Cebu Bloggers Society Supports Tsinelas Association Inc.

The Cebu Bloggers Society has always had the heart to the needy ones.  As a society that promotes Cebu’s well-being, helping others is one of the core values of the group.

In line with the society’s core values, the members of the Cebu Bloggers Society are supporting the advocacy of an association dedicated to help educational formation of poor students in mountain barangays and depressed areas in Cebu – The Tsinelas Association Inc.

TSINELAS ASSOCIATION INC.

TSINELAS ASSOCIATION INC. is a non-government, non-stock, non-profit organization that gives educational assistance to poor students in mountain barangays and depressed areas in Cebu.

VISION

TSINELAS envisions a just and humane society where the basic right to education is upheld and where poverty is not a hindrance to learning. It is a society where those who have more in life help those who have less, and where everyone works for the common good.

MISSION

TSINELAS commits to help in the educational formation of poor students, in the ongoing formation of those responsible for their education, and in ensuring an environment that is conducive to learning.

THE OBJECTIVES

1. To spend for the students’ basic school needs, like tuition, school fees, uniforms and school supplies.

2. To help provide students with holistic formation through values formation and personality development seminars.

3. To help teachers, parents and other members of the community in their task of providing quality education to students

4. To help improve school facilities.

THE MEMBERS

TSINELAS is composed of students, teachers, social workers and professionals sharing a passion to be of service to others.

SEC REGISTRATION

TSINELAS was formed in October 2003 and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2004 under Registration No. CN200425206. It is also registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue. It links with other groups that are into similar advocacy and operates alongside local government units and the Department of Education.

WHY “TSINELAS”?

A pair of slippers is a fitting symbol of what the organization aims to do: to provide comfort to children in need and ensure that their right to education is respected.

Wanted to know more about Tsinelas?  Check the links below.

• Evanjohn’s Cebu Bloggers Society’s Journalism and Editing Seminar.
• Miong’s Step On Cebu with Tsinelas.
• Mark Monta’s Extending Hands Through Tsinelas.

Reference:  Tsinelas Association

Mark Alessandrew Abitona, the author of this article, is also the owner of iBeejing.com.