THE Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) conducted the 5th Ripples Training Camp for 84 student leaders of its four campuses recently.
Ripples stands for responsive, innovative, proactive and passionate leaders by example and for social change.
The six-day intensive training camp led by Rhoderick Samonte as camp director was held at the CHMSC campus in Talisay City.
Organized by the Office for Student Affairs and Services, the training included team building activities provided by the Youth Empowering Youth Initiative.
There were also lectures and workshops on topics like core values, leadership, communication skills, events management, social media management, design thinking, project management, faith and spirituality leadership, and planning.
The pool of speakers and resource persons of the camp included Samonte, Dr. Janet Espinosa, SUC President III Norberto Mangulabnan, Dr. Eusebio Tan, Rosalinda Tuvilla, Jay Estrellas, Teodoro Villanueva and Team YEY, Gian Paolo Dingcong, Atty. Mark Steven Mayo, Nestor Guillaran, Eduardo Pillora Jr., Alfred Lucot, Ann Gladys Ponteras, and Joel Tambuson.
On the fifth day of the training camp, the student leaders and camp facilitators planted a total of 706 Narra seedlings at the Gawahon Eco-Park in Victorias City.
The tree planting project is part of Bionihan which was initiated last January 2021 and is CHMSC's commitment to biodiversity restoration and conservation and to fight climate change in Negros Occidental.
A memorandum of agreement between CHMSC, City Government of Victorias, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources was signed last year in support of the initiative. (PR)