DITSA-AN RAMAIN, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Parents of some learners of Barimbingan Central Elementary School (BCES) in this municipality voiced their joy for receiving the P1,000 stipend released by the Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW)-Philippines to their children.
Parent Baisa Nuska expressed her happiness after learning that her two kids who were both Grade 6 pupils in BCES would receive their respective allowances.
She stressed that it is a big help as it would be used to buy school supplies considering that her husband is already a senior citizen with no job.
Another parent, Linang Dimaporo also recognized the allowance for her three BCES students as a huge help.
She shared that her children have already been requesting her to buy them notebooks which she could not do due to lack of budget, but with the help of Islamic Relief, her problem was already given a remedy
“Maraming salamat sa kanila kasi nakakatulong talaga sila sa mga estudyante, katulad nito. Ang pagbibigay nila ng isang libo ay malaking tulong na para sa mga pangangailangan ng mga bata,” said Dimaporo.
[Thank you so much to them because they have really helped a lot of students, like this one. Their act of giving P1,000 is a big help for the needs of the children.]
Fatima Alawiya, who is a parent of a Grade 6-beneficiary from BCES, also conveyed her thanks saying that this was already a significant help, especially since her husband was jobless and sickly, and they could not afford to purchase any school supplies.
Parent Monalisa Lambas, whose two kids were also enrolled in BCES, was likewise gratified by the Islamic Relief. “Sobrang pasasalamat namin na kahit papaano, itong mga binigay nila ay nakakatulong sa mga estudyante tulad ng mga walang wala, at kahit papaano ay nakakadagdag ng budget. Sobrang pasasalamat talaga namin,” she said.
[Our great thanks because at least this that was given by them can help the students, especially those who are really poor, and at least, their budget was increased. We are really thankful.]
For her part, parent Sittie Haya Alexander was delighted that her Grade 2 learner in BCES was one of the beneficiaries.
She stated that with the stipend, they could already buy many school supplies which she could not do if there was no help, as she was, accordingly, a single parent with no job and dependent on her parents.
The provision of P1,000-worth of allowance was under the IRW-Philippines’ Sustaining Transformative and Resilient Initiatives in Vulnerable Communities (STRIVEC) in Ranao Philippines Program with funds from IRW-Canada. This is now in its second year of implementation and has covered 600 learners in the municipality. (CRG/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
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