St. Hannibal Empowerment Centre

St. Hannibal Empowerment Center (SHEC) is a religious organization of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus. It is a community of Spirit-led persons which aims to follow Jesus Christ in his union with his Father and in his proclamation of the kingdom of God. It is an inserted community among the squatters. The goal of SHEC is to empower the poor people of Metro Manila, Philippines, through housing, livelihood, education, health, waste management, youth and values formation.

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Location: Pasay City, Metro Manila

Mission: Its mission is to empower the poorest of the poor and catalyze an integral Christian transformation of urban poor communities in collaboration with the local Church by a holistic process that addresses concerns on housing, livelihood, education, health, environment and sanitation, justice and peace, youth formation and values formation. The goals of SHEC consist of assisting in alleviating poverty among urban poor communities in Pasay and other cities in Metro Manila; and building the foundation of community transformation through intensive values formation. Its objectives are, specifically, to facilitate the organization and formation of people’s organization that are self-sufficient and empowered, facilitate the values and spiritual formation and capability building of urban poor leaders, to assist the urban poor / informal settlers of Pasay and other cities in Metro Manila in realizing their dreams of achieving security of tenure through in-city relocation, to facilitate the implementation of economic programs and basic social services in urban poor communities, and to facilitate access to formal education in favor of the poor and deserving students.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

BROCHURE


This is the first produced brochure of the St. Hannibal Christian Community about their products. It tells about the origin of the name - St. Hannibal Livelihood Products - particularly the identity of St. Hannibal, the Foundation (SHEC) established by the sons of the latter and the Federation(SHACC) as its offshoots.

Friday, August 11, 2006

THE TIME HAS COME!


After a brief but intense preparation, the Social Housing and Finance Corporation (SHFC) at last conducted the Background Investigation. The St. Hannibal Homeowners Association Phase 2 was scheduled first, and the Phase 1 second. The former was interviewed on August 3, 2006, from 3:00 to 5:30 PM; and the latter August 4, 2006, from 3:00 to 5:30 PM. Mixed with excitement and fear, the people overcome the challenge and come out successful.

CMP ORIENTATION & SEMINARS



After submitting documents to Social Housing and Finance Corporation (SHFC) last July 14, the people are now prepared for the Background Investigation to be conducted by the mentioned agency. The preparation started last July 21 and ended last August 2 - the day before the Background Investigation itself. People from St. Hannibal Homeowners Association Phase 1 and 2 were requested by the St. Hannibal Empowerment Center (SHEC) to prioritize the trainings and seminars over their works and other concerns. Majority complied with the request.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

STUDENT BUILDERS


Student volunteers from Far Eastern University (FEU) and the Rogationist Novices from Silang Cavite helped in the construction of houses in Brgy. 156 last July 22, 2006. The volunteers spent the whole day carrying hollow blocks, bags of sand, cements, etc. They are the first batch of volunteers who worked to hasten the housing project spearheaded by the St. Hannibal Empowerment Center (SHEC) in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.