IMMAP’s Pecha Kucha and the Liberal Project
There are two exciting things that happened this week.
(picture courtesy of Tonyo Cruz that he shared on Twitter)
I had the honor of representing the Yellow Boat Project as one of the speakers during the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines' (IMMAP) first Open Mic Night event powered by Pecha Kucha last Thursday night at the Craft Pub & Grill at the Fort Strip (here's a comprehensive coverage by Adobo Magazine).
Thanks Janette Toral for this video!
Honored to have been part of a stellar cast of 20 speakers that used 20 slides at 20 seconds each to share stories of their personal projects or advocacy.
Carlo Ople made a very detailed narration of what happened here. (Thanks Carlo!)
It was an exciting night and I really congratulate Leo Burnett Manila's Pao Peña, LoudWhistle's energetic head Ysobel Hamidjojo and the IMMAP team for bringing together 300 of the country's digital, social media and marketing professionals in one night of engaging storytelling and fun.
I would like to thank Josiah Go and Chiqui Escareal-Go as well for taking time out of their busy schedule to see me present our project. Josiah Go was instrumental when we were starting calls for donations last November 2010 for what first became known as the Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids. As some of you may already know, we have now expanded to Masbate and about to launch in Iloilo as well that's why we now call it the Philippine Funds for Little Kids.
The simple Yellow Boat Project has really come a long way. Just last Tuesday (November 8, 2011), I was also in Zamboanga City to visit Layag-Layag with Ugat Foundation's Marinela Mirasol and Dr. Anton Lim took this picture which I believe clearly reflects where we are now.
We are now at a point where we are about to grow.
So I'd like to invite young social entrepreneurs and change-makers out there to join us in this amazing journey. Email me at jay.jaboneta[at]gmail.com if you are interested to become part of this exciting project.
We are really looking at making our operations sustainable and I'm excited to announce that Mr. Ronilo Acabo, a resident of Davao City, will relocate his family to Layag-Layag to oversee our first foray at a livelihood project concentrating on seaweed farming (we really need your prayers and help here).
In the last 12 months, we have been featured by every conceivable media organization out there (locally and internationally, check Yellow Boat Meets the Press), Yahoo! Philippines recognized me as one of the Pitong Pinoy (7 Modern-Day Filipino Heroes) last June 12 during the country's Independence Day Celebration, the student body of Eton International School - Manila also recently chose me as one of their Pillars of Hope, and just last November 9, 2011, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) recognized the project as one of the Liberal Projects in the country, these projects are initiatives that best promote empowerment and freedom in the Philippines.
Again, thank you to the support of our stellar cast of donors, supporters, volunteers and friends!
You know who you are and we are excited to continue building this country with you, one Facebook post at a time and one Yellow Boat at a time!