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On December 24th, 2011 -- AMURT Philippines Team in Cagayan de Oro distributed 400 packs of assorted goods consisting of rice, milk powder, sugar, noodles, sardines and drinking water to 400 families at Lower Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City.

AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) is one of the few private international voluntary organizations founded in India. Since its inception in 1965 its original objective was to help meet the needs of the affected population after disasters that regularly hit the Indian sub-continent. Over the years AMURT has established teams in thirty-four countries, to create a network that can meet disaster and development needs almost anywhere in the world. In 1985 we broadened our goals to include long-term development. We feel that we can play a useful role in helping vulnerable communities break the cycle of poverty and gain greater control over their lives. For us, development is human exchange: people sharing wisdom, knowledge and experience to build a better world.

Website: http://www.amurt.net

At its most basic level, change is a movement out of a current state (how things are today), through a transition state and to a future state (how things will be done). Change happens all around us - at home, in our community and at work. Changes can be internally motivated or externally motivated. The change can be a dramatic departure from what we know, or it can be minor. Changes can be anticipated or unexpected. But in all cases, the fundamental nature of change is a movement from the current state through a transition state to a future state.



This training course has been developed to help individuals and organizations manage change as they seek to become more sustainable through resource efficiency, and as they take corporate social responsibility for the effects of the business on the wider community to fight the current problem on poverty issues.

The PROUT Study Initiative (PSI) seminar workshop on “Managing Change: A Journey to Empowerment from Within” – is a learning program that explains change as a social phenomenon in its various manifestations. Particular focus is placed on the impact of change forces on an individual, organization and community, the pitfalls of resisting change, and the rewards for adapting to them and making them serve the benefits of an endeavor.

The PSI works to develop and promote progressive theories, policies, and practices that empower citizens and communities to envision and implement sustainable and equitable solutions to social, economic, and ecological problems--and realize their potentialities in the process.

The 2-day seminar-workshop which is schedule on October 21 to 22, 2011 is a capacity development programme of PSI-PANAGHUGPONG MINDANAW in partnership with Ang KaSaMa, Inc. to be held at General Santos City.

Only twenty (20) participants will be accepted for this training course.

A registration fee of PhP 600.00 will be collected during registration at 8:00AM of October 21, 2011. The seminar-workshop will start officially at 8:30 AM of the same day.

Applicants are expected to submit their application form on or before the cut-off date: October 14, 2011 to panaghugpongmindanaw@gmail.com. Early confirmations will be highly appreciated for early reservations and arrangements.