Kapawa hu Paglaum College Scholarship
Our Ten Year Program
Scholarship Levels and Goals
Scholarship Levels and Goals
THE NEED
In the past, every Jesuit high school director or parish priest serving in the Bukidnon Mission would have to figure out by himself how to send a deserving Indigenous high school graduate to college. On their own, they would seek help from friends and families to raise funding for scholarship. This strategy unfortunately required a lot of time and energy and took them away from the other pressing needs of the mission.
CHALLENGES TO OUR SCHOLARS
The indigenous youth (Lumad) are often left on their own in cities like Malaybalay, Cagayan de Oro, or Davao to find their way through the complexities of college life in urban centers. This situation poses many challenges to the young Lumad plucked out of their far flung, rural community and thrusted into the “big city.” Depending on their psycho-emotional strength, this can either make or break then. As a result, a number of former Lumad college scholars dropped out of college and ended up marrying early or working as day laborers. Those who have graduated from college, on the other hand, either stayed in the city or settled elsewhere, leaving the tribe or community behind.
OUR TEN YEAR PROGRAM
An organized, collaborative, and holistic college scholarship and formation program becomes very compelling. It does not just help pool in individual resources; it also provides focus on preparing the indigenous youth for future leadership roles in their respective tribes. With the seed money coming from the Philippine Jesuit Foundation, in 2017 the Jesuits in Bukidnon have decided to consolidate their efforts to set up this scholarship program under the Fr. Leoni Memorial Foundation, Inc. It bears the name Kapawa hu Paglaum (meaning Light of Hope) which was coined by the scholars themselves during their initial gathering. They acknowledge their own common experience and dream: Hope lighted. Magnanimity ignited. IP Communities Empowered.
Scholarship Levels and Goals
Scholarship Levels and Goals
Scholarship Levels and Goals
ALLOWANCE BASED - 62 scholars (31 for each 5-year period): Each shall be provided with a fixed monthly living allowance. They are expected to render at least one-year service after graduation.
Allowance Based Cost - $400 per scholar/school year
Total for 31 scholars – $12,400 per year
SUBSIDIZED - 28 scholars (14 for each 5-year period): Each shall be provided with living allowance and subsidy for dormitory and miscellaneous school fees. Passing the university’s college entrance examination is required. Tuition is paid for by the university. They are expected to render at least two years of service.
Subsidized Cost - $1,000 per scholar/school year
Total for 14 scholars - $14,000 per year.
FULLY FUNDED - 10 scholars (5 for each 5-year period): This is offered when a benefactor pledges full support for a specific scholar, including tuition. The scholar is expected to render at least three years of service to their community.
Fully Funded Cost - $2,250 per scholar/school year
Total for 5 scholars - $11,250 per year.
OUR 10-YEAR GOAL - 100 scholars over 10 years
Total Cost per school year – $37,650
Grand Total for 10 years - $376,500
CURRENT SCHOLARS - As of 12/2021, the program has 44 Lumad scholars – 17 interns staying at the KHP dormitory in JRH Malaybalay; 27 externs enrolled in Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Bukidnon colleges (Xavier-Ateneo de Cagayan, Ateneo de Davao, Bukidnon State Univ., Univ. of Southeastern Phils. – Pamulaan Center, San Isidro College and Cagayan de Oro College.) Six are graduating in 2022 (1 Agriculture, 1 Business Management, 2 in Developmental Anthropology, 1 Education, 1 Nursing).
KAPAWA HU PAGLAUM FORMATION PROGRAM
Dorm and formation center
Dorm and formation center
Dorm and formation center
Housed within the Jesuit Retreat House compound in Malaybalay, KHP has two simple facilities: our 18-person capacity dormitory is home to 16 Malaybalay-based scholars and 2 dorm staff and the IP Center which serves as office, formation and social enterprise center.
Holistic formation
Dorm and formation center
Dorm and formation center
KHP accompanies its lumad scholars as they journey through their new lives in urban centers. We provide guidance through our holistic formation programs to enable them to remain grounded in their indigenous culture and firmly connected with their indigenous identity.
Cultural formation
Dorm and formation center
Spiritual formation
Kahimunan, a weeklong gathering done annually during summer, builds community among the scholars, They renew knowledge of their indigenous culture, share practical skills learned in college life and update themselves of the social realities of life as indigenous youth.
Spiritual formation
Professional and entrepreneurship
Spiritual formation
Scholars are encouraged to be rooted to their indigenous spirituality and faith tradition. Recollections and retreats are contextualized to incorporate their traditional beliefs and culture in the hope that the faith they ascribe to is a faith that is living and rooted in their heritage.
Psycho-social formation
Professional and entrepreneurship
Professional and entrepreneurship
This formation involves workshops, activities, inputs on understanding their psycho-emotional development, including proper ways to handle technology, mass-media, peer pressure, depression, family relationships - all these done within the context of their culture.
Professional and entrepreneurship
Professional and entrepreneurship
Professional and entrepreneurship
The scholars are provided opportunities to put into practice what they learn in school - at the JRH and IP Ministry offices. KapawaCo has been launched to serve as a self-sustaining enterprise to help raise funds for the scholars' living expense allowances.
Leadership formation
Leadership formation
Leadership formation
The scholars are assigned community responsibilities akin to their tribes' structure. This is intended to draw out their inherent leadership capabilities as they are asked to carry out their assigned roles in the dorm and as event and activity organizers and participants.
Return of service
Leadership formation
Leadership formation
After graduation, scholars are expected to return to their communities to serve 1-2 years depending on their type of scholarship. Remuneration is based on prevailing salaries. They may also serve in their village or municipality in jobs related to their tribes.
Our 10-year goal
Leadership formation
Our 10-year goal
The goal of this ten-year program is to journey and empower at least 100 young indigenous peoples who will eventually become their tribes' leaders by providing them quality education and holistic formation. As of 2021, KHP has 44 indigenous scholars.