May 30, 2018 | Solidaritours
By Johsa Manzanilla February 2016 In the winter of 2016, I had the opportunity to do an immersion tour in Mindanao with Peoples’ Solidarity Education Tours. As a member of Migrante, I wanted to do an exposure in the Philippines to understand the contextual push...
May 30, 2018 | Solidaritours
By Sharon Vandewyngaerde March 2016 This week was the start of my community work. We stay in a sustainable community in Toboso where community health workers (CHWs) guide us. After four hours of traveling, we finally arrived and were oriented about what to do there....
May 30, 2018 | Solidaritours
By Lore Devlamynck 25-31 January 2016 This day I left for Bacolod City, where the office of NIHIP (Negros Island Health Integrated Program) is. I was so excited to meet the people from this organisation. At the same time, I was a bit nervous because this is where I...
May 30, 2018 | Solidaritours
By Mayeth Sapigao September 2016 Lumad, short for Katawhang Lumad which literally means indigenous people, is a Cebuano term referring to the non-Muslim and non-Christian natives of Mindanao. Most of the Lumad live in hinterlands, lowlands and coastal areas of...
May 30, 2018 | Solidaritours
By Lore Devlamynck April 2016 The road to medmission. It took us three hours going to the medical mission venue. It was a very rough road and suddenly the truck we’re riding broke so we had to transfer to another vehicle. But the rough ride was worth it. I witnessed...
May 30, 2018 | Solidaritours
By Duy Geerinck January 2017 As a student product designer I learned a lot in the past three years at Howest. At first I didn’t even know this programme existed. But when I toured around the school, my eyes opened when they showed all the products you can make with...
