are good for their own welfare and put in a way to help the productivity that she can do for their families; this cooperativa, throw the old thoughts, like woman isn't good for anything, I think this can be part of a small search for truth in our society.

In other way, I see this a big group, I just think that is a perfect example of unity.. In this case, they work together to increase their own capacities of progress in life, and consequence of that they provide more work and oportunities for other people. Its important, that we can see, that whole humanity need all between.

Maybe if we work together, more like these group of woman, we can reach out do incredible things; honestly I haven't lost the faith and hope that one day the countries in all world can work together.

Melissa García B. 

Social Action is on the way.

Weeks ago my group and me (Paula, Valeria, Marianella) visited Zumar; an organization formed by the European Union and the Municipality of Guayaquil, located at the north of the city in Bastión Popular. This has been working more than 10 years in this community.

The center is TOTALLY AWESOME! The whole place is structured in amazing ways, it have recreational areas, library, computer room, bar, huge and spacious classrooms, library, rooms for special courses (pastries, cooking, etc.), parks, swimming pool, areas for recreation.  

It's very complete and is well kept.

We toured the place, we met all of this, and I think we fell in love with him.
To conclude this, we met the director and we discussed our propose, first talkedabout what the people need, how it was structured all, they have leaders ofneighborhood, they have too micro-business or their own business.

Finally, we decided to direct a seminar about marketing and communication, whichis intended to help these people with their micro-enterprises, giving themknowledge to bear on them.

It will start in July 9.

Take a look and tell me what you thing.

A reflection.

Past classes in our course we saw a video (Diet for a New America by John Robbins). In which showed diseases of human being .. How bad food, improper food and exaggerated hurt us, amix of environmentalism, the cruelty to animals, bad eating habitsand human diseases.
Well, I tell you what I saw was not entirely new, but it made me thinka little beyond ..
I am a thin person who eats anything that you like, as junk food like everyone else. More than for my health, I worry or am I more aware of the appearance of my body, but not enough.

I am aware of the need to take care in feeding, but it is difficult to change the habits of an overnight. I think that eating well is alifestyle, it requires patience, dedication, discipline and time.
I might not fully implement a healthy diet in my life, because my times are variants of the university.


However, we also try to live a long time and I want to be in a good way, my diet will not change dramatically, but I think it would be agood start reducing snacks (which are a huge habit for me).

I will do this, and you?

Remember, the human body is vulnerable to the world.




Melissa García B.