top of page
Suclema Squad
IPIL, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY
Bridging Gaps. Strengthening Communities.
2nd Community Exposure
AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
 Presenting our initial data to the council, and collaborated for possible plans of action for the residents' identified problems. |  There really are those times when you can't help but get touched by the stories and lives of the community people. This is one of those times. |  A simple makeshift house, but is home to a family of 5. In the community is where we find simple living - a roof over the head and meals to get by the day, but is also where gratitude and contentment are seen best. |
|---|---|---|
 An interview for a Family Health Plan. |  Presenting our Master Chef, Rogelle "Gerard" Ramsay. |  Mangaun ta! :) Our simple but yummy meal, prepared by one of our Suclema Chefs. *For the record, the chefs are Kuya Rogelle, Ninzky, and Naifa. |
 No one escapes daily chores. Even our boys wash dishes! 🧼🧽❤️ |  Our very handy gas stove powered by butane. Haha! |  Primary Data Collection through house-to house survey. |
 Equipped with the necessary tools — umbrellas, XL tumblers, ginormous backpacks, and the not-to-forget “sunblock”, we’re more than ready to catch them all (Pokémon!🎶). Oh! “survey” them all is what we actually meant. 😅 |  A picture of our group in the very first house we surveyed. We went as one whole group to have a sense of the actual process of the interview before going separately and on our own. |  Lex (a.k.a "Jubaika") interviewing one of the residents of Purok Lily. |
 Rogelle (a.k.a "Master") taking note of the details Lola is telling him. |  Fresh Buko Juice while doing an interview. Daghang salamat, Ma'am, for sharing a buko from your vast backyard. |  Retouch sah ta, beh! :D After spending the whole morning doing house-to-house surveys, our oily faces need some freshening up. |
 Niña doing a one-on-one interview with our Barangay Captain. |  Part of the Under 5 [year olds] Assessment is height measurement. *This photo is posted with the consent and approval of the parent. |  Capturing the rhythm of life's vital beats. #BPChronicles |
 Embracing our inner health detective. #BP_Investigation |  Taking the pressure off, one click at a time. #UnderControl |  After hiking a mile's worth (exaggeration cannot be emphasized more) - one group mate of ours can't seem to steady her gait. |
 These two must have been complaining about their knees getting all stiff walking the whole day. But look how happy they still are. Iba talaga! |  Just an ordinary day in Suclema. |  Dropping by the Barangay Health Station (BHS) to report our itinerary for the day, |
 Featuring our "all-terrain" tricycle. Very reliable indeed! |  Lex, with her checklist, is asking a store owner about their access to healthcare services in the Barangay. |  Omar, after doing an interview on water sanitation and food handling practices, is showing the gentleman where to sign his name. |
 Naifa asks about family planning while Joseph sits as a spectator (probably judging Naifa's Bisaya speaking skills). |  After asking about childhood immunization, Shelley emphasizes its importance to a mother, who also agreed and was proud to have fully-immunized children. *sharing this photo with approval from the mother |  Nina doing an interview with the Barangay's Indigenous People (IP) Representative, and asking about her top 3 perceived problems/issues in the Barangay. |
 Doing a 15 minute interview standing up is easier said than done, especially under the heat of the sun. Note: This Kuya being interviewed readily agreed to be surveyed in this set up. We always ask, we don't leave them with no choice. |  🎶Into the woods without delay, but careful not to lose the way.🎶 |  One big challenge in the community is to ensure inclusion of the majority (if not all) of the residents to properly represent and reflect the Barangay's strength and weaknesses, issues, problems, and concerns, Thus, it is vital to reach the farthest houses even if it meant sore legs at the end of the day. |
 Joseph, in a newly constructed house (that's yet to be finished), is interviewing a couple on their solid waste management practices. |  Naifa and Ate sitting on a tree... bench pale.And they're t-a-l-k-i-n-g... about toilet sanitation |  After the house-to-house survey, Naifa and Rogelle are busy with inputting their data for tallying. |
 Consolidating our data on the weekends. :) Ninz, our Miss Universe, posing beautifully for the camera. |  In the Barangay Health Station (BHS), validating the data we've gathered from our survey. |  Turning over of the cake after a farewell walk. Charot! This is actually a photo of Rogelle giving a "thank you" cake for the Suclema Barangay Council; taken a night before leaving Suclema (to go home... to the place where I belong 🎶) |
bottom of page