Herbal Medicine from the Aetas

The Philippine Daily Inquirer had this news item to day, August 29, 2010. It includes a story from Carling Domulot, Aeta leader and ELF leader-graduate.

Some years ago, when ELF, in partnership with PBAZ, started an Alternative Learning System (ALS) for Aeta out of school youth and adults, the PBAZ leaders asked why the modules of the Department of Education did not include any on indigenous peoples’ rights, or on Aeta culture, including their health practices. We asked them (and helped them) to produce special learning modules on these topics.

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Sr. Menggay of the Aetas

This morning, Ka Carling, one of the Aeta leaders of LAKAS and PBAZ, dropped by our place on his way to attending the La Nina Summit tomorrow. We reminisced about the early years of literacy work among the Aetas, which was assisted by the FMM sisters led by Sister Menggay.

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A Young Aeta’s Voice

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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What will help us protect our forests?

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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Rising from the Ashes

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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