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Project Bright
Project Bright is an AIESEC AdMU project that aims to raise awareness towards mental health in the Philippines through the following ways - (1) teaching youth, and other audiences (working citizens, adults) regarding mental health in specific communities, (2) volunteering in programs of organizations relevant to the issue such as crisis hotlines, and educational lectures, and (3) generating fundraising initiatives to produce a lasting impact in the organizations tackling mental heath (for research, operations, and etc.)Project Bright is an AIESEC AdMU project that aims to raise awareness towards mental health in the Philippines through the following ways - (1) teaching youth, and other audiences (working citizens, adults) regarding mental health in specific communities, (2) volunteering in programs of organizations relevant to the issue such as crisis hotlines, and educational lectures, and (3) generating fundraising initiatives to produce a lasting impact in the organizations tackling mental heath (for research, operations, and etc.)
TARGET SDG
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM
WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM OUR EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS?
Construct learning modules for their teaching sessions during the cycle in partnership with modules provided by the learning partners.
Create social media campaigns such as awareness video and video logs of progress of EPs in the project
Conduct teaching sessions for the youth, other audiences (working citizens, and adults)
Create fundraising initiatives for a partner. The EP shall have to identify the needs they feel that a specific partner they volunteered in currently lacks.
Submit impact records to gauge the efficiency of both the exchange participants and the community
GENERAL INFORMATION
DURATION
PROGRAM FEE
START & END DATES
6 weeks
0 USD
Cycle 1: June 4 - July 17
Cycle 2: July 19 - August 31
Cycle 3: September 2 - October 15
EXPA LINKS
HOUSING
AIESEC-handled shared accommodations
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
WELCOME DINNER
AIRPORT
PICK-UP
GLOBAL VILLAGE
LEAD
SESSION
PHILIPPINE
ORIENTATION
HOW SHOULD YOU PREPARE?
Brush up on your English!
English shall be used as the primary medium of instruction in communicating with the youth and other partners. You shall also be conducting teaching sessions in communities where the subject matter shall be quite sensitive. Thus, to ensure that nothing gets lost in translation, the project requires that you speak English proficiently.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Do initial research
Although you shall attend learning partner sessions to gain a contextualized understanding about the state of mental health in our country, it is highly suggested that you conduct initial research. You may try finding modules on certain topics of mental health that you would want to discuss, as it is a broad topic. These may come from personal advocacies such as gender identity, and depression amongst others.
ChildFam Possibilities
Rotary Philippines
PARTNER COMMUNITIES
Provide administrative or logistical aid in programs such as crisis hotlines, and educational lectures through volunteer work in organizations that advocate for mental health
Learn how to contextualize your approach to the local people
You shall be residing in a country with customs and practices that could highly differ from yours. In our society, there is a great stigma on mental health care practices such as seeing a psychiatrist. Unlike other countries, they’ve started to accept that this is a real issue to be talk about. There is still great taboo in discussing this matter. A common saying in the Philippines does go: “What will the neighbors say?” Therefore, you must be able to employ teaching methods where you can discuss mental health in a respectful yet accurate way. Always gauge how to act around your students, and partners.
Denise Arielle A. Corpuz
Local Committee Vice President Incoming Global Volunteer Program—Projects
+63 927 812 3652 | denise.corpuz@aiesec.net
CONTACT
Lulu M. Espinoza
Organizing Committee President, Project Bright
09088101006 | lulu.espinoza@aiesec.net
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