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, July 09, 2009

JANUARY 2009: TURNOVER OF PHASE 2 UNITS


Families at the St. Hannibal Subdivision Phase 2 were singing praises to the Lord! On a cheerful Sunday morning, January 11th of 2009 was held the official turnover of 294 housing units – at last, homes they can call their own!

Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales and Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams – Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, celebrate mass and led the blessing of the units.

Also gracing the occasion were Fr. Giorgio Nalin, RCJ – Superior General of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus, Fr. Bruno Rampazzo, RCJ – Major Superior of the Philippine-Indian Delegation, and visiting Rogationist representatives from Spain, Poland, Albania, Argentina, Brazil, USA, Mexico, Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, India, Cameroun, Rwanda, Italy.

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