Bida: Be The Change

The Bidahan Youth Leadership Program for Engaged & Responsible Citizenship and Effective & Ethical Leadership

DREAM

AMBITION

...too much AMBITION

... can CORRUPT leaders and citizens

We DREAM of a BETTER PHILIPPINES

Our CORE VALUES

and PRINCIPLES

We believe in the DIGNITY of EVERY PERSON 1

Every person deserves to dreamA life of happiness

A life of dignity

A life of love and respect

We uphold HUMAN DIGNITYHUMAN LIFE is SACRED

Every person is an Image and Likeness of God

and occupies a high place in all of Creation,

higher than all material things and possessions

We believe in the DIGNITY of EVERY PERSON 1

We believe that in order to pursue and uphold the dignity of all

human beings

we must Uphold Truth 2

To be truthful is to be HonestTo accept that one lives in a Community of Creation

That one lives with Others who are equally bestowed with Dignity

That one lives in a world where everything is connected in a balance of Creation

Where everything affects everything else

Kailangan kong AMININ

na anumang GAWAin ko

ay may EPEKTO sa IBA

at sa MUNDO

And therefore to be Truthful is to be Respectful

To Respect oneself as a Being full of Dignity

To Respect Others as Persons with Dignity

To Respect the World as a Community in Balance 2

We believe that in order to pursue and uphold the dignity

of all human beings

we must Uphold Truth 2

We believe that for Truth to prevail

we must exact ACCOUNTABILITY3

We demand Accountability because

we are Responsible for our actions Our actions affect Ourselves

Our actions affect Others

Our actions affect our World

We believe that for Truth to prevail

we must exact ACCOUNTABILITY3

3Kailangan nating panagutan ang lahat ng ating

gawain

We build & support Democratic Institutions

4

We believe that

Respect for Human Dignity and for Creation

must be supported and sustained by

Institutions that recognize and promote

Human Dignity and the Integrity of Creation

Our policies, systems and institutions must uphold the Common Good

over and above personal or family interests

Ang pagbabago ay nagsisimula sa mga BidaMga kabataang may

Bagong ISIP, DIWA at ASAL

We build & support Democratic Institutions4

Our actions shall be carried out in the spirit

of STEWARDSHIP5

We do not own the world

…we only borrowed it from our children

We have been entrusted to take care

…of Ourselves

…of the Others around us

…of human Systems and Institutions

…of Creation

Our way of proceeding in safeguarding Human Dignity and

the Integrity of Creation is Stewardship

– we are CARETAKERS5

As Stewards, we maintain a PREFERENTIAL OPTION

for the EXCLUDED and VULNERABLE sectors6

Because in the real world,

majority of the people are poor and

disadvantaged by systems and institutions

and by human ambition

We maintain a PREFERENTIAL OPTION for the EXCLUDED and

the VULNERABLE6

Sun rays; Blue and Red Flames:

We call on the Youth to start the Change

We call on the Youth to be the country’s NEW HEROES

Do not look for it elsewhere or in other people

BEGIN WITH YOURSELF

Sun rays; Blue and Red Flames:

We call on the Youth to start the Change

We call on the Youth to be the country’s NEW HEROES

Do not look for it elsewhere or in other people BEGIN WITH YOURSELF

Stars:

We seek to rekindle the fire of IDEALISM for the sake of the country

Teach our youth to Dream again “Ideals are like the stars…we may never

reach them but they guide us in our journey”

Stars:

We seek to rekindle the fire of IDEALISM for the sake of the country

Teach our youth to Dream again “Ideals are like the stars…we may never reach them but they guide us in our journey”

• Call of our Bishops• It is a “way of life”• I am not the owner; I am but a

CARETAKER▫ Receiving God’s gifts with gratitude▫ Cultivating them responsively▫ Sharing these gifts lovingly in justice with

others▫ Standing before the Lord in the spirit of

accountability

• Call of our Bishops• It is a “way of life”• I am not the owner; I am but a CARETAKER

▫ Receiving God’s gifts with gratitude▫ Cultivating them responsively▫ Sharing these gifts lovingly in justice with others▫ Standing before the Lord in the spirit of accountability

Call for Steward-Leadership and Steward-Citizenship

Basic demand of Leadership: pursue and uphold the Common Good (before personal benefit)

Basic demand of Citizenship: participate in the pursuit of the Common Good

Call for Steward-Leadership and Steward-Citizenship

Basic demand of Leadership: pursue and uphold the Common Good (before personal benefit)

Basic demand of Citizenship: participate in the pursuit of the Common Good

Stewardship of SELF (S1)

Stewardship of one’s COMMUNITY (S2)

Stewardship of SOCIETY (S3)

Stewardship of the ENVIRONMENT (S4)

Stewardship of SELF (S1)

Stewardship of one’s COMMUNITY (S2)

Stewardship of SOCIETY (S3)

Stewardship of the ENVIRONMENT (S4)

S1 - Steward of SELF

Healthy lifestyle

Developing one’s COMPETENCIES

Knowledge

Skills

Attitudes

S2 - Steward of one’s COMMUNITYResponsibility to one’s immediate community – family, barkada, school…

Social awareness (MULAT AT NAGMAMALASAKIT) and

Social involvement (NAKIKISANGKOT)

Being aware of the “others” around us, especially the less privileged and the disadvantaged

…and doing something to improve the quality of their lives

S3 - Steward of SOCIETY

Contributing to a just and humane society

Economy– fair and just way of earning a living

Politics – empowering use of authority and power that benefits the different stakeholders

Culture– values, norms, practices and lifestyle that do not discriminate, that help realize peoples’ potentials and bring out the best in them

S4 - Steward of the ENVIRONMENTTaking care of the environment

Sustainable development

Ethical consumption

”We did not inherit this world from our ancestors. We only borrowed it from our children.”

Ang pagbabago ay nagsisimula sa mga BidaMga kabataang may

Bagong ISIP, DIWA at ASAL

Ang kinabukasan ng bansang ito ay nasa inyong mga kamayAno’ng uring kinabukasan

ba ang hinaharap ng iyong magiging mga anak?

Ako ang Bagong BidaAko ay isang Tagapangalga

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

Personal Planning

What are the NEEDS out there that are calling to me personally to make a response as a Steward (Bida)? (describe the needs or problems that you can respond to)

In order to respond to those needs, what ACTIONS must I take at this point in my life?

S1 – My personal life

S2 – My immediate community (people I know)

S3 – Bigger community; Institution; Policies, Systems

S4 - Environment

Personal Planning

Back to your small sharing group (Talipapa sharing group)

Share and discuss

Write down your key insights

Choose a Personal Action Plan that you would like to share to the big group

Identify if S1, S2, S3 or S4

Identify the need it is responding to

Describe the intended outcome