Embark on a journey through the impactful legacy programs of JCI Metro Cebu Uptown in 2023, where each endeavor is a testament to our commitment to community betterment and sustainable development.
MISSION POSSIBLE
Project 1
Project Title: Pump a Life: A Basic Life Support Training for JCI and Partners
Project Description: This is a basic life support(BLS) training course conducted by the American Health Association (AHA). As an LO that is focused more on medical missions and relief operations, it is vital that our members and our respective partners become certified BLS providers. It is our advocacy as an LO, that more non-medical personnel in the community will be trained for BLS. In this course, AHA certified 50 participants comprised primarily of JCI MCU Members, members from All-Terrain Medical Relief Organization (AMRO) Members, and other medical mission partners.
Project Date: February 12, 2023
Project Location: ACE Medical Center, Basak, Pardo, Cebu City
Link to Photo: JCI MCU BLS_ACE Medical Center.png
Link to Social Media Post: https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid02AGMo3aiHC3KD1QHmwb8gXXk6AHEQqANVFWYwwUrR7eZaK6KUL6DHyT18wKV4syeMl/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 2
Project Title: Pump a Life: It’s not just for Grown-ups – A Basic Life Support Training for Teens
Project Description: A 2-day training program organized by JCI Metro Cebu Uptown together with the Local Youth Development Office – LYDO LLC, SK Federation of Lapu-Lapu City, and the Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. The participants were a total of 53 SK members.
The program focused on providing basic life support, first aid, and fire fighting training to participants from different barangays in the city. This initiative highlights the importance of equipping young people with essential life-saving skills and empowering them to be better prepared to handle emergencies in their communities.
Project Date: March 25-26, 2023
Project Location: Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu
Link to Photo: JCI MCU BLS_Lapu Lapu City.png
Link to Social Media Post: https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid02tcAeAySKSKW7JDTirtd5vrUNqzND1DcS4LJmyvnoVB7uXn3JqyRfWjws6B72pAejl/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 3
Project Title: Pump a Life: Bringing CPR Training to the Community 1
Project Description: A whole day Basic Life Support Training: Hands-Only CPR Course spearheaded by JCI Metro Cebu Uptown, conducted by American Heart Association and Heart Emergency Response Unit Inc. (H.E.R.U) in partnership with Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Cebu-Central Visayas and All-Terrain Medical Relief Organization (AMRO). A total of 50 participants were certified which included barangay health workers, staff, and community residents.
Project Date: April 30, 2023
Project Location: Buagsong, Cordova, Cebu
Link to Photo: JCI MCU BLS_Cordova Cebu.png
Link to Social Media Post: https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid0LKykDrv3q7wwNoY2UNygCVWpBBTtSy1hFV1UEsVtUzSxUaQuNKiSTgSi4rDNvmVsl/?mibextid=cr9u03
OPLAN KAAGAPAY
Project 1
Project Title: Flames to Hope: Clothing and Food Aid for Fire Victims
Project Description: On November 22, 2022, a huge fire struck Looc, Mandaue City. There were 250 homes damaged and at least 700 families were affected. JCI Metro Cebu Uptown activated Oplan Kaagapay and conducted a Joint Feeding activity with our sister chapter, JCI Zugbuana, and donated relief goods to the fire victims. We donated 80 boxes of 1L of Bottled Water, 2 Boxes of Old Toys, 12 Boxes of used clothes, and 20 Gallons of Water. We were beyond grateful to our partners and the people who were so generous to donate to the victims of the fire incident.
Project Date: November 27, 2022
Project Location: Looc, Mandaue City, Cebu PH 6014
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Flames to Hope Clothing and Food Aid for Fire Victims.png
Link to Social Media Post: https://www.facebook.com/JCIUptown/posts/pfbid02NFGDqA6EQd9aVVRpK23d8MZN87NC1JP6Wac8KVZ2b3Xa2Y5q11ArFVjTVEehDs4al
GOT HEART
Project 1
Project Title: Watch a Movie, Save a Kidney: A Fundraising Project
Project Description: JCI Metro Cebu Uptown organized the Watch a Movie, save a Kidney project last December 17, 2022, at SM Seaside Cinema, just in time for the spirit of giving in the yuletide season. Around 300 moviegoers supported the project with a cause. They had a blast and witnessed the new clans and cultures of Pandora in the long-awaited sequel to Avatar: the way of the Water. Last December 22, 2022, JCI MCU headed to Chong Hua Hospital, Fuente, Cebu City to turn over the proceeds for the beneficiaries of the project at the Nephrology section. The amount will mean a lot to the Charity patients of Chong Hua who are currently having Dialysis sessions in the institution. Kidney diseases affect a growing number of individuals worldwide and it has caused personal and economic impacts on them and to the families of those patients who are undergoing dialysis treatment. A large proportion of the impact is due to healthcare costs for managing the diseases and other related expenses such as food and maintenance medicine; there is also a loss of productivity attributed to the disease condition. JCI Metro Cebu Uptown is more than grateful to everyone who has supported this fundraising project for the benefit of Chong Hua Hospital, Section of Nephrology Charity Patients.
Project Date: December 17, 2022
Project Location: SM Seaside City, Cebu, and Chong Hua Hospital, Fuente, Cebu City
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Watch a Movie, Save a Kidney A Fundraising Project.png
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/1496569497291461/posts/pfbid0RuEzCED9Uzp46X2vVNEFZxo8KNqzcbL2auETYMDsU4fUfoitk369aJ7ji3cS1ktFl/?mibextid=cr9u03
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Project 2
Project Title: Zero Cavity Health Caravan 1 of JCI MCU
Project Description: The Zero Cavity Health Caravan Project is a collective dental service that includes Oral prophylaxis, Tooth Extraction, Dental Care through Hygiene kit provision, and Oral Care education. This is part of the JCI-MCU Caravan of Services which serves as a One-stop-shop program that provides different services ranging from medical, surgical, and dental services in order to cater the needs of the community people. The aim of the Zero Cavity Health Caravan is to widen the scope of dental care programs, especially in far-flung towns in Cebu to decrease and prevent dental-related conditions such as periodontal, oral diseases, tooth cavities, and tooth destruction because of vices.
In line with the celebration of National Dental Health Month, Last February 18, 2023, JCI- MCU together with Asturias LGU and the Philippine Dental Association launched the 1st Zero Cavity Health Caravan in Brgy Cabalawan, Sogod, Cebu by providing Dental Hygiene Kits to children and oral health education how to properly do toothbrushing. We also provided dental prophylaxis and dental extraction services to the people in the area. The goal of this project was to increase and widen the scope of dental care programs especially in far-flung towns in order to decrease dental-related conditions like tooth decay.
JCI MCU will collaborate with the Department of Health in order to increase the coverage of the Fluoride fortification program for teeth in the region through “Oral Care on Wheels”. JCI MCU created a poster to strengthen Public health awareness by educating the people on appropriate care for their teeth and educating them on the bad effects of smoking, drugs, and sweet food on the teeth, as well as promoting the importance of Routine Dental health check-ups to prevent oral diseases.
Project Date: February 18, 2023
Project Location: Brgy Cabalawan, Sogod
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Zero Cavity Health Caravan 1 of JCI MCU.png
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid033WWiwf6xSsburnzH1YKyFrMhzAQbAMmstcL6Arcss5D8Sy6ogKwFhkcoUNAuSGJul/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 3
Project Title: Kaakbay sa Kahimsog ug Kalinaw (Companion for Health and Peace)
Project Description: “Kaakbay sa kahimsog ug Kalinaw” is a vernacular term in Bisaya which means Companion for Health and Peace, a psychological support operation held last March 18, 2023, at Sitio Lupa, Brgy Sapangdaku, Cebu City amidst the devastation caused by the recent fire (March 14, 2023). JCI MCU in collaboration with other NGOs in the area were able to bring smiles to the faces of the affected kids through our psychological support operation.
JCI MCU provided food packs and the “Happy Meals’ ‘ to children, and Worked hand in hand with H.E.R.U.( Heart Emergency Response Unit Inc.) in organizing the Psychological therapy sessions, especially for the Children victims of fire.
We were able to provide much-needed support and comfort to these kids. They also identify the essential needs of the family whose houses got caught by fire. It is indeed moments like these that remind us of the power of compassion and kindness.
Project Date: March 18, 2023
Project Location: Sitio Lupa, Brgy Sapangdaku, Cebu City
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Kaakbay sa Kahimsog ug Kalinaw (Companion for Health and Peace).png
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid0o98cEKcwVNr4isQPrcTPPihwpJmVavS6QctDmRUusXKgtmwnQrgvGfiyaz1x9mp2l/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 4
Project Title: The 2nd Zero Cavity Health Caravan of JCI MCU
Project Description: As part of the JCI-MCU Caravan of Services which serves as a One-stop-shop program that provides different services ranging from medical, surgical, and dental services in order to cater to the needs of the community people. Last March 26, 2023, the team from JCI MCU together with Asturias LGU and the Philippine Dental Association led the 2nd run of the Caravan of services by providing Dental Hygiene Kits, Education on how to properly do toothbrushing among the children of Brgy Tubigagmanok, Asturias, Cebu. The event was also an opportune time to provide dental prophylaxis and dental extractions to the people in the area.
The aim of this program is to increase and widen the scope of dental care programs especially in far-flung towns in Cebu to decrease dental-related conditions such as periodontal and oral diseases. JCI MCU aims to collaborate with the Department of Health to increase the Fluoride fortification program for teeth in the region through “Oral Care on Wheels” which will soon be launched. Another goal of this project is to strengthen the information drive for oral care by educating people on the appropriate care for their teeth and educating them on the bad effects of smoking, drugs, and sweet food on the teeth.
Project Date: March 26, 2023
Project Location: Brgy Tubigagmanok, Asturias
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Zero Cavity Health Caravan 2 of JCI MCU.png
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid02EXB8VKLEpqfevmynxrpPPkxWCqpYsXdMLtMBPLqEHi9MZGW1419V8WganUA8ZbMSl/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 5
Project Title: Medical and Optical Mission
Project Description: The Medical Mission and Vitamin/ Supplementation Supplementation Project in Sagbayan is a Caravan of Services that are part of JCI-MCU’s caravan of services; and a multi-stakeholder collaboration organized by JCI Metro Cebu Uptown together with other Government Institutions and Non-Government Organizations.
The JCI-MCU Caravan of Services serves as a One-stop-shop program that provides different services ranging from medical, Optical, and Vitamin Supplementation that caters to the needs of the community people. Last April 15, 2023, the team from JCI MCU together with the Kapwa ko mahal Ko team went to Brgy Canmano, Sagbayan, Bohol to provide Free Medicine, Free Medical Check Up, and Free Eye exams and eyeglasses.
It was followed by a Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation project which has a project titled “Kahimsog para sa Kabatan-unan” on April 22, 2023, by providing Multivitamins and Bamboo toothbrushes for oral care to some 150 children in the town. This project was a collaborative project of JCI-MCU, JCI Bohol Sandugo, JCI Boholana Kisses, JCI Chocolate Hills, and JCI Bohol limestone. The objective of this project was to promote Nutrition and prevent the occurrence of vitamin deficiency in the area. It was also an opportunity to promote self-sustaining, renewable resources through the use of bamboo toothbrushes instead of plastic.
Project Date: April 15, 2023
Project Location: Brgy Canmano, Sagbayan, Bohol
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Medical and Optical Mission in Sagbayan, Bohol.png
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid02LTJ8GgrzH9M76z1wi3wihUn3YA9wrMaWNd3RjrYYo9ReJvidv8w1r6FVdWpqb7Rwl/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 6
Project Title: KAHIMSUG PARA SA KABATAN-UNAN: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY
Project Description: Around 200 green advocates and guests participated in the simultaneously conducted International Mother Earth Day program with the theme “Invest in our Planet” in Guiwanon, Maribojoc, and Canmano, Sagbayan. In coordination with the JCI Bohol Sandugo, – Pres Nicklous Batausa, JCI Boholana Kisses – Pres Deb Jomarleh, JCI Bohol Limestone – Pres Lara Mariah, and JCI Chocolate Hills – IPP Ritzi Salinasal Lague together with Area Chair for Think Green – AC Pres Ghen Lumayag and Regional Chair for Think Green – RC Pres Atty Rafoyx Yu; JCI METRO CEBU UPTOWN under the leadership of Pres Harrison Ng gave vitamins and a bamboo toothbrush to the participants of the activities which promoted good health and hygiene indicating our care about the well-being of others. Indeed, small acts of kindness like this can go a long way in making a positive impact on the community.
Project Date: April 22, 2023
Project Location: Canmano, Sagbayan, Bohol and Guiwanon, Maribojoc, Bohol
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_KAHIMSUG PARA SA KABATAN-UNAN CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY.png
Link to Social Media Post: https://www.facebook.com/JCIUptown/posts/pfbid032dQJMaFL8hWGRKYmHzYcF5GDDrFQCrU1LosZsA6KDRbNiiR9umZb9SZKfP7FxHUJl
Project 7
Project Title: Caravan of Services: Medical Mission in Brgy Apas, Cebu City
Project Description: The Medical Mission in Brgy Apas is a Caravan of Services which is part of JCI-MCU’s caravan of services that is a multi-stakeholder collaborative project organized by JCI Metro Cebu Uptown together with the LGU of Barangay Apas, Societies and organization such as the Philippine Dental Association- Cebu City Chapter, Asklepian Circle, Philippine Society of Anesthesiology- Central Visayas Chapter; Private enterprises such as Healthcare Products Trading and TUF. The mission was able to provide 179 medical consultations to the community people of Brgy Apas and facilitated referral to institutions with higher levels of care for patients who needed more help; there were 12 patients who received free Minor surgery from the volunteer doctors. The volunteer dentists provided 78 teeth extraction with oral prophylaxis. The event was able to provide free haircuts to 50 recipients courtesy of TUF Barbershop. 100 people were able to get free Sugar tests and Blood Typing. Vital signs and assessments were also catered to by the volunteer PT students from Velez College.
The JCI-MCU Caravan of Services serves as a One-stop-shop program that provides different services ranging from medical, legal, and other self-care services that looks into the essential needs of the community people, it has also incorporated programs that make the people served by JCI not just to become healthy but also to become self-fulfilled and satisfied.
Project Date: April 29, 2023
Project Location: Brgy Apas Gym, Cebu City
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Caravan of Services Medical Mission in Brgy Apas, Cebu City.png
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid0fDuNyLbjY87bgVjFLUPqXgwTTNBjSj8koEoeV4JXyuL6FdoW8SGg56D5KxfU72DYl/?mibextid=cr9u03
MENTAL HEALTH
Project 1
Project Title: Burnout in the Workplace: It’s not you, it’s your work
Project Description: The aim of this project was to provide information concerning burnout in the workplace (its origins and effects on mental health) as well as tools and practices to deal with it in a healthy manner. With the expertise of Dr. Boel B. Espinas, MD, RN, and MPH of the DOH (Department of Health – Central Visayas Center for Health Development), JCI Metro Cebu Uptown hosted a webinar open to the public that had over 75 official attendees coming from both private and public organizations, as well as partnered JCI chapters. Attendees responded with feedback requesting that more webinars should be conducted in the future, more regularly, and should be conducted at a longer duration. This was the first webinar in our “UPTOWN CARES: Mental Health Webinar Series.”
Project Date: February 24, 2023
Project Location: Zoom (Webinar)
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Burnout in the Workplace It’s not you, it’s your work.png
Link to Social Media Post: https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid02YKs9RGpuootBiCPstPBMAx5L2MzGUbkaL8TytW8KqvHpvme19rnkQ4HEjZsngT5cl/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 2
Project Title: Anxiety and Depression: Breaking the Stigma, Finding Hope
Project Description: The aim of this project was to provide information concerning anxiety and depression (its origins and effects on mental health) as well as tools and practices to deal with it in a healthy manner. With the expertise of Dr. Calvin Dave D. Ganub, RGC, Ph.D., EdD GC, JCI Metro Cebu Uptown hosted a webinar open to the public that had over 60 official attendees coming from both private and public organizations, as well as partnered JCI chapters. Attendees responded with feedback requesting that more webinars should be conducted in the future, more regularly, and should be conducted at a longer duration. This was the second webinar in our “UPTOWN CARES: Mental Health Webinar Series.”
Project Date: May 5, 2023
Project Location: Zoom (Webinar)
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Anxiety and Depression Breaking the Stigma, Finding Hope.png
Link to Social Media Post: https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid02XcUTuE9E7eErdnn62xHuf2uTGB2sRwyr2TvqewC59qEsGVgLtg5CPV8oZx9sobpSl/?mibextid=cr9u03
Project 3
Project Title: Psychological First Aid Providers Training for Non-Healthcare Workers
Project Description: The aim of this project was to provide information concerning psychological first aid (PFA) from the community level down to the face-to-face individual level, as well as the proper tools and practices to perform PFA during times of disaster response. With the expertise of Prince Irl M. Ronquillo, RPM, CMHFR, MPA, CHRA of the Department of Health, JCI Metro Cebu Uptown hosted a PFA training with over 30 attendees coming from both private and public organizations such as Heart Emergency Response Unit Inc., as well as partnered JCI chapters. Attendees responded with feedback requesting that more of these types of F2F training should be conducted in the future, more regularly, and should be conducted at a longer duration. This was the physical F2F portion of our “UPTOWN CARES: Mental Health Webinar Series.”
Project Date: May 6, 2023
Project Location: Ouano Residence, Brgy. Opao, Mandaue City
Link to Photo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EQ4_rPzK-SRhIYXZ9EO0fGwJE9081D6a/view?usp=drivesdk
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/JCIUptown/posts/pfbid0KppeBvbj9uSyNKW3EWLr3zzdwsCSavjUZSUbtFYSt8NZYDaDRg1HMeab8TB2u8d1l
GREEN PROJECT
Project 1
Project Title: Regenerate-A- School Program
Project Description: To align efforts in answering the call of Vice President / Department of Education Secretary VP Inday Sara Duterte to improve the learning system in the country, DepEd 7 headed by Regional Director Salustiano Jimenez together with the Regenesis Project founded by Ar. Yani Dutta and JCI Metro Cebu Uptown led by Pres. Harrison Ng have inked an Memorandum of Agreement to initiate the “Regenerate-A-School” Program” which will integrate a regenerative curriculum in the pilot schools which seeks to capacitate the Youth for Environment in Schools-Organization (YES-O) program. In coordination with the partners, the approach are as follows: (1) Identify degraded land, (2) Restore local ecosystems (3) Create regenerative livelihoods (4) Re-establish human stewardship (5) Track increasing health of living systems over time (ecology, community, and economy).
Project Date: Ceremonial Signing of MOA – May 19, 2023
Implementation June 2023 – June 2024
Project Location: Eugenio V. Amores Memorial HighSchool, Canmano, Sagbayan, Bohol and San Pascual National HighSchool, Ubay, Bohol
Link to Photo: JCI MCU_Regenerate-A- School Program.png
Link to Social Media Post:
https://www.facebook.com/100064855594463/posts/pfbid0cFnhfw8vRes6cs7aJekjRPgTAFnHxBP9cQJiSmh95miiGb52eQF7F8CBL4TjQAw5l/?mibextid=cr9u03
