I chanced upon this post on Facebook from Christopher Domulot, who is spending some time in Japan, studying sustainable agriculture at the Asian Rural Institute. Christopher, nicknamed “Butog” is a graduate of the Aeta leadership course run by the Education for Life Foundation.

LAKAS Pinatubo: our Ancestral Land, and to this place, we shall return

Many years have passed. I am 28 years old now. I have been to many places here to talk about my experience as an aboriginal youth.

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Our forests are now dwindling fast. Many of the floods, disasters and droughts we are experiencing have a strong link to our disappearing forests.

What can education do?What can ordinary citizens do to save our forests?

In many  fora and conferences, we hear the buzzword “biodiversity”.

What does this mean in our daily life?

It is the web of life. Nature and people are one. We can have many  many species of animals and plants in this planet.  The living species  thrive with us, humankind.

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When the volcanic Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991, its lava and ashes destroyed many surrounding villages – including the traditional homeland of the Ayta, indigenous people descending from the first inhabitants of the Philippines. Today, resettled elsewhere on Luzon island, they are trying to preserve their traditional culture and community integrity through education and theatre. These efforts are supported by the Ayta organisation PBAZ, part of the Education for Life Foundation. Going back to the abandoned village is one way of keeping memories alive.

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